Conservation Greenprinting in Illinois

The Nature Conservancy in Illinois is using GIS analysis along with conservation planning expertise and stakeholder and community engagement to identify where nature based interventions can help address the challenges and impacts of climate change. What is a Greenprint? What are the benefits of a Greenprint? A Greenprint is a strategic conservation plan and/or tool that reveals that economic and social benefits that parks, open space, and working lands provide communities. Such benefits include recreation opportunities through the use of parks and trails, habitat protection and connectivity, clean water, agricultural land preservation, and increased resilience to climate change. Greenprints can: Our Focus Areas Chicago skyline from Northerly Island Park. © Laura Stoecker Photography LTD Chicago skyline centered on the Willis Tower with autumn trees in the foreground. Chicago and Cook County The Chicago and Cook County Greenprint seeks to identify areas where nature can help address climate-related challenges, such as extreme flooding, poor air quality and excessive heat. We analyzed numerous layers of data to show which Chicago and suburban neighborhoods are most at risk for these challenges and show priority places in which to focus conservation efforts. Several partners supplied these key data layers, including the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Morton Arboretum. Click here to learn more Mackinaw River at the Franklin demonstration farm in the Mackinaw River watershed, Lexington, Illinois. © Timothy T. Lindenbaum/TNC Mackinaw River at the Franklin demonstration farm in the Mackinaw River watershed, Lexington, Illinois. Mackinaw River Watershed (Coming Soon!) The Mackinaw River watershed in central Illinois is a high-quality river, sustaining high fish and mussel diversity. It maintains 23% of the highest quality stream segments that remain in the state of Illinois. Stresses to the river come from both agricultural and urban sources and include: altered hydrology, habitat degradation, and decreased water quality. We are working with watershed stakeholders to create a web-based, interactive framework that: Contact For more information about this and other work in Illinois, please visit our website. TNC in Illinois The Nature Conservancy. Green sphere with leaves.

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