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CHICAGO (November 15, 2024) The African American Heritage Water Trail has been named one of the …
Whether it’s saving money, reducing crime or improving water quality, “there’s a tree for a lot …
In the heart of civic discourse, voices converge to advocate for a pivotal cause: the transfer …
An investment in Midewin, one of the largest prairie restorations east of the Mississippi River, is …
Openlands and The Wetlands Initiative received a $1.5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife …
In a world often saturated with disheartening environmental news, it becomes increasingly vital to shed light …
Air pollution in neighborhoods is an environmental justice issue that disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities such …
President Biden created the American Climate Corps to send money to states that created green jobs …
For 60 years, Openlands has been advancing nature-based answers across three states. Every year, the effects …
Since its founding 60 years ago under the auspices of the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago, …
For 15 years, Chicago has tried and failed to win a federal grant to rebuild the …
We were motivated by a recent call to action by Openlands describing 60 ways that each …
The past and future of agriculture intersected Friday on the centennial Casey farm west of Milwaukee …
The Kane County Forest Preserve District received a $10,000 ComEd Openlands Award for the development of …
The Lake County Forest Preserves reported that its planning committee recently approved a resolution recommending the …
Tony (Tonatiu) Rodriguez is the Forestry Program Coordinator at Openlands, where he’s involved with the tree …
If you live in a Latino neighborhood it will be hotter: we explain why We went …
Nature, history and community recently merged on the banks of the Little Calumet River with the …
Neighbors in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side and environmental advocates used a sunny …
El curso de certificación de TreeKeepers, que Openlands inició en 1991, ha capacitado a más de …
I first heard about Seton Falls Park, a sprawling 30-acre urban green space in the heart …
Neighbors and environmentalists gathered Saturday to give canoe tours of the African American Heritage Water Trail …
About 100 residents, environmentalists, historians, artists and others dedicated the “Prairie Boat” installation Saturday at Beaubien …