Illinois Conservation Foundation offering 2023 scholarships

The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting applications for its 2023 Conservation Achievement Scholarship program.

The foundation annually awards four scholarships of $2,000 each to outstanding high school seniors in Illinois who demonstrate effective, voluntary, long-term dedication to the preservation, protection or enhancement of the state's natural resources.

One of the scholarships is reserved for a qualified applicant who is a dependent of a current employee of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Detailed instructions and the 2023 application form can be accessed at ilconservation.org. The deadline is March 3.