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As an architectural & town planning firm, Studio Archaeos values conservation’s role in communities. By Tim Busse, AIA, Co-Founding Principal of Studio Archaeos Heartlands Conservancy is unique among organizations in our region by adopting a holistic approach to the related fields of farming, planning, and conservation of natural resources. Heartlands works with individuals and communities to improve the natural bonds between municipalities and their shared landscape resources that are often forgotten in the race for a quick profit. A large part of our work at Studio Archaeos is creating unique places that are designed to enhance many people’s lives and communities while working with the existing immediate and regional environment. HeartLands Conservancy looks Our work fosters and reinforces forward to continuing toplace work by the distinct spirit of the alongside thethe city of Collinsville highlighting intrinsic qualitiesasof they pursue healthier watershed the surrounding natural landscapes. initiatives. To paraphrase and expand a quote from Winston Churchill, we shape our communities, and afterward, our communities shape us. We recognize Heartlands Conservancy shares similar values.
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Heartlands Conservancy works to create value in local communities by collaborating with municipalities and private landholders to bring local & specialized knowledge, development standards and planning 6 MEANDERINGS FALL | WINTER 2023
best practices into balance with the local environment for the good of all residents. Communities benefit through the preservation of unique resources, more pedestrian and cycling connections, and by fostering the creation of thoughtful and beautiful places. Among the greatest benefits are the preservation and restoration of natural landscapes that allow the heart, eye and lungs a chance to decompress, providing an alternative to the world of screens that dominate modern life. As a not-for-profit entity, Heartlands Conservancy advocates for the best interests of the region, but what makes Heartlands Conservancy so valuable to us is that their work goes beyond advocacy into tangibly improving the lives of the people in the communities they work in.
By collaborating with others, Heartlands Conservancy advocates for all people and helps to create consensus. Local businesses thrive when their communities are open and equitable for every inhabitant. Truly the health of our selves our community and our planet are all interrelated. This is the world that Heartlands Conservancy is building. We at Studio Archaeos want to encourage everyone reading this to consider the contributions that Heartlands Conservancy brings to the Southern Illinois region and to get involved by donating their time and money to the certain betterment of our region. We cannot think of a more worthy goal than to assist Heartlands Conservancy in their mission.
HeartLands staff & Tree Stewards planting trees in Arlington Wetlands
