Openlands' Gerald Adelmann Wins Greenways Award

Last September, the Eastman Kodak Company, in conjunction with The Conservation Fund and the National Geographic Society, awarded Openlands Project executive director Gerald Adelmann one of its outstanding achievement awards. The winners were selected for leadership and contributions toward creating a nationwide network of trails, greenways, and protected open space. (See The Conservation Fund's report.)

In granting the award, Eastman Kodak cited Adelmann's early work in the Des Plaines River Valley, his leadership in creating the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, and his continued guidance of Openlands' effort to create a 4,000-mile network of trails, greenways, forest preserves, and protected river corridors throughout northeastern Illinois. Congratulations, Jerry!

See the Conservation Fund site for more information on the Kodak American Greenways Awards program.