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ECCo’s Urban Conservation Team
Photo: Jonathan VanderBrug
In the Chicago region, ECCo’s Urban Conservation Team works to conserve and connect protected natural areas. Drawing on the Museum as a center of excellence for community-based conservation strategies, we engage the public in environmental education and ecological restoration, increasing public support for the long-term sustainability of Chicago’s many natural treasures. The team also recognizes the potential that climate change has to jeopardize the conservation and restoration investments that have been made during the last 30 years in the greater Chicago region. In response to this threat, ECCo scientists helped to create the Chicago Wilderness Climate Action Plan for Nature that focuses on climate change impacts to the region’s natural communities.
Major Initiatives
Calumet Environmental Education Program
Calumet Stewardship Initiative
Green Infrastructure Implementation
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Learn about the work of the other ECCo Chicago Region Teams
Applied Cultural Research
Urban Anthropology Team
We also learn from our ECCo colleagues working with communities in the Andes/Amazon. Click here to learn more about their work.
