JDCF is pleased to announce that it has received a 2025 Community Impact Grant from The Foundation for Northwest Illinois. This grant will support JDCF staff in starting the Chicago Field Museum’s Mighty Acorns outdoor education program in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade...

By Master Naturalist and JDCF volunteer, Pam Johnson In 2017 the Rusty Patched Bumblebee was placed on the Federally Endangered Species List. In 2020-2022 a group of volunteers sponsored by JDCF went out weekly during the summary to survey and see if the Rusty Patched...