Adopt a Turtle

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Help endangered Blanding’s turtles thrive in Kane County! You can support turtle conservation through the Kane Forest Preserve Foundation’s Adopt a Turtle program.

By adopting a turtle, you’ll aid the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s Blanding’s turtle conservation efforts and research, above and beyond their current capacity. Your donation can help secure the future of this amazing species by funding important field research and critical conservation efforts, such as monitoring, health studies, head-starting clutches and more.

(Note: These are ceremonial adoptions. No turtles will be removed Forest Preserve District property.)

Benefits:

• Naming Rights! Choose your turtle's name.
• Photo of your adopted turtle
• Certificate of adoption
• Website acknowledgment of your support
• Blanding's turtle window cling and sticker

Benefits:

• Photo of a Blanding's turtle in the program
• Website acknowledgment of your support
• Blanding's turtle sticker

Benefits:

• Website acknowledgment of your support

Click HERE to order by credit card.

Click HERE to order by check.

Thank you to our generous Adopt a Turtle donors:

TEAM TURTLE

• Thomas I. Anderson
• Anonymous (5)
• Anonymous, in honor of Helene Curtin
• Anonymous, in honor of Sue Eubanks
• Michele Apuli, in honor of ProAmpac 
• Kari Bartel
• James J. Baum
• Pam Bellm
• Valerie Blaine, in honor of Rodney Campbell
• Valerie Blaine, in honor of Pam Otto
• Judith Boehmer, in memory of Alison Richards
• Bob Brill, in memory of Bob Horlock
• Paul Burger, in honor of Lori Burger
• Josephine Bush
• Ted Carlson/Structural Dynamics (3)
• David Courtright, in honor of Monika Kastle (2)
• Brian Dahl
• Mark Davoust, in honor of Melody Davoust
• Sam Delisi, in honor of Sam Opperthauser
• Roger Dieringer, in honor of Kaitlyn Zoerhoff
• Roger Dieringer, in honor of Spencer Zoerhoff
• Heather Dorsch in honor of Heather Dorsch Creations
• Ronald & Laura Dugo
• EFS Foundation
• Donald & Rosanna Elder (4)
• Sarah Faulkner, in honor of the Faulkner Family 
• John Gage
• Kirk Garanflo
• Patricia Gibbons, in honor of Gibbons Family
• Becky Gillam (2)
• Kim Goczeski
• Graham Golas
• Karoline Boehm-Goodnick, in honor of The Goodnick Family
• Jessie Gonzales, in honor of Jessie, Katie and Darren
• William Graser, in honor of Andrew Graser
• Sven Grasshoff (2), in honor of Olivia Grasshoff
• Ben Haberthur (2)
• Kimberley Haag, in honor of Alison Richards
• Matthew Hanson, in honor of Liz Hanson
• Edward & Susan Harney
• Izaak Walton League, Elgin
• John Keehan, in honor of Jack and Mickie Keehan
• June & Steve Keibler, in honor of Will Stevens
• Mike Kenyon
• Patrick Kinnally
• Mark Krueger
• Brittany Kovach
• Douglas Kullen, in honor of Roberta Kullen
• Dennis & Debra Leberecht
• Alisa Liu, in honor of Team Kaitlinda, World Robot Olympiad
• Daniel & Julie Long, in honor of Lyla, Sammy, Hobbes & Everett
• Laurie Metanchuk
• Monica Meyers, in honor of Bryce Meyers
• Monica Meyers, in honor of Turner Meyers
• Corinna Miner, in honor of Jim Miner
• Cindy S. Moore, in honor of Alex Moore
• Jennifer Morrison
• Herb Nachreiner
• Northern Kane County Wild Ones
• Niall O'Toole  
• Irving & Mary Ochsenschlager
• Michael Perkins, in honor of Eric Kendall
• David Petschke, in honor of the Petschke Family
• Joan Pollock
• Theodora Prestidge
• Doug Ranney
• Gail E. Rosa
• Kathrin Rudland (2)
• Dolly Scanlan, in honor of James & Charlotte Scanlan
• Sarah Schaefges, in honor of Xander and Rhys Schaefges
• Carol Skarlat
• Jennifer Schorsch & Family
• Tony Sisto, in honor of Alegria Sisto
• Tony Sisto, in honor of Anthony Sisto
• Tony Sisto, in honor of Camila Sisto
• Tony Sisto, in honor of Leland Sisto
• Tony Sisto, in honor of Wilson Sisto
• Ken Stanish
• Greg Steging, in honor of Jillian Runkle
• Laura Stuart, in honor of Sibbie and Emmerich Schmidt
• Gregory Swedberg, in honor of Kelly Swedberg (6)
• Kelly L. Swedberg
• James Tibensky, in honor of Rose Wegner
• Danny & Cheryl Webb
• Michael Weimer
• Kelly Wietsma
• Cheryl Wilkins, in honor of John A. Wilkins
• Miegan Wegrzyn, in honor of Jeff Maddux
• Wild Ones Greater Kane County
• Mike Winters, in honor of Francine Winters
• Donald Yuhas, in honor of Lionel Gillis

BLANDING'S BACKER

• Anonymous
• Regan Boll, in honor of Julie Boll
• Kate Frazier
• Jan & Bill Jones
• Angela & Walter Levernier, in memory of Nancy Hayes
• Dan & Julie Long, in memory of Rob Long (2)
• Kenneth Malecki, in honor of Sadie
• Kenneth Malecki, in honor of Marin
• Joseph H. McMahon
• Karen & Jim Moore, in honor of Ann & Friends
• Pack 17 - St. Laurence Catholic Church, Elgin
• Crystal Peterson, in honor of Peterson Family (2)
• Edith Rauschenberger
• Lenny & Sandy Spiegel
• Nancy Suria
• Carol VanderMey
• Wild Ones - Greater Kane County Chapter (4)

BLANDING'S BUDDY

• Dorothy Allen
• Anonymous (2)
• Anonymous, in honor of Rowan, Major, Simon
• Tracy & Steve Aris
• Valerie Blaine, in honor of Erica Lemon
• Loretta Brace, in honor of Kevin Brace
• Ted Carlson
• James Carson, in memory of Chippy
• Michael & Janet Dellorto
• Dennis A. Duszak
• Eleanor Espeseth
• Margaret E. Fox, in honor of Pam Otto
• Sven Grasshoff, in honor of Olivia Grasshoff
• Nancy S. Hopp
• Rachel Kalkirtz
• Katy Kleinfeldt, in honor of Brian 
• Gloria Klimek
• Jennifer Kmiec, in honor of Girl Scout Troop 319
• Delphine Liston, in honor of Isabelle and Olivia
• Julie Ann Loprieno, in memory of John Loprieno
• Mary Madsen-Heskin, in honor of River's Journey Wellness 
• Debra A. Marskick, in honor of Andrew Graser
• Joseph & Mary Alice Masonick
• Hugo Valentin Negron
• Northern Kane County Wild Ones
• PayPal Giving Fund
• Christopher Plonski
• Susan H. Puncochar
• Brooke Roche, in honor of Laura Carey
• Gail E. Rosa
• Doug & Lena Scheflow
• Shirley & Will Short
• H. Jane Smith in memory of W. Richard Barnes
• Julie Steichen
• Janna Tegtman
• Jenna V. Tegtman, in memory of Jackie Van Meter
• Miegan Wegrzyn, in honor of Jeff Maddux
• Emily White
• Emily Whitey 
• Wild Ones Greater Kane County  
• Roxanne Willis
• Eric Woolson