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.
Browse upcoming Community Events and Volunteer opportunities below.
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.
Come socialize with the NW Side TK Chapter and then join in …
Join the 1st Ward/ Humboldt Park/Avondale/Logan Square Chapter to learn how to …
Join TKs in pruning trees in the AIDS Memorial Garden. Please bring …
Join NW Side TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Riis Park. Please bring …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Rowan Park. Please bring …
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning street trees! Bring tools if you …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Rowan Park. Please bring …
TreeKeepers and the general public are invited to attend the Chicago Urban …
Join NW Side TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Riis Park. Please bring …
Join Openlands staff and the Forest Preserves of Cook County for a …
Join the NW TreeKeepers in pruning Blackhawk Park. Bring your own eye …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Avalon Park. Please bring …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Avalon Park. Please bring …
Join the NW TreeKeepers in pruning Greenebaum Park. Bring your own eye …
Join Openlands staff and your fellow TreeKeepers for our annual Gathering, to …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Avalon Park. Please bring …
Join Hyde Park TKs in pruning street trees! Bring tools if you …
Join Beverly/Morgan Park TreeKeepers in pruning trees at Avalon Park. Please bring …
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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.