November
30, 2004
Oakton Wins Environmental Grant
A $30,000 grant from BP America, Inc., will help Oakton Community College preserve, restore, and catalog 50 acres of native wetland, prairie, and woodland habitat, officials announced. Oakton is one of only four Illinois organizations to receive a 2004 BP Leader Award in habitat conservation, to be presented Wednesday, Dec. 8, in ceremonies at the Chicago Athletic Association.
Home to several known endangered species - including the dwarf raspberry and awnless graceful sedge - Oakton's Des Plaines campus is situated on 174 acres along the bank of the Des Plaines River, adjacent to a Cook County Forest Preserve. Oakton will use some of the grant funds to determine if any additional native plants are in need of protection.
The BP Leader Award also includes funds for an environmental consultant to develop and promote hands-on learning opportunities for students, community residents, and volunteers.
"We have an environmental treasure here at Oakton," said Trudy Bers, Oakton's senior director of institutional research. "By documenting and preparing educational materials, Oakton will provide a lasting teaching tool for future generations."
For more information, contact Oakton naturalist Ken Schaefer at 847-635-2617.
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