Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Beautiful Habitats the Way Nature Intended
Meet Our Management Team
Experts in Restoring Habitats
Pizzo & Associates has 4 locations with over 15 field crews allowing us to service the entire Midwest with a majority of our projects being located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. However, we are not limited to those states and have worked on projects throughout the United States.
Jack Pizzo
Bryan Pudinoff
Steven Shue
Nick pizzo
Krystal Lee
Meghan Jedloe
Maggie Weber
evan barker
Jeremiah Moore-Moauro
Brian Scapardine
HANNA DANECKER
Jeff Myers
Abby Rookstool
Chris Scheffel
LUCAS SLAVICEK
Austin Martinez
Nikki Banigan
Tyree Burgess
Gisselle Melendez
Our Journey
Evolving From Traditional Landscaping to Advanced Ecological Restoration
Passion is a driving force and a core value here at Pizzo. Shown in this photo is Jack Pizzo in the back row (left) next to his sister Pam for the University of Illinois Horticulture Club.
Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. was created to provide landscape, design-build, and maintenance services throughout the Chicago area from the home of Jack Pizzo (within the Roscoe Village neighborhood).
Quickly needing room for expansion, the headquarters was relocated to Cicero, IL. Naturalized landscapes became a new area of focus before transitioning to ecological restorations and stewardship. To help with installations, Pizzo started growing native plants.
Moved the headquarters to Leland, IL on 40 acres. The site has 32.5 acres of remnant prairie and wetland, which Jack placed a conservation easement on to permanently protect it. This little slice of nature sits among 22,000 acres of production agriculture. It has become an oasis for migratory birds and monarch butterflies. The property is also a laboratory, we have used it to understand restoration, stewardship, and propagating native plants.
Jack and his family moved to Clare, IL, after purchasing 40 acres comprised of farmed wetland and built a home there. He restored it to prairie and wetland. It is now a thriving ecosystem. Jack placed 37 of the 40 acres in a conservation easement to permanently protect that land.
The logo was redesigned to include the Monarch Butterfly. Highlighting the Monarch is our way of bringing attention to the loss of habitat which is causing a decline in their population and the need for restoring their habitat.
Jack Pizzo at a controlled burn in the boot heel of Missouri showing how the ground is cool to the touch immediately following a burn. Making it an ideal tool for ecological goals.
When the native plant market started to explode in 2009, Jack was positioned to expand supply outside of his own business and in 2011, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery was created as a separate company.
The Pizzo Group has began to transform the digital presence of the companies including a refreshed rebrand. With the redesigned website, www.pizzo.info was replaced with habitatrestoration.com. Bringing more clarity to new audiences and reinforcing the primary mission of The Pizzo Group, restoring habitat.
Green Industry Awards
Award-Winning Ecological Restoration Company
Community Involvement
Together, We Can Make a Difference
We are actively involved in many green industry groups and associations striving to raise awareness of current habitats and provide education on ecological restorations. Professional Memberships:
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
- Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA)
- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Illinois Native Plant Society
- International Erosion Control Association
- Illinois Association for Floodplain and Storm Water Management
- Natural Areas Association
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- Save the Prairie Society
- Soil & Water Conservation Society
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