FoSV description & mission statement

The Friends of the Sangamon Valley (FoSV) is a charitable membership organization dedicated to the preservation of local natural heritage by acquiring, restoring and protecting ecologically significant lands in the Sangamon River watershed. It is a Springfield-based non-for-profit land trust. Neither the city of Springfield nor Sangamon County have a local conservation district, forest preserve district, or other land trust organization dedicated to preserving land or restoring and maintaining natural areas. FoSV fills this niche. Initially formed to address a potential threat to a single nature preserve in Springfield, FoSV has expanded its mission to encompass the broader watershed, and has conducted work in Sangamon, Menard and Mason counties.

For more information please contact us: vlagesse@fosv.org