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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | conservation, environmental education, sustainability |
| Location | |
| Website |
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Wild Things is a nature conservation organization based in the Chicago area [1] that organizes one of the largest volunteer-led nature conservation conferences in the United States. [2]
Every two years, Wild Things hosts the Wild Things Conference, a massive meeting of nature-lovers from all walks of life, from all around the world. [3] The first Wild Things Conference was in 2005. [4] During the event, the organization hosts seminars and presentations on:
- Advocacy/Constituency Building/Communication
- Arts/Culture/History
- Backyards/Neighborhoods/ Urban environment
- Birds/ Bird conservation
- Ecological Land Management and Restoration
- Ecological monitoring/research
- Natural History of the Chicago Region
- Sustainability/ Climate change
- Tools for educators
- Volunteers/Stewardship/Community Engagement
- Water and aquatic ecosystems
- Youth Stewardship [5]
Art exhibitions are also hosted as part of the conference. [6]
- ^ Garness, Kathleen. "Wild Things: Who We Are". Wild Things Community. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ McDonnell, Jerome (2019-02-13). "Chicago Nature Lovers Unite! ... At the 2019 Wild Things Conference". WBEZ. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Garness, Kathleen. "Wild Things: Who We Are". Wild Things Community. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "Preview: Wild Things Community Seeks Expansion, Beginning with You". Third Coast Review. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Nowak, Mike (2018-12-30). "Wild Things is Back in Chicago". The Mike Nowak Show. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Jolly, Malvika (2019-10-25). "Hope for Chicago's Lost Wetlands". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | conservation, environmental education, sustainability |
| Location | |
| Website |
www |
Wild Things is a nature conservation organization based in the Chicago area [1] that organizes one of the largest volunteer-led nature conservation conferences in the United States. [2]
Every two years, Wild Things hosts the Wild Things Conference, a massive meeting of nature-lovers from all walks of life, from all around the world. [3] The first Wild Things Conference was in 2005. [4] During the event, the organization hosts seminars and presentations on:
- Advocacy/Constituency Building/Communication
- Arts/Culture/History
- Backyards/Neighborhoods/ Urban environment
- Birds/ Bird conservation
- Ecological Land Management and Restoration
- Ecological monitoring/research
- Natural History of the Chicago Region
- Sustainability/ Climate change
- Tools for educators
- Volunteers/Stewardship/Community Engagement
- Water and aquatic ecosystems
- Youth Stewardship [5]
Art exhibitions are also hosted as part of the conference. [6]
- ^ Garness, Kathleen. "Wild Things: Who We Are". Wild Things Community. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ McDonnell, Jerome (2019-02-13). "Chicago Nature Lovers Unite! ... At the 2019 Wild Things Conference". WBEZ. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Garness, Kathleen. "Wild Things: Who We Are". Wild Things Community. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "Preview: Wild Things Community Seeks Expansion, Beginning with You". Third Coast Review. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ Nowak, Mike (2018-12-30). "Wild Things is Back in Chicago". The Mike Nowak Show. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Jolly, Malvika (2019-10-25). "Hope for Chicago's Lost Wetlands". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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| This article about an environmental organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This Chicago-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |