Concordia Cemetery is an independently owned, nonprofit cemetery along the Des Plaines River in Forest Park. They have a mature tree canopy that is nearing the end of its life. Help them plant new trees to provide shade for visitors and preserve their park-like atmosphere.
Tree Planting at Concordia Cemetery
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 Rogers Park Library – CANCELLED
Join the Park District of Oak Park Staff and TreeKeepers in pruning trees in Lindberg Park! Work alongside park district staff to complete ground pruning at each park site. Prune out dead wood, suckers, and excess water sprouts as needed. No pruning of live wood at this time except at
Pruning Workday at Lindberg Park
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 Openlands Staff and TreeKeepers while we steward the trees in Lake Parc Place! 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 essential
Community Tree Care Day at Lake Parc Place
Join us in pruning a few small lilac trees in front of Latinos Progresando building on Cermak. Come be in community and work in groups to thoughtfully prune these trees! Tools will be available. Note: This event is only open to certified TreeKeepers.
Pruning Workday in Little Village with Latinos Progresando
Join North West Side TreeKeepers in pruning and cleaning up North Parkview Terrace. Bring the appropriate clothing. Non-TreeKeepers are welcome to come help drag brush.
Pruning Workday at Noth Parkview Terrace
Join TreeKeeper Brett Jelinek on a Tree Tour around the Peterson/Ridge Metra. This is a great way to get out into nature and enjoy the first days of fall!
Tree Tour at Peterson/Ridge Metra
Join TreeKeeper and certified arborist, Angelica Duran, on a Tree Walk around Winnemac park. She will talk about different tree ID characteristics such as leaf types, leaf (bud) arrangements, tree morphology, and more! There are many fun and native trees in this park.
Join TreeKeeper Lynn and the Bridgeport Environmentalists in mulching trees at Palmisano (Henry) Park. Bring gardening gloves, if you have them
Mulching Workday at Palmisano (Henry) Park
Join the 1st Ward/Humboldt/Avondale/Logan Square TKs in pruning Humboldt Park. Bring your own eye protection, gloves, and a water bottle; and tools if you have them. Some tools will be available. Volunteers who are not TreeKeepers are encouraged to attend to help drag brush!
Pruning Workday at Humboldt Park
Join Openlands Staff, TreeKeepers, and TREEmendous Lawndale while we steward the trees on 16th street in North Lawndale! TREEmendous Lawndale is an initiative of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council’s GROWSS Committee and champions that a healthy community has a healthy tree canopy. We aim to work with community
Community Tree Care Day in North Lawdale
Join the Park District of Oak Park Staff and TreeKeepers in pruning trees in Scoville Park! Work alongside park district staff to complete ground pruning at each park site. Prune out dead wood, suckers, and excess water sprouts as needed. No pruning of live wood at this time except at
Pruning Workday at Scoville Park
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
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 us in planting trees in West Englewood surrounding the Abraxas Youth & Family Services building to kick off our October planting season! We hope to inspire community involvement and beautify the neighborhood with native trees.
Tree Planting at Abraxas Youth & Family Services
TreeKeepers comfortable with leading tree walks are invited to help lead a 1-hour tree walk as part of the Fall 2026 TreeKeepers Course. Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026Location: George Washington High School, located at 3535 E 114th St, Chicago, IL 60617, United States, School Library Time: Tree walks begin at
Fall 2026 TK Course – Tree Walk (Leads)
Celebrate ‘Oaktober’ with Openlands & Lake County Extension with free mulch, planting demonstrations, and more! Open house: free event, no registration required. Location: 100 U.S. 45, Grayslake, Illinois, USA Free compost* provided by SWALCO! BYOB (bring your own buckets), while supplies last; makes a great mulch · Finding the tree
Join Openlands and the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital community as we plant trees around their campus in Park Ridge, IL
Tree Planting at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Openlands has been invited to table at the Monarch Festival in North Riverside through the Office of Commissioner Eira Corra Sepulveda! We would love for TreeKeepers to go and represent Openlands! Note: This event is only open to certified TreeKeepers.
Tabling at the Monarch Festival in North Riverside
The Norwood Park Elementary School Garden Committee is interested in applying for arboretum status, and they are looking for help to identify different woody species in their area. The committee has already identified the 30 different species needed, but they are looking for confirmation. If tree ID is one of
Tree Inventory Workday at Norwood Park Elementary School
Join 40th Ward TreeKeepers in inventorying street trees to prep for a street tree pruning workday. This is not an inventory training; you must be TreePlotter trained. Note: This event is only open to certified TreeKeepers.
Tree Inventory Workday in West Ridge
Join the Park District of Oak Park Staff and TreeKeepers in pruning trees in Maple Park! Work alongside park district staff to complete ground pruning at each park site. Prune out dead wood, suckers, and excess water sprouts as needed. No pruning of live wood at this time except at
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 us on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.
