Geisler-Penquite Foundation Funds Extraordinary Conservation Project
5 Jul 2024
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The Giesler-Penquite Foundation has partnered with Jasper Conservation Connection, a friends Group for Jasper County Conservation, to fully fund a $700,000 Geisler-Penquite Land Stewardship Lab as the 2nd phase of its Environmental Education Center project. The Geisler-Penquite Foundation gift will create an Outdoor Recreation Center and Prairie Production Lab that includes a greenhouse, prairie production and seed cleaning area, classroom, indoor archery range, public restrooms, and a public use area for canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, cross-country skis, and snowshoes.
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