Posts Tagged: Calumet

Workday Report: Restoring Dolton Prairie

Images like the above illustrate the extent of habitat destruction that has occurred in the Midwest US within the past 100 years. Dolton Prairie, also known as Dolton Avenue Prairie, is a remnant wet prairie just south of the border of Chicago in Calumet City, Cook County, IL. The Illinois Natural Areas Inventory has identified… Read more »

What is the Millennium Reserve?

As we focus some of our restoration efforts on the entire bi-state Calumet area, the Illinois portion of that (which has admittedly gotten the most love from us, but not because we hate Indiana!) is also the geography represented by a group called the Millennium Reserve. Started by former, yet-to-be-incarcerated IL governor Pat Quinn, the… Read more »

Calumet 2030 Debrief

This year marked the launch of Calumet 2030 – the first region-based 2030 initiative, with new institutional partnerships, new sites, and a bunch of new volunteers in the Habitat 2030 family.  There were four official Cal2030 events, and given their success, there will be many more.  

Volunteers Restore Wetlands at Eggers Grove

The new Calumet 2030 wing of H2030 is growing, with community and institutional partnerships coming together to heal the natural spaces of the bi-state Calumet region.  Here’s a video of one of those efforts – a native wetland planting at Eggers Grove on Chicago’s Southeast side. Volunteers Restore Wetlands at Eggers Grove from The Field… Read more »