Between April 28-May 1st, we’re joining forces with community scientists across Chicagoland and the world to document as much biodiversity as we can for the #CityNatureChallenge Want to join the effort? Learn more at https://t.co/J803AK6WqB
Training and engagement opportunity alert! Don't miss this excellent opportunity to learn about native history, tribal governments, and identity, citizenship, & culture. Sign up today and take the course on your time by following the link https://t.co/dULBNE5i5j
Grant Opportunity Alert! Nicor Gas announced a grant for environmental stewardship that is open to any 501(c)(3) organization in the Nicor service area. The grants are open to applications until May 31st. Learn more by following the link https://t.co/dWm3feonRr
The Bird Conservation Network needs your help this breeding season! BCN is actively recruiting new monitors to help add crucial information about bird populations to their database. Follow the link to learn more https://t.co/Pe5YWpqpaX
Get ready to get loud and celebrate Earth Day with the One Earth Film Festival, partnering with the City of Chicago, from April 19-23, 2023. Tickets are mostly free with a suggested $8 donation. #OEFF2023@OneEarthFF Tickets: https://t.co/KxmFaALSe2
Do you know a hardworking conservationist or org working in the Great Lakes Basin that deserves recognition? Help honor that hard work with the biannual Wisconsin Sea Grant Great Lakes Champion Award. A call for nominations is now open at https://t.co/Ri4al3iMSL.
Looking to buff up your grant writing skills? Sign up for the in-person environmental grant writing workshop hosted by Chicago Region Trees Initiative. April 12th or April 13th. No grant writing experience is necessary. Follow the link to register https://t.co/1jIKiK0kId
Great new resource from @Oxfam: Inclusive Language Guide to help people consider ways that writing can subvert or inadvertently reinforce intersecting forms of inequality.
https://t.co/ciDBCwiPtd
Calling all community scientists & conservation organizations! Thinking of hosting an event during the City Nature Challenge 2023 (April 28-May 1)? Learn more at https://t.co/J803AK6WqB and submit your event here: https://t.co/PdO9lE4szX #citynaturechallenge
Hey emerging professionals (new to the field or switching careers), join us to talk and ask questions this THURSDAY at 7pm CST. Register at https://t.co/ZM1Y2YuSkW.
Openlands' Senior Forestry Program Manager Katie Fleming is a featured panelist who will be sharing her experience working in the field of forestry and with our Arborist Apprentices at @chiwilderness Emerging Professionals Cafe. Register: https://t.co/tP3b5UvmTw.
Want to add some conservation knowledge to your weekend? All our CW Cafes and many meetings are recorded and on our YouTube channel. From Tree City plans to details on the Inflation Reduction Act, we're here to help you wind down your week!
https://t.co/GoqtXZVNm4
Are you working on a plant, animal, or fungi species conservation initiative? Then you can apply for a Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund grant! Read the criteria and submit your application before the 30th June deadline. More details here: https://t.co/QhRZW7e4GV
The Great Lakes Commission seeks proposals for 2023 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grants to reduce nutrient loads from ag watersheds, eroding shorelines and streambanks in the Great Lakes basin. Deadline April 21.
https://t.co/CFeeddwQoG
We're already thinking about Earth Day, so keep your eyes on our partners' upcoming events. 🌳🌲🌍💚
Join @ForestPreserve's Earth Day event on Saturday, April 22 at 9 a.m. to plant hundreds of trees at Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve.
Details at: https://t.co/RK11q9xm7w
A whole bunch of new field trips, workdays, and events just dropped. Every one is free and open to all, but spaces are filling up fast, so get on it!
https://t.co/KrvNjyIA0u
Exciting news: Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail moves forward; fundraising campaign launched.
The Trail will eventually stretch from the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center to 15 acres of National Park land.
https://t.co/BGFLvnQSPD
Photo: John J. Watkins, file, The Times