1. Presentation by Susan Donovan – TNC Charles Jackson – IEC July 23, 2009

2. Illinois Needs To Protect Its Land,Water And Recreational Opportunities Protect critical natural areas and wildlife Increasing demand for recreational Open Space State of Conservation Funding in Illinois Economic Benefits to the State

3. Conservation And Recreation Areas Owned By Midwestern States

9. Identified Open Space Needs Illinois State Wildlife Action Plan One of 12 nationally recognized plans Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI) Comprehensive update complete soon Demand For Public Funding of Open Space Increasing Fund sweeps, staff cuts, programs diminishing

13. Capital Funding Invest In Recreational Opportunities Protect Wildlife And Natural Areas Leverage available Federal dollars Acquire Land While Its Available and Before Prices Rise

14. Existing Revenue Needs To Be Protected and Balances Expended (We need to revised this slide – what of Debbie Stones April 09 presentation on NAAF and OSLAD should be included?) OSLAD NAAF Partners for Conservation Program (formerly C2000 )

16. Invest now to Preserve and Protect our future Thank you to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for their support for this work