ELIOT CLAY, Guest Columnist: Illinois must stop undervaluing conservation before it’s too late

ELIOT CLAY, Guest Columnist: Illinois must stop undervaluing conservation before it’s too late

For the second year in a row, the State of Illinois has chosen to underfund the backbone of its conservation infrastructure. This year’s state budget once again provides only $4.5 million in operational funding for the state’s 97 Soil and…