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There are many ways to help protect the nature you love with Openlands. Whether you’re an birder who wants to inspire a love of nature in children, a community member wants to improve your green space, or a tree lover who wants to volunteer in your neighborhood, there are opportunities to connect with nature where you live.

People, including a child, watering a young tree with a hose in a park with greenery.

TreeKeepers work throughout the region to keep trees healthy, administering proper care and promptly recognizing and reporting harmful pests.

Four people planting flowers beside a brick building, one pours soil from a bucket.

Sign up and find forestry events to volunteer and engage with the trees around Chicago.

Bring Birds in my Neighborhood to Your School

Join us to discover educational events focused on nature, gardening, and wildlife, where you can volunteer and connect with students and teachers across Chicago.

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This Earth Month, we’re inviting you to go All In for Nature with Openlands.

Every donation will be matched up to $50,000. That means your gift goes twice as far to protect the natural spaces we cherish close to home.