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- “OptOutside at GreenFriday Restoration Day Nov. 29 with McHenry County Conservation District,” Daily Herald, November 11, 2019.
- “Lease impasse at root of organic farm closing,” Daily Herald, November 10, 2019.
- “Learn about grassland bird conservation at Friends of Hackmatack annual meeting,” Daily Herald, November 7, 2019.
- Keith Schneider, “Lee Botts, Champion of the Great Lakes, Is Dead at 91,” New York Times, October 17, 2019.
- Sarah Reese, “Lee Botts’ children reflect on her life as pioneering environmentalist, advocate for the Great Lakes,” NWI Times, October 6, 2019.
- Dale Bowman, “Tree IDs: Watching the detective, being the detective,” Chicago Sun-Times, September 28, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “Illinois Among 17 States Suing Trump Administration Over Weakened Endangered Species Act Rules,” WTTW, September 27, 2019.
- Mina Bloom, “Replace Ash Holes In Logan Square By Planting Trees Along Borer-Ravaged Logan Boulevard,” Block Club Chicago, September 26, 2019.
- “Openlands Native Plant Sale,” Daily Herald, September 3, 2019.
- Sun-Times Editorial Board, “3,500 miles from Amazon fires, Chicago is feeling the heat,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 28, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “How the Weakened Endangered Species Act Could Impact Illinois,” WTTW, August 14, 2019.
- Sun-Times Editorial Board, ” Illinois farmland is the envy of the world — we had better protect it,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 8, 2019.
- “Four Kane Nature Projects Awarded Environmental Grants From ComEd, Openlands,” Kane County Connects, August 8, 2019.
- “Lake Barrington receives grant to improve open lands,” Daily Herald, July 8, 2019.
- “#NowApproaching Openlands Lakeshore Preserve,” Metra, August 8, 2019.
- “Lake Barrington receives grant to plant hedges,” Lake County Journal, August 2, 2019.
- Nic F. Anderson, “Park Ridge’s Park District Receives Environmental Grant,”Park Ridge Journal & Topics, August 2, 2019.
- “Lake Barrington Receives Grant to Improve Open Lands,” Barrington Patch, July 31, 2019.
- Steve Schering, “River Forest receives $5,000 grant for Green Block Parties program,” River Forest Leaves, July 30, 2019.
- “Grant to help Lake Barrington replace invasive trees near village hall,” Daily Herald, July 30, 2019.
- Nora Tepper, “Pollinators get $5K from ComEd,” Wednesday Journal of Oak Park, July 30, 2019.
- Mike Stephans, “OTL #667: 1919 Chicago Race Riots, Strategic conservation, WVMO-LP serves Monona, WI,” WGN Radio, July 29, 2019.
- Hannah Ott, “St. Charles Park District Awarded Environmental Grant For Otter Creek Bend Wetland Restoration Project,” Kane Neighbors Media, July 29, 2019.
- “St. Charles Park District receives grant to restore Otter Creek,” Kane County Chronicle, July 26, 2019.
- Susan Stephens, “New Illinois Law Will Help Nature Preserves Recover From Illegal Logging,” WNIJ, July 25, 2019.
- “26 Northern Illinois Communities Awarded Environmental Grants,” McHenry County Newspapers, July 25, 2019.
- Stephanie Colburn, “Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Review – Not Just for the Birds,” Splash Magazine, July 24, 2019.
- “ComEd, Openlands Award Grants To 26 Communities,” Algonquin Patch, July 24, 2019.
- Nick Landi, “New Illinois law aims to fight wrongful tree cutting,” WREX, July 24, 2019.
- “Romeoville Green Award,” The Times-Weekly, July 24, 2019.
- Steve Lord, “City of Aurora, area park districts get open space grants,” Aurora Beacon-News, July 24, 2019.
- “Romeoville Awarded Environmental Grant from ComEd, Openlands,” Romeoville Patch, July 24, 2019.
- Phil Rockrohr, “New grant helps support project to create arboretum at Kuechmann Park in Lake Zurich,” Lake Zurich Courier, July 24, 2019.
- “Machesney Park receives grant for projects along Rock River,” WFIR, July 23, 2019.
