In 2000, Material Service Corporation agreed to a $7.5 million civil penalty for a wetlands violation. This was the largest settlement sum ever earned by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers – Chicago District.

These projects described in the links below show how the $7.5 million was used to restore 2,390 acres of natural areas in the region surrounding the violation.

The entire story of the Material Service Corporation Settlement Fund can be downloaded as a .pdf file.

Cook County
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Bartel Grassland
Orland Grassland
Sag Valley Dolomite Prairie & Fen
Camp Sagawau Canyon Addition

Will County
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Mola Wetland Restoration
Morgan Woods
Prairie Creek Savanna
South Patrol Road
Wetland Seed Production Facility

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Des Plaines River Conservation Area
- Blodgett Road Prairie
- Des Plaines Dolomite Prairie
- Frontage Road Prairie
- Grant Creek Prairie
Long Run Seep Nature Preserve
Long Run Seep Addition

Forest Preserve District of Will County
Lake Renwick East Wetland Restoration
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve
Rock Run Nature Preserve
Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve
Theodore Marsh Wetland Restoration

Lockport Township Park District
Dellwood Park West