Kudos - Nan Buckardt
Nan Buckardt. Photo Courtesy of the Lake County Forest Preserves.
The Illinois ConservationFoundation (ICF) Board of Directors has inducted Nan Buckardt, director
of education at the Lake County Forest Preserves, into the Illinois
Outdoor Hall of Fame in recognition for her leadership in the area
of natural resources. Colleen Callahan, chair of the ICF Board of Directors and
director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, says Buckardt has
“inspired a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts in Illinois.”
Buckardt played an active role in the formation of
the Lake County Nature Network, a collaborative effort to better connect Lake
County’s Latino and African American communities to nature-based learning,
science, recreation and stewardship activities. Alex
Ty Kovach, Lake County Forest Preserves executive director, writes, “She has dedicated her life to educating
on the importance of the natural world, with a focus on inspiring children and
leaving them with lasting impressions to be future conservationists.”
For more information, visit ilconservation.org.
