The Stewardship Mapping Project
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Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society
Development of a Bird Oasis was created to tell the story of the migration of African American people to Chicago as parallel to the migration of birds to the Calumet Region.
Campton Township
Our group does stewardship work because we believe it is important to protect and maintain open spaces for mental and physical health. The Township currently maintains over 1300 acres of open space in Kane County.
Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund - Inc.
Our mission is to acquire, restore, manage and preserve Chiwaukee Prairie and support research and environmental education.
Depaul University, Environmental Science Program
We are doing stewardship work as a subject of research and to strengthen students' education and connection with the local environment.
Fox River Country Day School
To be caretakers of our campus, but also to create learning experiences and personal relationships to the environment for our students.
Gary Comer Youth Center
Teaching youth how to care for their local environment increases their skills to make a positive change in their neighborhood.
Pullman Urban Gardeners
Our Urban Gardens are located in a designated "food desert" and our community is specifically limited in space. The grounds of the former Pullman Factory are integral to the history of our community and we are working toward re-introducing local activity within the interpretive parameters of the Pullman State Historic Site.
Salt Creek Greenway Association
To preserve and protect the biodiversity of the Salt Creek Watershed.
Spring Valley Nature Center/Schaumburg Park District
It is part of Spring Valley's mission to reconnect community members to the natural world. We do this primarily through environmental education; however, volunteer stewardship is considered not only as a way to steward the public lands we manage in a cost-effective manner but as an effective program to foster a sense of public ownership of natural areas.
Boone Creek Watershed Alliance
Our organization’s stewardship activity has a watershed and natural area protection focus.
Uptown United
As a community building activity, to promote environmental awareness, to promote a cleaner, litter-free community.
Washington Park Conservancy
Our organization does stewardship because we wanted to ensure Washington Park is preserved for future generations.
Kettle Moraine Land Trust
We are a local county based land trust working to preserve, protect and restore significant natural resources that contribute to the health of our communities. Our county government, while in support of park protection, does not have the resources to acquire and manage natural areas.
Village of Riverside
The primary objective is to preserve the park and parkway system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors
WECAN was one of the first groups in Chicago to redevelop low income housing units that use energy conservation as a must for the redevelopment of all our properties.
Chinese Mutual Aid Association
We believe that we are all responsible for taking care of our environment.
Environmental Defenders of McHenry County
Preserve, protect, educate are our keywords.
Techny Stream Restoration Project
We manage and restore native ecosystems for education purposes, to improve water quality and mitigate flooding associated with storm water runoff.
Kickapoo / Mud Creek Nature Conservancy
"Preserve the Future" - our slogan.
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