Join us as we welcome Belynda Alberte as an exhibit feature presenter. Ms. Alberte will share her extensive knowledge of the habitat found in the Lake Plain, with a special emphasis on the Waukegan Dunes.

Belynda Alberte is the Coordinator of the Chiwaukee-Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain Coalition. She works with the Coalition with their organizational needs, seeking funding sources for habitat management and conservation strategies, and overall project management in the Lake Plain. She also assists in management and stewardship of the Lake Plain Natural Areas with agency staff, non-profits, and volunteers. A botanist by trade, Ms. Alberte”s Master's thesis explored the vegetation of the Lake Plain (University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Masters of Biology with a Concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation).