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Throughout the year, Openlands provides numerous opportunities for you to participate in our Policy issues—from writing your representative to "feet-on-the-ground" actions, such as attending a rally in support of your favorite state park. Click on the links below to discover how you can get involved!
Just say no to proposed firing range for the Calumet region
Last week, a bald eagle soared overhead a proposed firing range in the Calumet area, landing to straighten its giant nest in a secluded heron rookery at the neighboring Whitford Pond. It was not alone – a second adult and a three-year-old eaglet were perched nearby across the river. Their presence underscored the serious land use conflict posed by the City of Chicago's campaign to site the intense use training facility within a hundred yards of one of the natural, cultural and educational crown jewels of the Millennium Reserve project.
Read more: Just say no to proposed firing range for the Calumet region
Action Alert: Help Save Starved Rock State Park
Please help Openlands in our urgent effort to protect Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, Illinois from harmful impacts from a proposed sand mine located adjacent to the eastern entrance of the park. Please contact Governor Quinn to voice your opposition to the sand mine, which was recently permitted by the County Board, and request his help to protect Starved Rock, one of Illinois' oldest and most ecologically and culturally significant state parks.
Help Save Starved Rock State Park
After more than 100 years of history as one of Illinois' oldest and most ecologically and culturally significant state parks, Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, Illinois is threatened by harmful impacts from a proposed sand mine located adjacent to the eastern entrance of the park. It is not too late to express your opposition to the LaSalle County Board.
Let's Hear It (Some More) for Hackmatack
After nearly five years of planning and grassroots organizing, the dream of a national wildlife refuge in the bi-state Illinois-Wisconsin region is moving closer to reality. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently hosted four open-format meetings (two in Illinois and two in Wisconsin) for members of the public to ask questions, offer comments, and provide ideas about the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. If you couldn't make it to the meetings, however, don't despair, the USFWS still wants your input to help guide their efforts as they review conservation opportunites in this region.
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