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 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 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 Peter/Ridge Metra
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
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 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
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 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
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)
Join Openlands Staff and TreeKeepers while we steward the trees on California Blvd. in Little Village! 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
Community Tree Care Day at California Blvd
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 for our seasonal tour around the Conservatory’s grounds, focusing on tree identification, growth habit, and appreciation. We will meet in the Conservatory’s front lobby. —- Acompáñenos en nuestro paseo estacional por los jardines del Conservatorio, centrado en la identificación de árboles, sus hábitos de crecimiento y su
Meet the Trees at Garfield Park Conservatory
Join Openlands, Neighborscapes, and the Harvey Park District in planting native trees at Honore Park this fall! This is our second project with Harvey this year and we hope to continue to bring shade, beauty, and the prospect of cleaner air to the community and park enthusiasts.
TreeKeepers with excellent pruning skills are requested to help with pruning demos and issuing practicals for the Fall 2026 TreeKeepers course at George Washington High School! Field pruning demos and practicals will begin at 11 AM and end at 12:45 PM. Please plan to arrive no later than 10:45 AM.
Fall 2026 TreeKeepers Course Pruning
Join us for a tree walk focusing on tree identification, growth habit, and appreciation. We will meet at the Independence Park Field House (East side of the Field House, which is also the side facing the park! On the steps! Look for the green umbrella!).
Tree Tour at Independence 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!
The new class of TreeKeepers are learning how to plant trees! We are looking for veteran TKs to help teach the new cohort the Openlands way of tree planting. This planting opportunity is only open to Treekeepers and those registered in the Fall 2026 TreeKeepers Course. Certified Treekeepers will help
Fall 2026 TreeKeepers Course Planting
Join Openlands and members of the Blue Island Forestry Board in planting trees at Meadows Golf Club to celebrate Oaktober! The trees planted will help beautify the space, increase Blue Island’s tree canopy, and provide a buffer for residents living near the golf course.
Tree Planting at Blue Island Meadows Golf Club
The 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon Join us for the 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon Join Openlands for the 2026 Annual Luncheon, where we unite the conservation community around our luncheon theme, From the Ground Up, which has multiple meanings at a deeply important time. First, supporting one another, just as trees
The 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon
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!
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!
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
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
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 on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.
