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- Patty Wetli, “Chicago’s Once-Dominant Oak Trees Are in Trouble. Here’s How to Help,” WTTW, October 8, 2020.
- Madison Muller, “Into the Great Wide Open: Discover Openlands Lakeshore Preserve,” Better, October 5, 2020.
- Jerome McDonnell, “From A Canoe Or Kayak, See Highlights Of Black History Along The Little Calumet River,” WBEZ, September 23, 2020.
- Steven R. Strahler, “Turns out the richest Illinoisan is not Ken Griffin,” Crain’s Chicago Business, September 11, 2020.
- Patty Wetli, “No Paving of Paradise: North Park Village Preservation Extended Permanently,” WTTW, September 9, 2020.
- Courtney Bublé, “New Bill Would Create a Conservation Job Corps Run By Interior and USDA,” Government Executive, September 9, 2020.
- Chase Cavanaugh, “DeKalb-Area Parkland To Be Recultivated With Native Plants,” Northern Public Radio, September 8, 2020.
- “On Labor Day, a reimagined Depression-era jobs plan reminds us how and why to value workers,” Chicago Sun-Times, September 6, 2020.
- Kaitlin Edquist, “Northbrook receives environmental grant for Park District prescribed burns program,” Northbrook Star, September 4, 2020.
- Zach Wilson, “Chicago Saw Its Hottest Summer Ever. Here’s Why More Trees Could Be The Answer We Need.” WBEZ, September 3, 2020.
- “2 Kane Pollinator Projects Earn $10,000 Environmental Grants,” Kane County Connects, August 24, 2020.
- Hank Beckman, “Green Region grant helping create butterfly sanctuaries in La Grange Park,” Chicago Tribune, August 24, 2020.
- “Ben Miller Park to receive improvements,” Rockford Register Star, August 22, 2020.
- “Northwest suburban open space, pollinator projects get funding boost,” Daily Herald, August 20, 2020.
- Patty Wetli, “Did So Many Trees Need To Die During Powerful Storm? Environmentalists Say No,” WTTW, August 20, 2020.
- Jade Yan, “Trees: What to do after the storm hits,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 18, 2020.
- Daniella Pereira, “7,300 trees lost in the storm: Just one reason Chicago needs an urban forestry board,” Chicago Tribune, August 14, 2020.
- “Seize the chance to bring new lakefront park to Chicago’s Southeast Side,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 14, 2020.
- “Nonprofit Openlands Renews Longtime Tenancy,” Connect Chicago, August 3, 2020.
- Patty Wetli, “TreeKeepers Course Set to Start Training New Class of Stewards. Sign Up ASAP,” WTTW, August 3, 2020.
- “Free trees offered to Waukegan residents,” Daily Herald, July 24, 2020.
- Maxwell Evans, “Lakefront Dump Site Set For Decades-Long Expansion, Despite Pleas From Southeast Siders Already ‘Overwhelmed With Pollution’,” Block Club Chicago, July 24, 2020.
- Patty Wetli, “Who Speaks for Chicago’s Trees? Aldermen to Propose New Urban Forest Advisory Board,” WTTW, July 22, 2020.
- “Chicago fails to live up to its motto — City in a Garden — with every tree lost,” Chicago Sun-Times, June 21, 2020.
- “‘A bad time to be a bird’ — Proposed Trump administration rule would be devastating,” Chicago Sun-Times, February 3, 2020.
- Emeline Posner, “Celebrate World Wetlands Day By Visiting A Nearby Marsh Or Wet Prairie (Yep, We Have ‘Em In Chicago),” Block Club Chicago, January 31, 2020.
- Joe Ward, “Once-Busted West Ridge School Playground Getting $1.5 Million Overhaul,” Block Club Chicago, January 2, 2020.
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