Home / News Share Openlands News & Info From our biggest announcements to staff quotes in local prints, check back often for the latest news on Openlands! Categories Education Environmental Justice General Information Get Outside Have You Discovered History & Legacy Land Preservation Native Plants Nature for All Openlands in the News Partnerships Policy & Advocacy Press Release Program Updates Reports & Plans Thought Leadership Uncategorized General Information, Land Preservation, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Chicago Tribune – Setting prairies ablaze in springtime is key to restoring damaged ecosystems, conservationists say March 28, 2024 General Information, Land Preservation, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Northwest Herald – Wildlife refuge gets 1,000 new acres, touted as largest open land acquisition in Chicago area in decades March 21, 2024 General Information, Land Preservation, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy WTTW – ‘Dream Realized’ as Illinois Conservation Groups Add 1,000 Acres to Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge March 21, 2024 General Information, Land Preservation, Partnerships, Press Release Nearly 1,000 acres protected for Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in largest regional conservation acquisition in 28 years March 21, 2024 Openlands in the News, Thought Leadership The Revelator – Katie Fleming: from glass ceilings to green houses: more women are needed in green industry March 18, 2024 General Information, Partnerships, Press Release, Program Updates Openlands earns reaccreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission March 15, 2024 General Information, Native Plants, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Mayor Brandon Johnson announces Chicago’s first Native and Pollinator Garden Registry Advisory Board March 11, 2024 Get Outside, Openlands in the News, Thought Leadership Lillian Holden: How can we empower Black Chicagoans to embrace water recreation? Chicago Tribune Op-ed March 4, 2024 Land Preservation, Partnerships, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release, Program Updates Openlands celebrates the proposed new state greenway master plan in Governor JB Pritzker’s budget February 21, 2024 Get Outside 10 Chicago winter birding locations February 16, 2024 Native Plants, Policy & Advocacy Openlands provides technical assistance to Lake County on native plant use February 15, 2024 General Information, Land Preservation, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy, Thought Leadership Chicago Sun Times – Don’t let development at The 78 squash public access to the Chicago River February 13, 2024 General Information, Land Preservation, Policy & Advocacy Land Trust Alliance – Openlands and the Wetlands Initiative team up to restore wetlands at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie February 2, 2024 Environmental Justice, General Information, Land Preservation, Policy & Advocacy Voices unite for Joliet Training Area transfer to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie January 28, 2024 General Information, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Chicago Sun Times – Transfer Joliet Training Area to Midewin January 22, 2024 General Information, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy, Thought Leadership Chicago Sun Times – Don’t wait any longer to make Joliet acreage part of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie January 22, 2024 General Information, Get Outside, Program Updates Latest print Openlander: Celebrating 10 Years of Birds in My Neighborhood January 11, 2024 General Information, Openlands in the News, Program Updates Chicago Tribune – free trees to be distributed to beautify, educate; “selecting trees is like selecting a new puppy” January 8, 2024 Environmental Justice, General Information, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Chicago Sun Times – For conservation’s sake, transfer Joliet Training Area to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie January 5, 2024 General Information, Openlands in the News Chicago Reader – Lillian Holden The Birder January 4, 2024 Program Updates 2023 TreeKeepers Gathering culminates unprecedented year of stewarding Chicago region’s trees January 2, 2024 Press Release, Program Updates Green triumph: Openlands plants 1050 trees in 2023, edging closer to 10,000-tree milestone December 28, 2023 General Information, Openlands in the News, Program Updates Peoria Standard – Openlands Announces Free Trees and Bushes for Waukegan Residents December 22, 2023 Environmental Justice, General Information, Openlands in the News, Policy & Advocacy Chicago Sun Times – granted, nothing middling about this move at Midewin December 22, 2023 < Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Page12 > Meet Our Expert Staff & Media Contacts All Staff Huan Song Director of Communications Yamys Urbano Valencia Bilingual PR & Communications Specialist Javier Torres Communications Coordinator