Community Events
Bringing People and Nature Together
Experience the outdoors through guided hikes, paddling adventures, bike rides, nature tours, policy working groups, and other community gatherings. Openlands events invite people of all ages to get outside, learn, and connect with nature throughout the greater Chicago region.
Events & Volunteering
Join the NW Side TreeKeeper Chapter for a chapter meeting! New TreeKeepers …
Join us for our seasonal tour around the Conservatory’s grounds, focusing on …
Join TreeKeeper and certified arborist, Angelica Duran, on a Tree Walk around …
Join us for a tree walk focusing on tree identification, growth habit, …
Join the Clark Park Advisory Council and TK Jeff D. for a …
Explore one of the largest architecture and urban festivals in the world …
Come refine your tree ID skills with a tree walk at Palmer …
TreeKeepers interested in attending this Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board (UFAB) meeting …
Join the 1st Ward/Humboldt/Avondale/Logan Square TreeKeepers for an in-person Chapter meeting to …
TreeKeepers interested in attending this Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board (UFAB) meeting …
TreeKeepers and the general public are invited to attend the Chicago Urban …
Inspire the next generation of TreeKeepers! Little Oak Events is looking for …
Join Edgewater/Rogers Park TreeKeepers for book club! Please come ready for a …
Join the NW Side TreeKeeper Chapter for a chapter meeting! New TreeKeepers …
TreeKeepers and the general public are invited to attend the Chicago Urban …
Join us for our seasonal tour around the Conservatory’s grounds, focusing on …
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.
