Affiliate Members

About the Affiliates

The Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District appreciates the support we receive from the many individuals and businesses who help the SWCD through their Affiliate memberships. Your support goes directly to the future of conservation.

The SWCD is partially funded through the County Council and the State. We receive a state grant from our legislators. In 2026, the SWCD had 64 affiliate members of which 16 were Corporate members and 16 were Supporting members. We want to thank you all for your support.

Your affiliate dues support classroom program purchases of materials and supplies for our educational programs.

Your contribution provides the monetary awards for the Poster Contest, Photo Contest, and T-shirt Design Contest. It supports sponsorships for the 4-H Soil & Water Grand Champion and Reserve Champion awards, Kankakee River Days, field days and tours. The memberships are available for $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00.

We want to especially thank all affiliate members in the past and present.  Renew your membership dues or become a new member today!

2026 Affiliate Members

Corporate Membership

Anderson & Anderson PC
Bapple & Bapple, Inc. CPA
B & D Sewer
Bill & Sharon Poer
Cargill
Darlene Corns
DeMotte State Bank
Dyer Construction Company Inc.

G.L Mitsch LLC
Grimmer Construction Inc.
Hawthorne Arbor of Gleaners Life
Izaak Walton League-Diana Chapter
Lake County Farm Bureau, Inc.
Lake County Farm Bureau Co-op Assc.
Sutton Tile & Trenching, LLC
Teibel’s Restaurant

Supporting Membership

Arrowhead Farm
Bill & Kim Peterson
Cumberland Farm
Deep River Farms
Eagle Rock Farms, GP
Goetz Farms
Jim & Jean Pappenheim
Kevin Garling Family Farm

Lagacy Farms
Lake County Fairgrounds
Molchan Farms
Ploog Engineering Company
Spring Run Farm, LLC
State Representative Michael Aylesworth
State Senator Rick Niemeyer

Regular Membership

Bloede Farms
Bob Manwaring
Brian Wietbrock
Bruce & Nancy McNeill
Cathy Wundrink
Chuck & Phyllis Reeder
Dan Gossman, LC Surveyors Office
Duttlinger Swine Farm
Ed & Sandy Linden
Fred & Kimberly Deutsch
GFWC Lowell Woman’s Club
Huseman Farms Inc.
Indian Trail Grange #2361 Inc.
Jim Fullgraf
JM Little, LLC
Joe & Andrea Fox

John & Jeanne Austgen
J. Phillips Farms
Julie Jones
Keithley Farm
Kleine Dairy Farm
Kroll Farms Inc.
Lake Co. Surveyor-Bill Emerson, Jr.
Lump Lawn Service LLC
Mussman Farms
Robert A. Rippe
South County Landscaping, LLC
State Representative Julie & Ron Olthoff
Van Deursen Farms, Inc.
W. Dean Jones
Will & Kaytlin Peterson

School Membership

Corporate

Supporting
Montessori Children’s Schoolhouse

Regular
Edison Elementary – Marcia Schoeneck