Nature, Culture, and Human Health Network

10/09/2026

Felicitaciones a Claudia Galeno y Women for Green Spaces - Mujeres por Espacios Verdes por este maravilloso reconocimiento.

Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her garden into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers

09/21/2026

Chicago Speaks about heat. As part of the Defusing Disasters Project, we present a photo gallery with stories by Chicago Residents about how heat impacts their lives and what they do about it. You can see the work displayed at two locations on different days in October.

04/25/2026

The City Nature Challenge is back through April 27! Help the Chicagoland region compete globally by documenting the plants and wildlife in our community. The City Nature Challenge is a global bioblitz that strives to document as many wild species as possible. You don’t need to be an expert – just grab your smartphone and start exploring your backyard or local park. Participating is easy:

1. Download the free iNaturalist.org app.
2. Take photos of wild plants, animals, or fungi between April 24–27.
3. Upload them to be counted toward the Chicagoland regional total!

More information is available at at https://tinyurl.com/9cvjr35j.

04/23/2026

New, from the Evanston Roundtable.

NU Professor Terry Horton clearing buckthorn as restoration work began in Harbert-Payne Park in 2019. “Everyone knows green space improves mental and