Chicago Wilderness is happy to announce a new resource and set of tools called the "CW Hub." It's completely open and free to the public. It now has an easy to remember address on our website: hub.chicagowilderness.org. This online platform and data collection system will allow us to realize our Green Vision goals by tracking our progress and opportunities, and by putting the power of maps and data decision making into the hands of all of you! CW Hub has a mapping interface for each of our 2025 goals; it has a data repository with curated spatial data, reports and static maps; it provides a way to gather information that supports supports each goal, and it will provide a tracking system to visualize our progress via dashboard metrics. This resource has been built with help from the CW community, especially the goal groups and mapping team.

We’re still far from done! That’s where we could use your help. If you’re not involved in a goal team consider joining one or more to share your voice, ideas, and expertise. If you’re on a team, help us to get further along to advance our progress, to help define what we will track and how, and how we can organize our outreach and ultimately affect changes on the ground. If you’re not a member of Chicago Wilderness, or you’ve let your dues lapse, please support all these efforts by joining or renewing your dues! We will work with any organization no matter the size to help you become members.

We’ve heard you! Many goal teams and individuals have provided feedback, not all of which has been fully incorporated into this current build, but we’re working on it. Please keep providing your feedback, support, and help out where you can to get this awesome new resource as good as it can be!