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Hackmatack moving forward

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Woodstock resident Lenore Beyer-Clow, a dedicated environmentalist and policy director for the regional conservation organization Openlands, has had a hand in creating an 11,200-acre wildlife refuge encompassing properties in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. On Aug. 15, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Hackmatack Wildlife Refuge as the 557th refuge in the […]

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Sandy Kucharski has served The Independent since 2012 in many roles, including associate editor, editor of the former Harvard Mainline, and graphic designer. A past president of American Horse Publications, she has been working in the publishing industry for more than 30 years, writing, editing, and designing for trade magazines and equine publications.
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Lisa Kucharski

Sandy Kucharski has served The Independent since 2012 in many roles, including associate editor, editor of the former Harvard Mainline, and graphic designer. A past president of American Horse Publications, she has been working in the publishing industry for more than 30 years, writing, editing, and designing for trade magazines and equine publications.
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