- Symantha Kehr, “Algonquin and Harvard receive environmental grants,” Northwest Herald, July 22, 2019.
- Kelsey Rettke, “Genoa receives grant to improve Citizens Park,” Kankakee Daily-Chronicle, July 19, 2019.
- Jennifer Johnson, “Park Ridge Park District receives grant for ‘pollinator garden’; will attract butterflies, bees, birds,” Park Ridge Herald Advocate, July 18, 2019.
- Johnny K, “Machesney Park Receives Grant for Riverfront Improvements,” Q98.5, July 18, 2019.
- “Lena One of 26 Northern Illinois Communities Awarded Environmental Grants,” Freeport News Network, July 18, 2019.
- Alex Ortiz, “Romeoville, Bolingbrook, earn grants for nature projects,” Joliet Herald-News, July 18, 2019.
- Evan Leake, “Machesney Park receives grant to improve river front properties,” WREX NBC DeKalb, July 18, 2019.
- Nicholas Nhede, “ComEd provides $1.2 million to open-space projects,” Smart Energy International, July 18, 2019.
- Sabina Shaikh, “It’s a challenge, but Chicago has opportunities to add parkland,” Crain’s Chicago, July 15, 2019.
- Mike Nowak, “Get Outside Already! Yeah, You!,” WCGO Radio, July 14, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “New ‘Get Outside’ Map Features 350 Places to Enjoy Nature in Chicago,” WTTW, July 11, 2019.
- “Wyjdź z domu – 350 miejsc do zobaczenia w Chicago,” Infolinia Monitor Chicago, July 8, 2019.
- Frank Vaisvilus, “New online map unites info from area agencies for comprehensive outdoor recreation resource,” Daily Southtown, July 3, 2019.
- Charlie Wojciechowski, “Tech Trends: Connecting With Nature in Chicago,” NBC Chicago, July 3, 2019.
- Carol Rice, “Openlands Launches “Get Outside” Map,” Chicago Living Corridors, July 2, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “New ‘Get Outside’ Map Features 350 Places to Enjoy Nature in Chicago,” WTTW, July 1, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “Try These 10 Summer Outdoor Adventures Without Leaving Illinois,” WTTW, June 28, 2019.
- “New interactive map invites people to explore nature in Chicago area,” Joliet Times-Weekly, June 25, 2019.
- Frank Abderholden, “Hawk returned to wild months after car grille encounter,” Lake County News-Sun, June 24, 2019.
- Jill Riddell, “Episode 16: It’s Not All Going the Wrong Way,” Shape of the World Podcast, June 22, 2019.
- Monica Eng, “Chicago Loses Old Growth Trees,” WBEZ Worldview, June 18, 2019
- Mary Wisniewski “‘Transportation desert’: It’s tough to be without a car on the Far South and Southeast sides. Residents are looking for answers.,” Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2019.
- Frank Avila, “Space to Grow: Transforming Chicago Schoolyards into Vibrant Outdoor Places,” CAN-TV, June 13, 2019.
- “Dear Earth,” The Visualist, June 2019.
- Brandon Hayes, “Conservation conversations: Jerry Adelmann,” Saving Land Magazine, Summer 2019.
- Robert Schwartz, “Making Powerful Allies for Land Conservation,” Saving Land Magazine, Summer 2019.
- Frank Vaisvilas, “The ash trees are gone and maples are in decline, Homewood boosts its canopy with new oaks, beech trees,” Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2019.
- Justin Kerr, “Birders Flock to McKinley Park,” McKinley Park News, June 6, 2019.
- Carol Marin, “As Summer Approaches, Some State Parks Remain Shuttered,” NBC Chicago, May 29, 2019.
- LeeAnn Trotter, “Target, Arbor Day Foundation Join Tree Planting in Washington Park,” NBC Chicago, May 22, 2019.
- Rochelle Davis and Sarah Weisz, “Connecting Health and Education So Children Can Learn and Thrive,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019.
- Samantha Harrington, “Chicago groups turn concrete schoolyards into green spaces,” Yale Climate Connections, May 13, 2019.
