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Natural Resources & Water Quality

The Natural Resources & Water Quality Division works to protect, restore, and enhance Chicago’s natural resources. The Division’s programs entail:

Educating communities and providing residents with resources and materials to green their neighborhoods;
Managing the grounds and public programming at the Chicago Center for Green Technology;
Coordinating research, outreach, and ecological rehabilitation efforts in Chicago’s Calumet region;
Managing the creation of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center;
and Establishing policies and programs to conserve and enhance water quality, deter invasive species and expand and protect Chicago’s urban forest.

Dec 8, 2011	Enrique Gonzalez of Hoxie Prairie Garden Named Gardener of the Year at the 2011 Mayors Landscape Awards
Nov 18, 2011	Chicago Celebrates Graduates Trained in Ecological Restoration
Aug 22, 2011	Illinois Solar Tour 2011
Aug 18, 2011	Mayor Emanuel Launches Updated "Nature & Wildlife Plan"
May 23, 2011	Chicago's Climate Adaptation Measures Get Noticed