Chicago Tree
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Mostly reposting Chicago trees & sometimes other trees. And birds. And other things I find interesting.
"The findings suggest cities should prioritize protecting mature trees alongside planting new ones." phys.org/news/2026-08...
As urban tree shade shrinks, mortality rises
As trees disappear from urban neighborhoods, lives may be lost with them. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists tracked death rates and fluctuations in tree canopy cover across an 11-year...
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🌱 Supporting our Hyde Park community DSI Summer Lab and Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience students recently volunteered with the Chicago Parks District at Nichols Park! A huge thank you to the Chicago Parks District for hosting the volunteer event
Here’s a lunchtime sketch from Lakefront Park during the Chicago Urban Sketchers seminar last month. A few people, trees, flowers, and the Drake Hotel sign- just an afternoon in the park. #usk #urbansketchers #uskchicago #seminar
In Chicago, 11 years of data linked greater neighborhood tree canopy loss to higher mortality, especially in hotter areas. Year-to-year canopy change mattered more than a single snapshot. doi.org/hcdr4t
As urban tree shade shrinks, mortality rises
As trees disappear from urban neighborhoods, lives may be lost with them. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists tracked death rates and fluctuations in tree canopy cover across an 11-year period in Chicago.
phys.org
Ravenswood neighbors are fighting to save treehouses from the city’s permit rules. blockclubchi.co/3RR9vFB
Motorized scooter tooling around city sidewalks at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 1959
"Skooter Chicago" (circa 1959)
YouTube video by chicagofilmarchives
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Live look at my balcony after dark:
Lake Michigan! Live!@lake-michigan.live · 22h agoCurrent* conditions near Ludington, MI:
The Berwyn Township and Public Health District, located at 6600 W. 26th Street in Berwyn, Illinois, was built in 1939 with the help of the Works Progress Administration and was designed by architect Vladimir J. Novak.
My architecture column today. "Built in 1973, St. Mark AME Zion Church is one of the finest works of pioneering Black architect Wendell Campbell’s distinguished 50-year career."
National Trust grant provides preservation hope for modernist East Chicago church
The $150,000 award will help St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church's congregation create a plan to preserve the unique 53-year-old structure designed by the late Black Chicago architect Wendell Campbell.
chicago.suntimes.com
The $150,000 award will help St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church's congregation create a plan to preserve the unique 53-year-old structure designed by the late Black Chicago architect Wendell Campbell.
National Trust grant provides preservation hope for modernist East Chicago church
chicago.suntimes.com
