Mission Statement

The mission of the Barrington Area Conservation Trust is to preserve the open space, rural character, and scenic, historic, and natural resources of Barrington, Illinois-area communities through advocacy, education, and the promotion of responsible land stewardship.

Our new name -- The Barrington AREA Trust -- Serving the greater Barrington Area.

  
At the regular Board Meeting of the Barrington Hills Conservation Trust on Wednesday, February 5, the Board voted unanimously to change the organization's name from the Barrington Hills Conservation Trust to the Barrington Area Conservation Trust. We believe that this change will help us more effectively broaden our efforts toward preserving the remaining open spaces of the entire Barrington Area, while still keeping our focus on those critical properties right here in Barrington Hills. Look for the feature article about the Barrington Area Conservation Trust as well as our Conservation@Home program in the March/April issue of Quintessential Barrington magazine.

BACTrust's Conservation At Home program is encouraging homeowners to begin harvesting rainwater. A very easy way to harvest the water is by using rain barrels at the end of downspouts to catch the water that falls off the roof of a house, garage, or garden shed. We are taking orders for rain barrels for Spring 2008.
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Rain Barrel Order Form

Nancy
Schumm-
Burgess

The Executive Director writes Spring 2008 letter to membership.

The Barrington Area Trust has organized lawyers roundtables for local legal professionals to discuss family and estate planning, tax issues, conservation law, and the benefits of these issues to the clients they serve in Northeastern Il.   (Read more.)

Upcoming Roundtables

May 16, 2008
Liability on Public Lands
Case Studies

August 8, 2008
Defining a "Good" Conservation Easement

November 7, 2008
Filing Form 8283 for Non-cash Charitable Contributions

Pre-registration required.  Contact the BACTrust office at (847)381-4291.

The inaugural "Mark Award" was presented at the Barrington Concours d'Elegance by Rick Dresang of the UEMSI Motorwerks Team to Dee Beaubien of Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Mary Bradford-White of the Barrington Area Trust, and Ginger Spitzer of Cowboy Dreams.(Read more.)
Barrington Area Trust is excited to announce its "Heritage Corridors" Program. This program will enable us to preserve the look and feel of the Barrington Area by protecting our roads for future generations.


Some benefits of this preservation program are:

  • promotes a sense of place
  • protects scenic, natural and historic resources in the road corridors
  • protects the recreational value of roads that encourage walking, biking, riding horses, or a drive in the countryside for pleasure

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Barrington Concours is featured on the cover of
Car Collector Magazine.
Read the whole story.

The Inaugural Barrington Concours d'Elegance: Legends and Legacies is a historic success.  We want to thank our sponsors,  volunteers and participants.  Your support is vital and appreciated.  We look forward to our second year, October 3-5, 2008 at Arlington Park. (Read more.)

For more information: www.barringtonconcours.org