Osterman Beach Stewardship Days

It may seem like a trivial issue, but native plants play an important and pivotal role within local ecosystems. They provide food and habitat for other native species, and they protect the health of the environment. Renee Patten has been leading Osterman Beach Stewardship Days, in a joint effort with the Chicago Park District and

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Cleaning Up the Chicago River

I’ve been documenting Great Lakes Plastic Pollution for a while now, providing information and resources about the environmental impact of plastic on our local ecosystem. In May of 2019, I reached out to Friends of the Chicago River, who were hosting a cleanup event along the North Branch of the Chicago River (at River Park,

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Sierra Club Beach Cleanup

A volunteer catalogs trash they collected during the Sierra Club beach cleanup at Montrose Beach in Chicago on September 15th, 2018. The event was part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach program, which held similar events at beaches along the Great Lakes. Alderman James Cappleman, of the 46th Ward, addresses a group of

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Events with Peterson Garden Project

A ground-breaking with Peterson Garden Project at their new Grow Uptown garden. Earlier this year, I started volunteering my photography services to a local nonprofit that I absolutely love — the Peterson Garden Project . They are located in Edgewater, and not too far from home. Their mission is to recruit, educate, and inspire everyone

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Stop Trashing Chicago Beaches

Please stop trashing Chicago beaches. And please do not trash any other beaches, parks, or public spaces. (Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 9:20 am) A duck swimming through debris at Kathy Osterman Beach in Chicago. I had to alert a family, because their child was attempting to play in this water. (Monday, May 28th, 2018

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