Goose Lake Prairie State Park Addition

With an auction deadline looming on the purchase of a 311-acre addition to Goose Lake Prairie State Park, near Morris, Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources turned to Openlands Land Preservation for help.

In less than a month, Openlands assembled the necessary $1.36 million and negotiated purchase agreements with the owner, Commonwealth Edison, to save the high-quality natural area just in time.