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The Land Conservation Foundation Most of our efforts take place in Champaign and Piatt counties.

LCF’s mission is to preserve and restore natural communities in East Central Illinois, to create interconnected corridors, to provide wildlife habitat, and connect people and nature for future generations. LCF's mission is to preserve and restore natural communities in East Central Illinois, to create interconnected corridors, to provide wildlife habitat, and connect people and nature for future generations.

Chlorophyll has officially left for vacation. 🍁🎨 The preserves will be showing off their unhinged, high-saturation era i...
10/12/2026

Chlorophyll has officially left for vacation. 🍁🎨 The preserves will be showing off their unhinged, high-saturation era in the coming weeks. Come visit our preserves!

🤩 Mouth of Jordan, 27 acres southwest of Oakwood, IL.

🤩Sangamon River Corridor Reserve, 108 acres in Monticello IL.

🤩 Mettler Woods, 87.14 acres in Clinton IL.

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crisp air, warm sun......join us at one of our preserves this Autumn! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂
10/11/2026

crisp air, warm sun......join us at one of our preserves this Autumn! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

🥳 Happy One Year Anniversary to Eric Mollahan! 🥳 Eric joined LCF as our first full-time Executive Director in October of...
10/08/2026

🥳 Happy One Year Anniversary to Eric Mollahan! 🥳 Eric joined LCF as our first full-time Executive Director in October of 2025.

Growth of our properties prompted the need to expand our leadership, as we doubled the number of properties we own over the last five years. LCF is grateful for the work Eric has done behind the scenes and out on our trails!

Eric received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois in 2013. Majoring in Natural Resources Environmental Science with a concentration in Human Dimensions. He also worked with the Urbana Park District and the Illinois Natural History Survey.

Eric previously worked in northeastern Illinois as lead ecologist for Integrated Lakes Management, where his tasks ranged from ecological research to hands-on land restoration with chainsaws and skid steers. He has significant experience with land and aquatic ecosystems.

LCF Board President Dr. John Marlin says, “Eric is an excellent choice, with his broad experience in many areas important to LCF including GPS, wetland restoration, and land management. Additionally, he has an outgoing personality and a desire to enhance our outreach activities. We have enjoyed working with him.”

Join us on the trail to meet him in person at one of our many events!

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Caption This! Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) these cool creatures have Color-Changing Skin! 🤯 They shift betwee...
09/25/2026

Caption This!

Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

these cool creatures have Color-Changing Skin! 🤯

They shift between gray, brown, and green depending on temperature, humidity, and background.

Their preferred environment is deciduous forests, wooded lots, and suburban trees or shrubs near water.

They survive our winters by producing a natural glycerol "antifreeze" in their blood while hibernating under leaf litter, logs, and loose bark. ❄️🐸

09/19/2026

Here's a zoomed in view of a couple of pileated woodpeckers working the same tree along the Bruce Hannon Levee Trail.

09/17/2026

Cute factor! The trail cam at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve caught these fawns on footage.

At our Mouth of Jordan property, we host a Dragonfly Hike every July with dragonfly expert Doug Mills.Dragonflies are in...
09/16/2026

At our Mouth of Jordan property, we host a Dragonfly Hike every July with dragonfly expert Doug Mills.

Dragonflies are incredibly important to our local ecosystem.

Did you know that Dragonflies begin their life in water before emerging and shedding an exoskeleton? Ultimately, wings emerge and they take flight. Dragonflies hunt mosquitos in both their aquatic stage and their terrestrial stage with an extremely high success rate – even more reason to make sure we provide them an opportunity to thrive! At Mouth of Jordan, we have habitat that is conducive to harboring an array of native dragonflies. ✨

Illinois is home to approximately 98 to 106 species of true dragonflies, alongside dozens of damselfly species. Be sure to join us next summer as we ID some of these magnificent...and fast creatures! We also learn about local wetland ecosystems during this popular hike.

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Land Conservation Foundation, Eric Mollahan, Executive Director, 508 S Broadway
Urbana, IL
61801

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(217) 607-8155

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