The 2nd weekend of #WildThings2021 starts out strong with Playing "In Place": Chicago Nature Play 2020/ Opportunities/Challenges/Solutions
Learn about nature play spaces with , , and .
9am Friday!
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Join us again in person for #wildthings2023 on February 25! Register today at WildThings2023.eventbrite.com.
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There are even more sessions lined up for Wild Things Part Two than there were for Part One!
Here's one you won't want to miss: "Kayak for Conservation: Leveling up Community Science on the Chicago River"
Friday at 3:30pm! Only at #WildThings2021
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"Skeleton hairdresser, endless mud pit, only 6 stitches, and other alternative forms of environmental restoration"
Find out what it's all about today (Sunday 2/21) at 4pm, only at #wildthings2021
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Don't miss "Official City Bird Advocacy-Engaging City Leaders and the Community in Bird Conservation."
A Younger birder led the initiative to declare the Peregrine Falcon the official city bird of Rockford.
Join us at 3:15pm CST only at #wildthings2021
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Don't miss tonight's book launch at Wild Things! and will talk about their new book, A Healthy Nature Handbook, tonight at 7pm! Only at #WildThings2021
Get your ticket now! wildthingscommunity.org
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Learn about the ’s bird banding station from & Libby Keyes () & #INHS researcher !
➡️ bit.ly/3s8eTBR
You can stream their presentation both weekends of the 2021 (Feb. 19–21, 26–28)! #ornithology
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Wild Things starts today! What are you most looking forward to on Day One?
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Another great session we're looking forward to at #WildThings2021 is "Chicago Green Ambassadors: Connecting Communities to Green Spaces." Join us on Sun. Feb. 21 and learn about some amazing high school interns. Register: wildthingscommunity.org
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Curious about how remnant ecosystems change over time? At #WildThings2021 on Friday, February 19 Pete Jackson shares the results of surveys from 1996, 2005, and 2019 in Middlefork Re-Visited: Tracking Vegetation Change in a Remnant Oak Savanna.
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Have you ever wondered about the life cycle of dragonflies? Join Marla Garrison for "Conservation of Northern Illinois Dragonflies" On Feb 20 at 9:45am. Only at #WildThings2021
Register today: wildthingscommunity.org
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On Feb. 27 at noon, meet the new Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves and learn how you can get involved with their mission of community stewardship, education, and fundraising. Only at #WildThings2021 Register today: wildthingscommunity.org
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We're excited for 's session at Wild Things, Tabletop Terraria: An Introduction to 10 Nature-themed Board Games. Educator Matt Milkowski shares games for a wide range of ages on Sunday, February 21 at 5pm. Register for Wild Things here: wildthingscommunity.org
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Check out the Wild Things shop to see this year's t-shirt designed by Bobby Sutton. And we're bringing back a selection of reprints from previous conferences! Check it out: wildthings2021.bigcartel.com
Registration is open for the 2021 Wild Things Conference! Join us for two weekends of great sessions about nature in the Chicago region! wildthingscommunity.org
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Friday is the deadline to submit a proposal for the virtual Wild Things Conference in 2021. We want to hear from you!
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We are searching for stories and voices to be part of the Wild Things conference in February. We want sessions that use a virtual medium to teach, provoke discussion, and have fun! We will be accepting proposals until Friday, September 18, 2020.
Our Blanding's turtles are getting so big! We're raising these little guys and girls as part of the Blanding’s Turtle Recovery Program spearheaded by , and once they're big and strong enough, they'll be released into the wild. (Photo by Chad Merda)
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Head to Bunker Hill North Flatwoods in Chicago this Sunday, Jan. 12, for a volunteer restoration workday. Work side by side with like-minded people to create real change! More info at bit.ly/39Jsrv7. #fotfp #CentennialVolunteers #ClimateChangeisReal
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Today we kick off a new series called “Nature Minute,” where one of our experts answers a question about nature. Our first video features District ecologist Andres Ortega telling us where insects go in winter.
Tell us what you think of the video & share with friends.
Enjoy!
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This week's plant is bur oak. It is a member of the beech family and has lobed obovate leaves in an alternate arrangement. It can be distinguished by its acorn, which start out green then turn brown and have spiny cups (cap) that cover over half of the nut.
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Thank you for cosponsoring the BEST Act! Birds are already feeling the heat—we need to #ActOnClimate and keep moving towards clean, reliable, and affordable renewable energy now. The Better Energy Storage Technology Act gets us on the path.#YesOnBEST
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If you're worried about getting stir crazy this winter, there's lots of great winter hikes coming up at like this: mortonarb.org/courses/cocoa- and mortonarb.org/courses/full-m
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There is exciting bird news in Grant Park, an immature Goshawk today, first record for park. Sadly, it struck a window & died. Museum seldom kills birds because it has few & generally small windows. My assumption is hawk hit window while trying to catch a bird.
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation has produced the first Bodewadmimwen-English dictionary. Now you can learn the first language that was spoken in Chicago. chicagoreader.com/chicago/bodewa
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CHICAGOANS: Cook County Forest Preserves are the oldest & largest forest preserves in the US, but reduced resources over the years have made protecting them difficult. Take Action Now to ask Pres. Preckwinkle and your commissioner to preserve public lands:
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#Oaktober Readings
has been posting on Twitter a series of daily readings on Quercus in honor of October, the month most closely associated with oaks in the Northern Hemisphere. bit.ly/32gJmRB
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This past week, I had the chance to hear Director, Center for Native American & Indigenous Research @ Northwestern talk about Native American Futurism and the Rights of Nature movement, which inspired me to try drawing totally out of my comfort zone.
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Consider both supporting this AND forwarding it to your Ward office.
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A great way to coordinate for deeper climate and waste solutions. Donate! Composting in Chicago: Fundraiser for Block Bins
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A great way to coordinate for deeper climate and waste solutions. Donate! Composting in Chicago: Fundraiser for Block Bins
gofundme.com/f/block-bins-c
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#ploverwatch update: the moment we've been waiting for since this wild ride of a Piping Plover mania fueled summer began, has come. Monty, Rose and both surviving chicks, have spread their wings and begun their migration south, fully departing from Chicago.
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“Well the Amazon was intact & prairie is already gone!”
Great news: we can help change this!
Both the Amazon & NA Prairie were always landscapes altered by people. Join that legacy & get your hands dirty. We can help our nature kin survive into the future with our own hands!
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Midwesterners:
Capture that horror you feel watching the Amazon burn & look at where & how you live.
“Pioneers” broke the sod & destroyed ecosystems & people for the chance of $$$ from faraway markets. If the cruelty & greed in Brazil shocks you, I have news.
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Was wondering why the / website was getting traffic from a wedding website & it's cos these folks suggested donating to our org & others instead of traditional gifts. +Ratibida pinnata pic! 🥰 Thanks Jenny & Jacob, and congrats! #letsgogyorelesko
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I have never seen a popular magazine cover that speaks to me more than this issue of 😍👏🏼#deathmetalmeetsprairieismypersonalstyleanyway
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Backseat micro prairies.
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What do you mean? You've never folded yet po ur back seats to load the car with 800 milkweeds and other native species?
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