Category Archives: parks and public land

Bloomingdale Trail Plans Move Forward

New York City’s High Line (visited last summer by Professor Carl Zimring, as described in this post) has been a popular addition to that city’s parks system since its opening and recent expansion.  That success inspired similar plans to repurpose … Continue reading

Posted in green design, parks and public land, transportation

Chicago Center for Green Technology Hosts Talk on Sustainable Landscaping Tomorrow at 6pm

The Chicago Center for Green Technology (445 N. Sacramento) hosts Kurt Dreisilker of the Morton Arboretum discussing “Sustainable Landscape Concepts from a Public Garden” tomorrow at 6pm. Many ponds in northern Illinois suffer from similar problems: extreme fluctuations in water … Continue reading

Posted in parks and public land, presentations

Greencorps Helps Chicagoans & Their Environments

The City of Chicago has several programs and institutions that aid the local environment. Some, like the Chicago Center for Green Technology, offer courses. Some, like the Hazardous Household Waste Dropoff Center on Goose Island, provide residents with ways of … Continue reading

Posted in energy, parks and public land, social justice

Concerns Over Sand Mine Near Starved Rock State Park Discussed in Springfield

Recently, LaSalle County voted to approve a sand mine adjacent to Starved Rock State Park. Concern over that decision has reached the statehouse. Both sides of a controversial proposal to develop a sand mining operation on the eastern edge of … Continue reading

Posted in news, parks and public land, pollution

Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course in May 2012

Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012. As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading

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Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In Spring 2012

Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012.  As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading

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Chicago Plans for (Contiguous) USA’s Largest Urban Park in Calumet Region

The largest urban park in the contiguous United States is coming to Chicago. A new project, backed by at least $17 million from the state, aims to turn 140,000 acres of under-used and post-industrial land along the Second City’s southern … Continue reading

Posted in courses, faculty, news, parks and public land, planning, policy

Cook County Commissioners Approve Forest Preserve Budget

Cook County commissioners have approved the forest preserve district budget for the upcoming year. The $195 million spending plan includes more than $10 million for land acquisition. With real estate prices low, district officials have said they want to snap … Continue reading

Posted in news, parks and public land, policy

Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In Spring 2012

Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012.  As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading

Posted in courses, faculty, parks and public land

Professor Greg Buckley Offers Sustainability of the National Parks Course In May 2012

Roosevelt Professor Greg Buckley will teach the second version of his exciting SUST 390 Special Topics course on national parks in Spring 2012.  As with the first version of the course last spring, the class will tour Theodore Roosevelt National … Continue reading

Posted in courses, faculty, parks and public land