Who We Are
SUPPORTERS OF OUTDOOR SPACES
The Jane Addamsland Park Foundation (JAPF) supports the belief that natural, open spaces are important to our region’s vitality and appeal.
The organization was founded in 1970 by a group of forward-thinking Stephenson County citizens. Our volunteer board of directors remains dedicated to their initial mission – “to aid in and encourage the acquisition of land suitable for parks, recreation, nature preserves, and conservation.”
Because Stephenson County lacks a publicly-funded forest preserve or conservation district, JAPF provides this service to our community without local tax dollars.
We acquire land through donations and purchases, and these lands are overseen by the JAPF board and its supporters. Our most recent collaborative project is at the Jane Addams Trail’s Wes Block Trailhead north of Freeport – widely used by area nature enthusiasts, cyclists, and visitors to our region. It now has an improved parking lot and trails through a reestablished prairie.
Just as those who started our Foundation decades ago, we believe it is important that open land in northwest Illinois be available for the benefit of the public as well as our natural environment. Please join us!
Jane Addamsland Park Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charles Rudolph - president
Attorney at Law
Jenn Nowicki - vice president
Program Manager
Doug Freidag - treasurer
Accountant, Business Owner
Alan Nowicki - secretary
College Biology Instructor
Larry Main - past president
Financial Officer (retired)
Ken Beach - board member
Environmental Manager (retired)
Richard Benning - board member
Environmental Educator (retired)
Bruce Cubberley - board member
Executive Director, Freeport Park District
Jim Gastel - board member
Civil Engineer, Business Owner (retired)
Taylor Rockwell - board member
Psychologist, Business Co-Owner (retired)
Steve Simpson - board member
College Geology Instructor (retired)
Steve Spyrison - board member
Dentist, Business Owner (retired)
Jim Ritterbusch - board member
District Conservationist (retired)
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