New Fox River Program Manager for Conservation Foundation
St. Charles resident Trish Beckjord joins The Conservation Foundation as Fox River Program Manager, focusing on Kane and Kendall counties beginning Sept. 1.
Beckjord is a member of The Conservation Foundation’s Kane County Advisory Council and has been active with the Corporate Council of Chicago Wilderness, Wild Ones of Northern Kane, and the Sustainability Committee for the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, Conservation Foundation officials said.
She will be managing the Fox River Education and Outreach initiative, which is part of the five-year program funded by the Hamill Family Foundation, from the Dickson-Murst office in Montgomery.
“I am thrilled to be working with communities to bring them into the Conservation in our Community program,” Beckjord said. “It’s so important to conserve what we have left and build back what we’ve lost in the myriad ways we can, from a home garden to a city park to a corporate campus.”
Beckjord will continue as the native plant specialist at Midwest Groundcovers in St. Charles, where she has helped expand the market for native plants recommended for rain gardens, butterfly gardens, and healthy prairies, wetlands, and woodlands since she began in 2012, foundation officials aid.
The Conservation Foundation, headquartered in Naperville, is a land and watershed conservation organization. Its work is focused in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.
West Aurora citizens group to meet
The West Aurora Concerned Citizens neighborhood group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17 in the second floor meeting room at Vaughn Athletic Center, 2121 W. Indian Trail in Aurora.
The guest speaker will be Brett Michaelson, a development specialist from Invest Aurora. Attendees are invited to bring their suggestions and ideas for what businesses they would like to see at West Plaza.
For information, call Pat Malin at 630-844-9223.
