Dec 30, 2021
Openlands and partners have received a $400,000 Walder Foundation grant to restore open spaces in Beaubien Woods, part of the 70,000-acre Forest Preserves of Cook County. Comprising prairie, woodland and wetland habitats, it runs along the Little Calumet River, an environmentally significant waterway that connects Chicago to the Mississippi River.
Jan 29, 2021 ● By Sheryl DeVore
A pond with a layer of soft snow above the ice may seem to harbor little or no activity, but underneath, where there’s still open pond water or a muddy bottom, life goes on in winter, just at a much slower pace.
