Donors and donations

Gifts to Goose Lake Prairie and to the Partners are very much appreciated and are Tax Deductable. If you have questions regarding gifts and memorials, please call the visitors center (815-942-2899)

LyondellBasell, Morris, IL 2011, April 9. For their annual Global Care Day, LyondellBasell chose Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area. LyondellBasell purchased two Burr Oak Trees to plant in the Picnic Grove, purchased 100 bags of Mulch to mulch gardens, trees bases, and Butterfly barn and designed and ordered a informative sign to sit in front of the butterfly barn behind the center. They also installed the new hand railing on the ramp of the Visitors Center. Over 70 volunteers spent more than the allotted four hours to complete all these jobs for the park. See the April (Spring) Tallgrass Journal for more on this story. Click here for Volunteer photo. Click here for Slide Show. Community Foundation of Grundy County 2011 - April. Grant to purchase lumber to replace the hand railing on the ramp on the Visitors Center. Installation was by the volunteers at LyondellBasell during Global Care Day. See full story in April Tallgrass Journal. Grundy County Pheasants Forever. 2011- Donation to cover 3 Burr Oak Trees to plant in the Picnic Grove. 2007-2011 - Assisted park staff in the removal of the invasive Autumn Olive as part of their habitate restoration project. Butterfly Collection of George Maly gifted to GLPSNA by cousin Mrs. Jane Welch. 2010 - October. Lovely collection of butterflies, moths and bugs was given to Goose Lake Prairie. George Maly grew up in Coal City and made his collection while he was quite young. His brother Robert Maly of Morris, IL reports that you could often see George with a butterfly net that was taller than he was. This collection is being studied and hopefully will be on display in the near future. See full story in April 2011 Spring Tallgrass Newsletter. Joliet Exxon Mobil Retirement Club 2010 - July. Sponsored the wood to make the Bird Feeders that the children built at Prairie Day 2010. Exelon Dresden Station - Community Outreach 2010 - Prairie Partner Website Sponsor. 2009 - Piping, trencher and sign for Windmill 2008 - Replacement parts for the Windmill
Midwest Generation 2010 - Sole Sponsor Prairie Day, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001 - Sole Sponsor of Prairie Day Grants have also made possible the purchase of Tents, & in 2008 the Bird Cam.
Area Well & Pump, Morris, IL 2008 - Installation of Windmill including, installing pump, and head and lifting the tower to it's present location and continued Maintenance.
Brenda Kaluzny Memorial Fund 2008 Commemorative Bench and Educational projects. The commemorative bench is in place. Bev Mansfield, Jo Fleming and Tom Kaluzny stop to rest for a moment. 2010 - Three Burr Oak Trees were planted in the Prairie Grove Picnic Area for the Memorial Committee in honor of Brenda Kaluzny by Tech II Will Green and the Conservation Workers in April. The Burr Oak Trees are also featured in the Summer Issue of the Tallgrass Journal, July 2010, page 1.
The Family of Marion Boring gifted Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area with a Picture Frame in honor of Marion's love for the Prairie. Marion was a Prairie Partner and loved to walk on the trails at the park. Many Digitized Photographs have been added to the frame and it is on view on the Desk at the Visitors Center most days. October 2009
James Fleming Memorial Waterfowl Wall Mounts Three Ducks; a Mallard, a Wood Duck, and a Canadian Goose have been added to the displays in the Center lobby in Memory of James Fleming, late husband of Joannet Fleming, Prairie Partner since February 1985. June 2009.
Fossil Authority Keith Holmes has added a new Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) the park Fossil Display. June 2009..
Betty Howard Elliot Memorial Fund Canvasback flying waterfowl mount is on display. Received from Kathleen J. Elliott in honor of her mother. January 2009.

Historical Information on the History of the Cragg Cabin received from Dick Hough. September. 2008

Photographs and Cragg Cabin History has been received by the park October 8, 2008 from Dick Hough. The history was written by his grandmother Zula Randall Hough, also a local historian. We hope to record this information and add photos to the cabin as to its many adventures.

A few of the photographs were published in the January 2009 Tallgrass Journal on page 6.

Indian Arrowhead Collection collected in and Around Mazon by Harry L. Hough. September 2008

Dick Hough contacted the park concerning a donation of several Arrowheads, arrow points, drills and spuds; and scrapers. Already we are looking to record, inventory and display this wonderful collection of early Grundy County Indian Artifacts. The gift was received October 8, 2008 and will be displayed as soon as possible. The Artifacts are currently on display in the Visitor Center Lobby.

300 Books on various Scientific topics such as Trees, Plants, Animals, Insects, etc. - July 2008

Shirley Casper, a friend of Goose Lake Prairie, has donated a collection of books on plants, animals birds, and many other nature topics. This donation is extensive enough to be the basis for the new library to be housed in the Visitors Center. Plans are being made to maintain and develop this wonderful gift. Many thanks to a lady who enjoys nature, and with this gift is promoting an educational avenue for other aspiring naturalists.

Mounted Ring Necked Pheasant - January 2008

Goose Lake Prairie Partners are proud to place a Ring-Necked Pheasant on display in the lobby of the visitor’s center. Thanks to donations from Exxon Mobil Retirees Club, Jane Gilchrist Cain and the Prairie Partners, we were able to secure a beautiful specimen. This one is wall mounted in a flying position. January 2008