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 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
Join TreeKeepers in pruning Hollywood Park in North Park. Please dress appropriately for the weather. If you have tools, please bring them. Make sure to wear your PPE. Everyone is welcome!
Pruning Workday at Hollywood Park
Join the NW Side TreeKeeper Chapter for a chapter meeting! New TreeKeepers are encouraged to attend to meet other TreeKeepers that live in your neighborhood. Please bring your ideas for events!
North West Side TreeKeepeer Chapter Meeting
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
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 (Leads)
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.
Join TreeKeeper and certified arborist, Angelica Duran, on a Tree Walk around Hanson 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 the 1st Ward/Humboldt/Avondale/Logan Square TKs in pruning Mozart 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 Mozart Park
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
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 TreeKeepers in pruning street trees along Ravenswood Manor Park. Please bring your own tools, gloves, a water bottle, and eye protection if you have them. Some tools will be available if you don’t have your own. Debris keepers welcome
Pruning Workday on Albany Park Street Trees
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
Go Green Mount Prospect, a local environmental nonprofit focused on increasing sustainability efforts in the community, including expanding the use of native plants in community landscapes. They are hosting a Native Tree & Shrub Sale pickup event with people coming to pick up their preordered trees and shrubs. In addition to the
Tabling with Go Green Mount Prospect
Join the Clark Park Advisory Council and TK Jeff D. for a tree walk focusing on tree identification and the symbolism of trees.
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
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!
Join Openlands and the Stone Garden Committee as we plant trees around their updated playground.
Tree Planting at Stone Scholastic Academy
Come refine your tree ID skills with a tree walk at Palmer Square! The walk will be led by local TreeKeepers and will focus on tree identification characteristics. No previous experience with tree ID is needed. Map of the park’s trees available here.
Tree Tour at Palmer Square 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 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 us on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.
