Grants & Projects Archives - Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge

Progress on the Illinois 14th District Community Funding Project

by Friends of Hackmatack | Sep 17, 2025 | •Community Project Funding Grant, Grants & Projects

Great Blue Herons celebrate the restoration of historic wetlands! Catch up with our progress on the Illinois 14th District Community Project Funding, also known informally as “The Underwood Project”. We have been working all summer, with projects...

Nicor Grant 2024 for McConnell Park Pollinator Garden

by Friends of Hackmatack | Aug 14, 2025 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

Pollinator Garden at McConnell Park in Richmond, IL, 3 months after planting. We were pleased to receive the Environmental Stewardship Grant in 2025 from Nicor Gas. With this $5,000 grant we were able to work under the expertise of Small Waters Education, who...

Report for the USFWS Retirees Assn. Grant

by Friends of Hackmatack | Jul 9, 2024 | •USFWS Retirees Assn, Grants & Projects

The Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge are pleased to report on the use of funds ($843) received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association to engage local youth with conservation, Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and the...

Nicor Gas Community Impact Report 2024

by Friends of Hackmatack | Jun 21, 2024 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

~ from the Nicor Gas website Nicor Gas has published their inaugural Community Impact Report, and they have featured Friends of Hackmatack. We are included in their Pillar Grants Summary for Environmental Stewardship. Savanna Restoration: Friends of Hackmatack...

Full Circle Foundation Grant

by Friends of Hackmatack | Feb 24, 2024 | •Full Circle Foundation, Grants & Projects

The Full Circle Foundation, located in Richmond, IL, is a small family-based foundation committed to helping non-profit agencies in McHenry County and other northern Illinois communities. They provide funding for educational opportunities, environmental causes,...

Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant

by Friends of Hackmatack | Feb 23, 2024 | •National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Grants & Projects

The Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce that restoration work is slated to begin this spring on a 50-acre parcel owned by Openlands located in the Queen Anne Core of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. This restoration work is made...