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About Us
The Chicago Wilderness Alliance believes that cooperative work benefits everyone in the region. As a volunteer-led non-profit, we rely on staff, board, and other experts from within our 330+ partner organizations to give their time and expertise to address conservation at a regional scale. This allows the Alliance to lead on shared conservation goals that benefit people and nature—and the missions of our partners.
Congress 2026:
Friday, Nov. 6 in Lake County
Congress is our biannual gathering where people from across our four-state region come together to learn and gain inspiration from their peers. This year we're celebrating 30 years of growing forward together, and we want you to be there! Registration opens August 7.
Native Led Climate Knowledge Exchange: Saturday, August 15
For Native American and non-Native stewards, growers, academics, and changemakers of the Chicagoland/Great Lakes region and beyond to spend a day learning about the climate issues impacting urban Indigenous communities and how we can work collaboratively to mitigate and adapt to these changes.
Alliance Partners: Host a Cafe to Share Ideas and Pose Questions
Connect virtually with your peers. Cafe series serve up conversations on topics affecting our region, including conservation issues of common concern, new and innovative work, and challenges.
