Guest User 11/3/22 Guest User 11/3/22

Developing Chicago’s Conservation Leadership

Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund

IECEF is building advocates for conservation among Chicago’s decision-makers by using resources and expertise as a coalition builder to create a louder voice for members of environmental and social justice communities and their causes.

Guest User 9/14/22 Guest User 9/14/22

Nature-based Recovery from COVID-19 in Chicago Communities

Field Museum of Natural History

The Field Museum is building from early pandemic experiences to create replicable models that transform the environment from a concern separate from community wellbeing to clearly illustrate its central role in our health and welfare.

Guest User 9/12/22 Guest User 9/12/22

Catalyzing Restoration and Flood Alleviation in Calumet for Birds and People

Audubon Great Lakes

Audubon Great Lakes is building upon existing work in Calumet to deepen engagement with communities and partners through a variety of engagement, research, and restoration activities across the region.

Guest User 9/12/22 Guest User 9/12/22

Last Four Miles

Friends of the Parks

Friends of the Parks’ Last Four Miles (L4M) is an advocacy initiative to complete Chicago's lakefront park system and to inspire, equip, and mobilize groups of community organizers and advocates for nature-based solutions along Chicago's lakefront.

Guest User 9/12/22 Guest User 9/12/22

Chicago Region Trees Initiative Corporate Sustainability and Carbon Programs

Chicago Region Trees Initiative

This project connects sustainability-minded corporations with impactful projects and dedicated partners to enable companies to achieve their goals related to areas such as environment, equity, energy, climate, and health.

Susie Lee 4/15/22 Susie Lee 4/15/22

Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farm Campus

Urban Growers Collective

This project will advance plans for nature-based green stormwater infrastructure, community engagement and experiential education at UGC’s new Urban Farm Campus and Community Education Center.

Susie Lee 4/15/22 Susie Lee 4/15/22

Depave Chicago: Creating a Depave Network Program to Renature Surface Parking Lots in the Chicago Region

University of Illinois — Professor Mary Pat McGuire

Depave Chicago will partner with the Depave Portland (OR) program to launch a training and consultation initiative.

Susie Lee 4/15/22 Susie Lee 4/15/22

Nature, Culture, and Human Health Network (NCH2)

Northwestern University — Professor Teresa Horton

This project aims to expand the cohort of researchers, conservation, and healthcare practitioners that comprise the NCH2 network, whose goal is to facilitate relationship development and collaboration around nature-based solutions.

Susie Lee 4/15/22 Susie Lee 4/15/22

Proyecto Mi Villita

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)

LVEJO is developing a shared commercial kitchen space for low-income food cart vendors in Little Village.