Gerald Adelmann is the President and CEO of Openlands, an Illinois organization with national and International reach which combats climate change and protects natural and open spaces to ensure cleaner air and water. Jerry, as he is known to one and all, organized an Openlands program leading to the creation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor, the first federal land designation of its kind in 1982. Under his leadership, Openlands helped create Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Openlands Lakeshore Preserve and Hackmatac National Wildlife Refuge in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Jerry will discuss these plus a new federal initiative, Renew Conservation Corps Act.

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