- Mary McIntyre, “Winthrop Harbor hopes TIF district will promote connections to the ‘natural beauty of the lake’,” Lake County News-Sun, May 12, 2019.
- Frank Abderholden, “Time to consider buying native plants for your yard,” Lake County News-Sun, May 12, 2019.
- Erica Zazo, “Trails by transit: Let trains, buses and the ‘L’ get you to these 4 nearby escapes into nature — including a national park,” Chicago Tribune, May 9, 2019.
- “Volunteers aid BAPA, Openlands with tree plantings,” Beverly Review, May 6, 2019.
- “Activists push for opening Lake Calumet to recreational use,” AP, May 6, 2019.
- Marina Schauffler, “A Growing Force,” Saving Land magazine, Spring 2019.
- Ted Slowik, “Citizens want to open Lake Calumet to public access for recreation,” Chicago Tribune, April 30, 2019.
- Karen Berkowitz, “Arlyn School students fittingly cap off their Green Festival with a lakefront cleanup in Highland Park,” Highland Park News, April 29, 2019.
- Monica DeSantis, “First New Bison Calf Of The Season Spotted At Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie,” 1340 WJOL, April 29, 2019.
- Seth Putnam, “Cook County’s Best Kept Secret,” REI.com, April 26, 2019.
- Alex Ruppenthal, “Proposed Bills Would Restrict Illinois’ Authority to Protect Endangered Species,” WTTW Chicago, April 16, 2019.
- Jerry Adelmann, “A Hike in Transfer Taxes Should Support Both Affordable Housing and Public Parks,” Crain’s Chicago Business, April 12, 2019.
- Marcia Froelke Coburn, “People Are Losing Their Minds Over a Children’s Camp in North Park Woods,” Chicago Magazine, April 11, 2019.
- Jonathan Ballew, “75-Year-Old Trees In Andersonville Could Come Down As City Replaces Water Lines — And Neighbors Aren’t Happy,” Block Club Chicago, April 5, 2019.
- “Openlands announces native tree, plant sale,” Lake County Journal, April 4, 2019.
- “Volunteers sought for Birds in my Neighborhood,” Lake County Journal, April 4, 2019.
- “Openlands Native tree and plant sale opens,” Daily Herald, April 2, 2019.
- Jaime Zaplatosch, “Green Schoolyards: Benefits, Models, and Tips for Successful Outcomes,” Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly, March 2019.
- Maureen O’Donnell, “‘Mister Tree’ Jim DeHorn dies at 84; worked to protect, plant city trees,” Chicago Sun-Times, March 29, 2019.
- “James Frederick ‘Jim’ DeHorn,” Chicago Tribune, March 24, 2019.
- Sheryl DeVore, “A Birdwatcher’s Paradise,” Chicago Magazine, March 13, 2019.
- Frank Vaisvilas, “Openlands recruiting, training tree stewards to help increase Southland’s urban canopy,” Daily Southtown, March 12, 2019.
- Maja Ramirez, “Be creative for Obama center,” Chicago Tribune, March 4, 2019.
- Sam Joyce, “Touring Jackson Park’s Future,” South Side Weekly, March 3, 2019
- Bill Daniels, “Tiger, Rolfing’s Chicago Course Project Far From Fruition,” SwingU, February 10, 2019.
- John Yonan, “As we build a road, we will protect the forest preserves,” Chicago Sun-Times, February 6, 2019.
- Sun-Times Editorial Board, “Protect iconic forest preserve from concrete overkill,” Chicago Sun-Times, February 3, 2019.
- Jerry Adelmann, “As U.S. EPA leaders sell out environment, Illinois must step up,” Chicago Sun-Times, February 2, 2019
- Frank Vaisvilas, “Increased flooding, hotter summers in Southland a consequence of climate change: federal report,” Daily Southtown, December 27, 2019.
- “Keep your word on Lincoln Yards, Ald. Hopkins,” Chicago Sun-Times, January 20, 2019.
- Sun Times Editorial Board, “Time for Chicago to bring back the Department of the Environment,” Chicago Sun-Times, January 16, 2019.
- Erin Ivory, “Birds in My Neighborhood lets kids swap phones for binoculars,” WGN-TV, January 11, 2019.