Christine Esposito

Here is a letter of support from the numerous organizations who understand what is at stake and why it is so important to #SaveBellBowlPrairie, one of Illinois' most rare and endangered natural areas. docs.google.com/document/d/19T… @GovPritzker @SenDuckworth @RepCheri @tmcrkfd

In 1968 George Fell, founder of the natural areas movement, convinced Gov. Shapiro to #SaveBellBowlPrairie. Today, people are more ecologically literate & are speaking up by the thousands because we understand the consequences of our actions. @GovPritzker @SenDuckworth @RepCheri

Happy #NationalPrairieDay! #HarlemHillsNaturePreserve #ProtectIllinoisPrairies #SaveBellBowlPrairie

A spotted flycatcher pair nesting in the palm of a statue

We've now topped 100,000! #SaveBellBowlPrairie #NationalPrairieDay

It’s more than just the bees! Many species at Bell Bowl ARE NOT FOUND in human-planted prairies! #SaveBellBowlPrairie @JBPritzker @GovPritzker @RepCheri @StateRepWEST @FlyRFD @cityofrockford @SenDuckworth @SenatorDurbin

.@GovPritzker @JBPritzker Serious about #30x30? A rare, 8,000-year-old in "The Prairie State" is a natural. Goals of @FlyRFD and #SaveBellBowlPrairie are both possible -- with your help. Let's do this!! Show the nation what's possible. #leadership

.@GovPritzker @JBPritzker @SenatorDurbin @DickDurbin @SenDuckworth You have the power to bring the Rockford Int'l Airport to the table to save Bell Bowl Prairie amidst its expansion -- for a model win-win. What a good-news story it would be. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

Endangered species and ultra-rare habitat are under threat in Illinois! Protecting this prairie does not mean stopping development. @FlyRFD can do both! @GovPritzker @SecretaryPete @SenatorDurbin @SenDuckworth #SAVEBELLBOWLPRAIRIE savebellbowlprairie.org/action

@FlyRFD Please come to the table and work with stakeholders to craft a win-win for expanding the airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie. What a good-news story it would be! #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@SenStadelman Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@StateRepVella Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@StateRepWEST Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@ViMachesneyPark Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@CityofLovesPark Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@RepCheri Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@SenatorDuckworth Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie

.@SenatorDurbin @DickDurbin Expanding Rockford Int'l Airport and saving Bell Bowl Prairie are not mutually exclusive. This can be a win-win. Please help make it happen. #SaveBellBowlPrairie