TreeKeepers interested in attending this Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board (UFAB) meeting in person, sign up here. Registering in advance will enable Openlands staff to assist you if you wish to speak and keep you updated on any changes to the meeting’s time, date, or relevant topics.
Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board Meeting
Join the 1st Ward/Humboldt/Avondale/Logan Square TreeKeepers for an in-person Chapter meeting to discuss 2026 goals and plan some events! Invite non-TreeKeeperss who are interested in helping out with workdays and learning more about what we do!
1st Ward/Humboldt/Avondale/Logan TreeKeeper Chapter Meeting
Join Openlands and members of The Greater Independence Park Neighborhood Association (GIPNA) as we plant trees along Parkview Terrace.
Join Openlands and neighbors in planting trees in Blue Island. We will be planting parkway trees in the Historic blocks of the neighborhood; enjoy a Halloween morning in community!
TreeKeepers interested in attending this Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board (UFAB) meeting in person, sign up here. The Education Working Group will meet virtually. Registering in advance will enable Openlands staff to assist you if you wish to speak and keep you updated on any changes to the meeting’s time,
Chicago UFAB Education Working Group Meeting
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees in Lincoln Square. Please bring your own tools, gloves, a water bottle, and eye protection if you have them. Please arrive 15 minutes early to discuss pruning plan for the day. Debris keepers welcome
Pruning Workday on Lincoln Square Street Trees
Joing Openlands Staff and TreeKeepers as we prune the trees at the Daniel Webster Elementary Space to Grow school yard! We will also be pruning street trees surrounding the school.
Pruning Workday at Daniel Webster Elementary School
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning street trees! Bring tools if you have any and dress appropriately for the weather. Do not forget to bring a water bottle. Note: This event is only open to certified TreeKeepers.
Help keep our trees healthy while they wait to be planted this fall. Enjoy a tranquil morning watering trees at Openlands Tree Yard. Please bring weather-appropriate clothing, closed-toe shoes (water-resistant suggested), and a refillable water bottle!
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Ogden Park. Please bring tools if you have time. Don’t forget to wear PPE, weather appropriate clothing, and your TK Badge! Non-TreeKeepers are welcome to attend to help drag brush and learn more about tree stewardship in Chicago.
TreeKeepers and the general public are invited to attend the Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board (UFAB) Policy Working Group meeting. Registering in advance will enable Openlands staff to assist you if you wish to speak and keep you updated on any changes to the meeting’s time, date, or relevant topics.
Chicago UFAB Policy Working Group Meeting
Join the 40th Ward TKs in pruning street trees! Bring your own eye protection, gloves, and a water bottle; and tools if you have them. A limited number of tools will be available. TreeKeepers will cover the following areas: Foster x Ravenswood x Argyle x Damen. Here are the blocks:
Pruning Workday in the 40th Ward
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Ogden Park. Please bring tools if you have time. Don’t forget to wear PPE, weather appropriate clothing, and your TK Badge! Non-TreeKeepers are welcome to attend to help drag brush and learn more about tree stewardship in Chicago.
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees in Lincoln Square. Please bring your own tools, gloves, a water bottle, and eye protection if you have them. Please arrive 15 minutes early to discuss pruning plan for the day. Debris keepers welcome
Pruning Workday on Lincoln Square Street Trees
Inspire the next generation of TreeKeepers! Little Oak Events is looking for a TreeKeeper to be the identification expert for their upcoming Junior Rangers meet-up (a free, family-friendly outdoor group for kids ages 3–10 and their caretakers). The organizer provides the pre-made scavenger hunt in advance and handles all event logistics
Education Opportunity with Little Oaks
Join Openlands Staff and TreeKeepers while we steward the trees at Chicago State University (CSU)! What is a Community Tree Care Day? Openlands staff will facilitate a stewardship workday in a Chicago green space for three hours focusing on tasks such as mulching, watering, pruning, litter cleanup and other
Community Tree Care Day at Chicago State University
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Ogden Park. Please bring tools if you have time. Don’t forget to wear PPE, weather appropriate clothing, and your TK Badge! Non-TreeKeepers are welcome to attend to help drag brush and learn more about tree stewardship in Chicago.
Join Openlands staff and the Forest Preserves of Cook County for a pruning & mulching workday at Axehead Lake. Please bring eye protection, a water bottle, gloves; and tools if you have them. Please also register for the event on FPCC’s & complete their waiver.
Forest Preserves of Cook County Workday at Axehead Lake
Join Edgewater/Rogers Park TreeKeepers for book club! Please come ready for a good discussion! Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape. by Jill Jones (416 Pages)
Book Discussion at Edgewater Library
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning Nichols Park! Bring tools if you have any, dress appropriately for the weather, bring a water bottle. Meet at 54th St and Kenwood Ave ( by the ‘Big Kids Playground’), free street parking on streets around Nichols Park. (53rd St is metered parking).
Pruning Workday in Nichols Park
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Ogden Park. Please bring tools if you have time. Don’t forget to wear PPE, weather appropriate clothing, and your TK Badge! Non-TreeKeepers are welcome to attend to help drag brush and learn more about tree stewardship in Chicago.
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees in Lincoln Square. Please bring your own tools, gloves, a water bottle, and eye protection if you have them. Please arrive 15 minutes early to discuss pruning plan for the day. Debris keepers welcome
Pruning Workday on Lincoln Square Street Trees
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning street trees! Bring tools if you have any and dress appropriately for the weather. Do not forget to bring a water bottle. Note: This event is only open to certified TreeKeepers.
Come socialize with the NW Side TK Chapter and then join in reviewing the accomplishments of 2026 and envisioning what the chapter would like to do in 2027! Bring a dish to pass, and most importantly, bring yourself!
North West Side TreeKeepeer Chapter Meeting
