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Walking Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve by Justine Neslund, courtesy of Lake County Forest Preserves

Local investments deliver early wins for nature

WHAT VOTING YES LOOKS LIKE ON THE GROUND. Across Illinois, voters have repeatedly affirmed a …

Midwest Living – 10 Midwest destinations every bird-watcher should visit

Block Club Chicago – Windy City Bird Lab gets a boost from Illinois Audubon Society that’ll fund it for 3 years

Chicago Sun-Times – 2025 year in review: An ode to the outdoors

Friends of Hackmatack – Controlled burn at Tamarack West

Volunteers gathered to conduct a controlled burn on the Tamarack West property, owned by Openlands. …

Mas Context – Northerly Island: a hundred year history still unfolding

Journal & Topics – Forest Preserves, Openlands celebrate ecological recovery at Deer Grove East

WTTW Urban Nature: Did O’Hare’s expansion actually help wetlands?

Daily Herald – ‘Conservation takes action’: How volunteers restored 589 acres at Palatine Forest Preserve

WBBM Newsradio – A sizeable section of Cook County is being celebrated for its green spaces

WBEZ – Lisa Labuz highlights restoration efforts at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Cook County

Patch – ”Landmark restoration effort” concludes at Palatine’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Deer Grove restoration landmark after nearly 20 years

Project restores nearly 600 acres and adds capacity to store 110 million more gallons of …

Inside Climate News – A contaminated riverside lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood is poised for cleanup by Peoples Gas

Chicago Wilderness Alliance – Conservation Alliance honors exceptional efforts across 4-state region

Chicago Sun-Times – The O’Hare expansion turned into a bonanza for wild spaces in Illinois

Outdoor News – O’Hare Airport expansion led to funding for two decades of wetland and habitat work in Illinois

A bee perched on a vibrant yellow flower, collecting nectar in a sunny garden setting.

ComEd – 18 Illinois communities receive a total of $150,000 in environmental grants from ComEd, Openlands

WJOL – Openlands restored 530 acres of wetland

Shaw Local – Hadley Valley Preserve in Joliet ‘an awesome success story’ of wetland restoration

Country Herald – Will County, Illinois – Forest Preserve, Openlands celebrate 20 years of wetland restoration from O’Hare expansion funds

Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge – Fifty acres restored with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funds

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 17, 2025 Contact:Steve Byers, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife …

Will County News – Hadley Valley Preserve celebration to mark 20 Years of wetland restoration work tied to O’Hare Airport expansion

Durbin visits Hackmatack Wildlife Refugee to celebrate expansion

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