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Fair-Trade Environmentalism: How Our Purchases Help Workers and the Planet

Sep 30, 2024 ● By Megy Karydes

A GlobeScan study shows 41% of U.S. consumers choose products supporting social and environmental causes. Fair trade is growing as shoppers seek eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable options.

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Celebrate Fall and Stock Up on Bulbs at Chicago Botanic Garden

Aug 30, 2024

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s annual Fall Festival & Bulb Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 4 through 6.

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Planting tulip bulbs in fall Melinda Myers

Boost Landscape Beauty with Fall Planting

Aug 30, 2024 ● By Melinda Myers

Fall is an ideal season to introduce new elements to a landscape. Because the soil is warm and the air cool, newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials are less stressed and will establish more quickly.

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Center for Conservation Leadership Impacts Lake County

Aug 30, 2024

Lake Forest Open Lands’ Center for Conservation Leadership (CCL) recently received two grants from the Illinois Coastal Management Program (ICMP), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), focused on the Great Lakes Coastal Region.

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Monarch Butterflies How Urban Gardens Are Helping Them Thrive

Aug 30, 2024

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America.

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A monarch sips nectar from a plant at Lurie Garden in September

Lurie Garden Celebrates 20 Years of Diverse, Naturalistic Plantings in Chicago

Aug 30, 2024 ● By Sheryl DeVore

A September walk through Lurie Garden, located in Chicago’s Millennium Park, will reward visitors with spikes of bubblegum pink flowers called rough blazing star, along with the low-lying, deep-purple blooms of bottle gentian.

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Emerging Sustainability Drivers: From Artificial Intelligence to Citizen Scientists

Aug 30, 2024 ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Renewable energy, greenwashing regulation, artificial intelligence applications and biodiversity programs are all being championed by stakeholders for the greater good of our planet.

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Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve to Expand with Addition of 18 Acres

Jul 31, 2024

The Lake County Forest Preserves (LCFP) Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 18.2 acres to expand Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, in Lake Forest, at a meeting in July.

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Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Honored Nationally

Jul 31, 2024

The Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, a dynamic and dedicated Refuge Friends organization, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Molly Krival Award – Refuge Friends Group of the Year.

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Experience a Taste of Ravinia at All-Day Farmers Market in Highland Park

Jul 31, 2024

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week at the second annual Taste of Ravinia Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Hidden Gems on Rainbow Beach Support Organic Gardening, Native Ecosystem

Jul 31, 2024 ● By Sheryl DeVore

In summer, Chicago’s Rainbow Beach along Lake Michigan can be alive with sunbathers, swimmers and children building sandcastles.

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group of people cleaning the beach of litter

Protecting Waterways: How Individuals Can Make a Real Difference

Jul 31, 2024 ● By Kelcie Ottoes

Individuals can protect waterways through cleanups, reducing pollution, supporting ecosystems, and improving outdoor spaces for community enjoyment.

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July’s Must-Visit Outdoor Havens in the Chicago Region

Jul 01, 2024 ● By Sheryl DeVore

July can be hot and buggy, but that’s no reason to stay indoors. Natural Awakenings asked local notable environmentalists what natural areas in the Chicago region they most enjoy visiting on a July day and what can be experienced there.

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Lake County Continues Flight Toward Bird-Friendly Building Design with New Ordinance

Jun 28, 2024

The Lake County Board recently approved a new ordinance to mitigate fatal bird collisions with the installation of glass on nonresidential buildings in unincorporated Lake County.

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