Openlands Events & Volunteering
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From tree prunings and plantings to chapter meetups and tabling days, there’s a way to help care for nature close to home.
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Events & Volunteering
See you at the 2026 Annual Luncheon!
Join us on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees in Lincoln Square. Please bring your …
Help keep our trees healthy while they wait to be planted this …
Join Openlands and the Chicago Public Schools as we plant trees on …
Get an early morning workout and take a peek behind the scenes! …
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees along Ravenswood Manor Park. Please bring …
The new class of TreeKeepers are learning how to plant trees! We …
Join the Humboldt Park Library Branch and Openlands TreeKeepers in a fall …
Go Green Mount Prospect, a local environmental nonprofit focused on increasing sustainability …
Join BMP TreeKeeper Lynn to learn how to inventory trees using TreePlotter! …
Join Openlands and members of the Blue Island Forestry Board in planting …
Join the Clark Park Advisory Council and TK Jeff D. for a …
Explore one of the largest architecture and urban festivals in the world …
Join TreeKeepers in pruning street trees in Lincoln Square. Please bring your …
The 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon Join us for the 2026 Openlands Annual …
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning street trees! Bring tools if you …
Join Openlands and the Friends for a Natural South Chicago as we …
Join Openlands and the Stone Garden Committee as we plant trees around …
Come refine your tree ID skills with a tree walk at Palmer …
Connecting people to nature where they live.
As innovative protectors and stewards of the land since 1963, Openlands exists to create access to nature for all. Through local alliances, forward vision, and persistent action, Openlands connects and leads conservation work, serving as a guiding voice for communities, organizations, and more effective policy in northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region.
