George Covington

George Covington is an experienced land use and transactional attorney, and the founder and  an officer of the Les Cheneaux Foundation, which conducts conservation, restoration and community development activities in the Upper Peninsula. George has extensive legal expertise on land use issues, including conservation easements.  He serves on the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and on the boards of the Lake Forest Open Lands Association and The Wetlands Initiative.  He has served on the boards of The Nature Conservancy (Illinois Chapter), Corlands, Chicago Academy of Science, Little Traverse Conservancy and Openlands.