CHICAGO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE

The deadline has been extended!! Don't forget to register for the Northwest Indiana Field Day: Growing with Agriculture Peer-to-Peer Learning - Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 8 AM -4:45 PM Join #ChicagoWildernessAlliance for a very special tour to explore and learn about the diversity, history, preservation, and innovation of agriculture taking place in Northwestern Indiana This is a chance to meet farmers, conservationists, and other agriculture-curious people from the Chicagoland area. Visit agricultural sites focused on sustainable farming practices, climate-friendly, dedicated to community wellness, and focused on farmland preservation! Tickets are $50 and there is a limit of 50 participants! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gJQdb6KR If you can not afford the ticket price please apply for a scholarship: https://lnkd.in/gJUyzxHi

Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Northwest Indiana Field Day: Growing with Agriculture Peer-to-Peer Learning - Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 8 AM -4:45 PM Join #ChicagoWildernessAlliance for a very special tour to explore and learn about the diversity, history, preservation, and innovation of agriculture taking place in Northwestern Indiana This is a chance to meet farmers, conservationists, and other agriculture-curious people from the Chicagoland area. Visit agricultural sites focused on sustainable farming practices, climate-friendly, dedicated to community wellness, and focused on farmland preservation! Tickets are $50 register by July 10th, there is a limit of 50 participants! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gJQdb6KR If you can not afford the ticket price please apply for a scholarship: https://lnkd.in/gJUyzxHi

Northwest Indiana Field Day: Growing with Agriculture Peer-to-Peer Learning - Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 8 AM -4:45 PM Join #ChicagoWildernessAlliance for a very special tour to explore and learn about the diversity, history, preservation, and innovation of agriculture taking place in Northwestern Indiana This is a chance to meet farmers, conservationists, and other agriculture-curious people from the Chicagoland area. Visit agricultural sites focused on sustainable farming practices, climate-friendly, dedicated to community wellness, and focused on farmland preservation! Tickets are $50 register by July 10th, there is a limit of 50 participants! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gJQdb6KR If you can not afford the ticket price please apply for a scholarship: https://lnkd.in/gJUyzxHi

Urban Tree Canopy Field Day: Explore the Milwaukee Arborist Apprenticeship Program on Wednesday, August 7 2024, 8am-4pm Join #ChicagoWildernessAlliance to gain knowledge from your conservation peers about the Milwaukee arborist apprenticeship program and municipal nursery with our urban tree canopy group. Discover how the arborist apprenticeship program finds and defines success and what lessons they have learned. It is also an amazing opportunity to deep dive into the topic of urban forestry. This field day is $50 per person and the deadline to register is August 1, with a limit of 50 participants! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gETiZ4Jn Learn more about the Field Day, schedule, and sites at https://lnkd.in/gNPkKebA.

Northwest Indiana Field Day: Growing with Agriculture Peer-to-Peer Learning - Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 8 AM -4:45 PM Join #ChicagoWildernessAlliance for a very special tour to explore and learn about the diversity, history, preservation, and innovation of agriculture taking place in Northwestern Indiana This is a chance to meet farmers, conservationists, and other agriculture-curious people from the Chicagoland area. Visit agricultural sites focused on sustainable farming practices, climate-friendly, dedicated to community wellness, and focused on farmland preservation! Tickets are $50 register by July 10th, there is a limit of 50 participants! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gJQdb6KR If you can not afford the ticket price please apply for a scholarship: https://lnkd.in/gJUyzxHi

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources invites you to join us for the Everyone Belongs Nature Festival! The festival takes place on Saturday, June 15 and will be a day full of fun activities and connecting with nature. This event will take place at William Powers State Recreation Area (12949 S Avenue O) where you can enjoy outdoor games, kayaking, nature walks, copi tasting, and interactive workshops. Bring your young ones to partake in our kid's fishing derby! Come and celebrate the beauty of nature. See you there!

Join IDNR for their first Electric Mowing and Tool Field Day! It'll be at the William W. Powers State Recreation Area on Wednesday, June 26th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. If you or any IDNR staff would like to register, please see the attached flyer or register here: https://lnkd.in/gnm3fD29. We hope we can see some of you there! This workshop will discuss and demonstrate electric outdoor equipment for both commercial and residential purposes that reduce fuel use and costs while decreasing climate emissions from maintaining landscapes. We will also discuss how the use of electric tools helps the Illinois Department of Natural Resources reduce its climate footprint through its climate action plan. This event is free and open to the public.

WOW, last night was so much fun! Chicago Wilderness Alliance came together at the Field Museum Museum to celebrate Urban Rivers Rivers receiving the Parker Gentry Award. They are the first Chicago-based site to be recognized. We are all so proud of the work Urban Rivers Rivers has done to more than deserve this honor. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and positivity, and it was a fantastic opportunity to share in the joy and success of our partner. Moments like these allow us to celebrate our partners' wins and keep us all motivated; even on the hard days.

Last, but certainly not least we are honored to announce another new partner Monarchs, Milkweed, and More has joined the Alliance. We grow stronger together with each partner that joins us. Thank you for joining; we look forward to supporting your critical work! Monarchs, Milkweed, and More promotes native plantings to enhance habitats for monarchs and all wildlife through education, community programs, and collaboration. This work couldn't be more important with the decline of monarch populations as they await a final decision on being added to the federal endangered species list. As you plant your gardens this year remember to add milkweed and plant other native species! Learn more about Monarchs, Milkweed, and More: https://lnkd.in/gUkS93qK

We are thrilled to announce a new partner has joined the Alliance. We grow stronger together with each partner that joins us. Thank you for joining; we look forward to supporting your outstanding work! Trust for Public Land is a national nonprofit that works to connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors. They were founded in 1972 on the conviction that all people need access to nature and the outdoors, close to home, in the cities and communities where they live. We work with communities to create parks and protect public land where they’re needed most, as a matter of health, equity, and justice.