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The $1 Million investment will begin the Illinois Route 53 Master Plan process for a …

Openlands, together with our partner the Wetlands Initiative, have teamed up to transform an area the …

Our print Openlander is officially out. Birds are some of the most accessible ways for …

2023 TreeKeepers Gathering culminates unprecedented year of stewarding Chicago region’s trees Openlands hosted the 2023 …

In spring 2024, the organization plans to honors the significant planting of its 10,000th tree …

Openlands and The Wetlands Initiative received a $1.5 million grant from the National Fish and …

In a world often saturated with disheartening environmental news, it becomes increasingly vital to shed …

The transformation of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie from a former ammunition plant to a premiere …

Openlands, the Wetlands Initiative, and the U.S. Forest Service to collaborate on the largest landscape …

As the climate crisis looms and the unending pace of development threatens natural spaces across …

There is courage in acting for something you may not be able to enjoy in …

There is an ongoing joke on the internet about how the probability of becoming a …

Since its founding 60 years ago under the auspices of the Welfare Council of Metropolitan …

Chicago, Illinois (August 31,2023)-Today the Lake County Forest Preserves reopened a 72-acre parcel of land …

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

One of Openlands’ core missions is to grow and protect the urban forest. For over …

By Daniella Pereira, VP of Community Conservation The Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board hosted its …

More than 20 organizations sealed their commitment to strengthen Chicago’s nature and garden-based education movement …

WCPT 820 AM – Openlands Tom Ebeling Interviewed About Street Trees

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 …

Chicagoans can join groups like Openlands to become “treekeepers” — stewards who plant, nurture and …

Openlands’ TreePlanters Grant program was covered in a recent report by ABC 7 about environmental …

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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.