Local Resource Persons
The people listed below have been working with the educational program. These folks are critical to the success of the program. All work very closely with schools as education and outreach persons for their county or agency. They inform local educators of the availability of this program. All have participated in the workshops, and work with schools in their area in locating release sites, and make sure any and all permits for release are obtained. They also have visited classrooms to talk about the biological control program and exotic specis problems.
Cook County
Wayne Vanderploeg
River Trail Nature Center
3120 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 824-8360
e-mail: wvanderploeg@ameritech.net
Irene Flebbe
Sand Ridge Nature Center
15891 Paxton Ave.
South Holland, Illinois 60473
(708) 868-0606
Meghan Chapple
8 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 346-8166 ext. 51
e-mail: mchapple@tnc.org
Lake County
Jan S. Ward
Preservation Partners Coordinator
Ryerson Conservation Area
21950 N. Riverwoods Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 948-7753 ext. 220
Ken Klick
Lake County Forest Preserve District
2000 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 367-3692 ext. 29
DuPage County
Jack MacRae
Forest Preserve Dist. of DuPage Co.
3601 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 850-8110
Dan Thompson
Forest Preserve Dist. of DuPage Co.
P.O. Box 2339
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
(630) 790-4900
Kane County
Valerie DePrez & Danielle Ebersol
Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve
35W076 Villa Marie Road
St. Charles, Illinois 60174-6692
(847) 741-9924
McHenry County
Rich Adams
Educational Services Manager
Kim Caldwell
Outreach Coordinator
McHenry Co. Conservation Dist.
6512 Harts Road
Ringwood, Illinois 60072
(815) 678-2219
Greater Chicago Area
Cyndi Duda
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1000 Hart Road, Suite 180
Barrington, Illinois 60010
(847) 381-2253
e-mail: cyndi_duda@mail.fws.gov
Dave Guritz
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
P. O. Box 9
Dundee, Illinois 60118
(847) 428-2240
Information on this page maintained by David Voegtlin.