The Audubon Council of Illinois (ACI), which represents nine chapters of National Audubon Society and 52,000 members in the state, has concerns about the proposed airstrip expansion at the Waukegan National Airport in Lake County.
The loss of natural areas due to habitat destruction is alarming. Last year, another airport expansion in Rockford bifurcated one of the last gravel prairies in our state. Illinois was once a great expanse of prairies, savannas, wetlands and woodlands. Connected habitats like these provided opportunities for a wide range of diverse species of plants, birds, insects, mammals, fungi and more to thrive.
