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We invite you to join a meeting to learn about Chicago Wilderness's Goal #5: Access to Nature and Benefits! On Friday, July 9, at 9:30-11:00am we will meet on Zoom to review the goal, meet each other, and identify a few next steps to begin to realize the stated objectives. We expect a follow-up meeting on Wednesday, August 18 at 9:00-10:30am.
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7/9/2021
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When:
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9 :30 - 11 am
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Where:
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Register for Zoom Link
United States
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Contact:
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Laura Reilly
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Online registration is closed.
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Goal #5 Background: Nature is for everyone. The plants, animals, and habitats in the Chicago Wilderness region provide tangible economic, social, cultural, and health benefits to the 11.5M residents who live here and the 60M who work, convene, and visit every year. Combined with the diverse human communities of the region, they constitute the shared natural and cultural heritage inherited by each generation. Yet currently, these benefits are not equitably distributed, and the natural assets that sustain them are not equally accessible to all, damaging quality of life and opportunity in many neighborhoods and jurisdictions.
The Goal: By 2025, a Chicago Wilderness alliance representing the full diversity of the region will have identified and implemented the best approaches to (1) increase access to natural areas and green spaces of all types that are welcoming to all; (2) expand nature-based programming across the region, particularly in places with the least area of healthy green space in 2020; and (3) foster a regional partnership that addresses the region’s legacy of environmental injustice and as part of its internal operations and external relationships. At least 3M more people will reap nature’s benefits from this activation of local green spaces, with an emphasis on those who have historically been excluded.
Together, we can make this vision a reality -- expanding and improving access to nature and its benefits and achieving a fuller expression of Chicago Wilderness with folks from many different types of organizations and walks of life. Please join us! We look forward to hearing your thoughts about how we move forward together. Be well, Amy Rosenthal, Teish Daniel, Radhika Miraglia co-chairs for Goal #5 goal team
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