- April 30, 2025, 3:30 pm US/Central
- Laura Reilly & Ted Haffner, Chicago Wilderness Alliance
- Alyssa Rodway
There is no doubt that our planet is under pressure as never before. Our region is home to a spectacular assemblage of rare ecosystems and diverse plant and animal species. The time to protect these vulnerable assets and take conservation action is now, and we need all hands-on deck! In largely urbanized areas of the four-state Chicago Wilderness Alliance region, the capacity to deliver on conservation and ecological goals will come not just from traditional conservation land and waters, but from activating every land type – agriculture, residential, corporate – to contribute meaningfully to landscape-scale conservation. As a regional collaborative of hundreds of partner organizations and individuals working to implement landscape-scale approaches to conservation in and around the southern shores of Lake Michigan, the Chicago Wilderness Alliance is proactively addressing the conservation challenge! Fermilab restoration is part of this in many ways. The Green Vision Initiatives include seven key thematic areas and use a centralized framework to guide, track and implement progress toward a common vision and an inclusive approach to thriving nature for people and wildlife.