The Chicago Park District will create habitat for migratory songbirds along a 2.2-mile strip of land sandwiched by railroad tracks and Lake Shore Drive between 31st and 47th Streets
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County released plans this week for a new trail and bike path, but some say the project could jeopardize a fragile ecosystem.
Efforts to restore oak savannas in the suburban ring around Chicago are growing, but ecologists are encountering some unexpected issues. Holding back the mighty oak could be lowly rodents.
Naturalist Doug Tallamy says our lawns could support a "home-grown national park." Most gardeners don't think of bugs unless it's how to kill them, he said, but insects are crucial to restoring native ecosystems.
The money will help knit together sensitive ecosystems in the Calumet region, where a contaminated river and an abundance of invasive species have long threatened biodiversity in the Chicago region.
