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Chicago Sun-Times – Conservation group seeks better protection for city’s iconic lakefront

The Chicago lakefront is at a crossroads: new report from Openlands calls for action

Green Teacher Gathering: a transformative day for environmental education

2025 Top 10 and shrub species

Chicago Sun-Times: EPA Support Letter

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All in for Nature: 5 ways to take action this Earth Month

Telemundo – Openlands looks for volunteers to plant and take care of trees in Little Village

Step into Spring with direct action at Openlands community tree care days

Chicago Sun-Times – Volunteer work is the best remedy for our anxious times

Chicago Sun-Times – Freezing of the America the Beautiful Challenge federal grant hits Midewin

Chicago Tribune – Midwest communities worry that firing of parks and forest employees will harm ecosystems, economies and education

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WTTW-With Federal Funds Frozen, a 1,300-Acre Restoration Project Comes to an Abrupt Stop at Midewin — Chicago Region’s Largest Natural Area

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On the look out: iconic species from restored ecosystems

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Growing with purpose: a Q&A with Openlands’ first Arborist Registered Apprentice graduate, Lisa Mende

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ComEd Offering $535,000 in Grant Funding for Community-Oriented Projects Across Northern Illinois

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2024 TreeKeepers Gathering celebrates community forestry milestones

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Children & Nature Network – Birds in My Neighborhood: Connecting kids to the joy of birding — and nature

Alan Bell Openlands Board Chair

Openlands announces the appointment of Alan Bell as Chair of the Board of Directors

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We are a force for nature: a year of conservation wins that give us hope

Vote Yes Coalition Outdoors McHenry

Openlands celebrates passage of generationally significant investments in region’s Forest Preserves and Conservation Areas

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African American Heritage Water Trail named a winner of the 23rd annual Chicago Innovation Awards

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Axios Chicago- Collar counties vote to support forest preserves

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TCI Magazine- Registered apprenticeship: the future of workforce development in the tree care industry (by Katie Fleming)

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Openlands and City of Chicago partner to bring TreeKeepers program to Austin neighborhood 

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