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Openlands, together with our partner the Wetlands Initiative, have teamed up to transform an area the …
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 …
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
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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 …
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 …
Tom Ebeling, Community Arborist at Openlands, discusses how we can ensure the trees that are …