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After a months-long search, Openlands has announced Michael Davidson as its next president and CEO, …

For 60 years, Openlands has been advancing nature-based answers across three states. Every year, the …

You can hike native Illinois prairies with bison, search for microbes in the Chicago River …

Illinois looks nothing like it did 150 years ago and beyond. Only .01% of the …

Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering …

We were motivated by a recent call to action by Openlands describing 60 ways that …

The past and future of agriculture intersected Friday on the centennial Casey farm west of …

The Kane County Forest Preserve District received a $10,000 ComEd Openlands Award for the development …

The Lake County Forest Preserves reported that its planning committee recently approved a resolution recommending …

Hello, Chicago Rethinking the role of vacant lots in Chicago’s West and Southside

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Hello, Chicago In Chicago, one of the leading cities for the environmental justice movement, Misha …

Tony (Tonatiu) Rodriguez is the Forestry Program Coordinator at Openlands, where he’s involved with the …

Nature, history and community recently merged on the banks of the Little Calumet River with …

No government agency or individual can control the weather. But we can be better prepared …

Neighbors in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side and environmental advocates used a …

A pesar de las fuertes lluvias de los últimos días, Chicago se encuentra en nivel …

El curso de certificación de TreeKeepers, que Openlands inició en 1991, ha capacitado a más …

I first heard about Seton Falls Park, a sprawling 30-acre urban green space in the …

WCPT 820 AM – Openlands Tom Ebeling Interviewed About Street Trees

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Neighbors and environmentalists gathered Saturday to give canoe tours of the African American Heritage Water …

About 100 residents, environmentalists, historians, artists and others dedicated the “Prairie Boat” installation Saturday at …

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Jean Franczyk

See you at the 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon!

Join us on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.