Openlands

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT ADVANCING URBAN CANOPY EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY FORESTRY

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE TREES AND EQUITY IN THE LAKE MICHIGAN WATERSHED A STORM WATER REDUCTION PARTNERSHIP

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROTECTING SUSTAINING AND GROWING TREE CANOPY WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: OPENLANDS TREEPLANTERS PROGRAM IV

URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM DELIVERY CORE FUNDING

PARTNERSHIP FOR URBAN CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: OPENLANDS TREEPLANTERS PROGRAM V

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE OPENLANDS TREEPLANTERS PROGRAM III

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE OPENLANDS TREE PLANTERS PROGRAM II

GREAT LAKES RESTORAT

EMPOWERING NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS TO REPLACE ASH TREES ON PUBLIC LANDS IN CHICAGO'S WATERSHED

PARTNERSHIP FOR CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES AND INITIATIVES IN URBAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO OPENLANDS TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY CREATING TEACHER LEADERS WHO WILL HAVE AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF BIRDS AND INTRODUCE THE TOPIC OF TREES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, FOCUSING ON BIRDS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIRDS AND TREES, AND THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BOTH, AS WELL AS CURRICULUM INTEGRATION AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING TO SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, EDUCATORS WILL CONDUCT A STUDENT-LED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROJECT THAT AIMS TO INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCY BY PLANTING TREES TO EXPAND THE URBAN CANOPY AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING EACH SCHOOL. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND WORK WITH 17 SCHOOLS INCLUDING OVER 1,000 STUDENTS AND OVER 30 EDUCATORS. WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, FOCUSING ON BIRDS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIRDS AND TREES, AND THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BOTH, AS WELL AS CURRICULUM INTEGRATION AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING TO SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, EDUCATORS WILL CONDUCT A STUDENT-LED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROJECT THAT AIMS TO INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCY BY PLANTING TREES TO EXPAND THE URBAN CANOPY AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING EACH SCHOOL. SUBRECIPIENT:ELIGIBLE SUB AWARDEES WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. ADDITIONAL SUB AWARDEES WILL IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE TREE PLANTING AND ENGAGING THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN LEARNING ABOUT BIRDS AND TREES.OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: OVER 30 EDUCATORS WILL INTEGRATE OUTDOOR LEARNING AND HANDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES INTO THEIR LESSON PLANS, EDUCATORS WILL BECOME TEACHER LEADERS TO INSPIRE FELLOW EDUCATORS TO ADAPT OUTDOOR LEARNING INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND STUDENTS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR NATURE AND EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITY ABOUT BIRDS AND TREES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE 17 CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEIR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP PLANS TO TRANSFORM CHICAGO SCHOOL YARDS INTO GREEN SPACES THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUN

LAS MARIPOSAS: PARTNERSHIP FOR URBAN MONARCH CONSERVATION & NATURE EDUCATION IN CHICAGO

THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE OUTREACH, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE RESILIENT WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR THE HACKMATACK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE THROUGH ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AT OPENLANDS OTREBLA PROPERTY WITHIN THE REFUGE. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPRESS INVASIVE SPECIES THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF A COVER CROP ON 65 ACRES OF LAND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FARMED. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT WETLAND RESTORATION ON APPROXIMATELY 22 ACRES OF DEGRADED WETLAND THROUGH INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL. PROJECT ACTIVITIES DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A PRESCRIBED BURN, PLANTING OF A COVER CROP, HERBICIDE TREATMENTS FOR INVASIVE WETLAND SPECIES, MOWING OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND A PLANT INVENTORY. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE HABITAT FOR IMPORTANT SPECIES IN THE AREA SUCH AS BLANDINGS TURTLE, AND RUSTY PATCHED BUMBLEBEE. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT FRIENDS OF HACKMATACKS WORK TO RESTORE WETLANDS AT OTREBLA.

GLRI: TREE PLANTING TO ENHANCE NATURAL HABITATS IN CHICAGO PARKS

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY/OPENLANDS TREEKEEPERS

PARTNERSHIP FOR CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES & INITIATIVES IN URBAN NA

PARTNERSHIP FOR CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES & INITIATIVES IN URBAN NA

GLIR: UTILIZING THE URBAN FOREST TO MITIGATE STORM WATER IN CHICAGO LAWN