Web Directory

» A Naturalist's Tour of Southern Lake Michigan
   Naturalist Joel Greenberg shares his eight favorite natural areas in the Chicagoland region.
   http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/306488.html

» Audubon Chicago Region
   With 200,000 acres of conservation land, the Chicago metropolitan area encompasses many of the finest and largest tracts of native tallgrass prairie, oak savanna, woodland and wetland left in the Midwest.
   http://www.audubon.org/local/chicago/index.php

» Calumet Ecological Park Association (CEPA)
   Advocates the establishment of an ecological park in the Lake Calumet area and northwest Indiana. Membership application, and views and benefits of this advocacy program are featured.
   http://www.lincolnnet.net/cepa/home.shtml

» Chicago Audubon Society
   Serves the Chicago area. Site includes conservation news, calendar of events, newsletter archives, and a rare bird alert.
   http://www.chicagoaudubon.org/

» Chicago Geology
   Includes a transcript of a 1902 report on the area's geology, plus outlines and photos of field trips to points of geologic interest in and around the city.
   http://ebeltz.net/niftylinks/chgolinks.html

» Chicago Wilderness
   Regional alliance of more than 250 public and private organizations working together to protect, restore, study and manage the precious natural ecosystems of the Chicago region for the benefit of the public. Includes news, initiatives, places and resource
   http://www.chicagowilderness.org/

» Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project
   Information about training and monitoring activities, including plant surveys, frog monitoring, and important bird areas.
   http://www.habitatproject.org/

» Chicago Wilderness Magazine
   Quarterly magazine that offers news, articles, and features centered around the region's natural wonders. Includes secure subscription form, news of the wild, current issue, back issues' archive, and message board.
   http://chicagowildernessmag.org/

» Chicagoland Environmental Network
   Resource on issues, volunteer opportunities, organizations, and resources in northeastern Illinois. Directory of member organizations and agencies, job opportunities, events, volunteer opportunities, and other news and information.
   http://www.chicagoenvironment.org/

» Lake-Cook Audubon Society
   Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society based in Highland Park. Information on bird walks and programs.
   http://www.lakecookaudubon.org/

» Partners for Clean Air
   Grass-roots coalition of regional government, business and community organizations. Features advocacy, legislation issues, a smog alert email newsletter, a Midwest HazeCam, air quality index, reports and forecasts and ozone data.
   http://www.cleantheair.org/

» vPlants - A Virtual Herbarium of the Chicago Region
   Searchable and browsable catalog of the herbarium collections of the Morton Arboretum, Field Museum, and Chicago Botanic Garden, including photos of many of the plant specimens.
   http://www.vplants.org/