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Environment and nature
Lansing is part of a larger community that includes Cook County Forest Preserves and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Their programs are a resource for Lansing, and the stories posted in this category often answer questions about plants and animals that surround us and impact community life.
Lansing Boy Scouts hike 50 miles through New Mexico mountains
Above, from left: In August of 2021, Louie Pastore, Lou Gray, Max Pastore, Ted Gray, Ciaran Polanski, Charlie Gray, Joseph Boiquaye, Seamus Polanski, Liam...
2022 Forest Preserve rentals and permits open on November 15
Information provided by the Forest Preserves of Cook County
CHICAGO, Ill. (November 8, 2021) – Starting on Monday, November 15, Cook County residents and visitors...
Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative to host nature-oriented art reception
Information provided by the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
WHITING, Ind. (October 12, 2021) – The 16th annual Greening of the Arts Reception, Show...
Lansing Country Club will become commercial center in Munster, Lansing portion still uncertain
Forest Preserves of Cook County and Lan-Oak Park District "interested"
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 29, 2021) – Since the Lansing Country Club was sold...
Illinois passes major climate legislation
Information provided by the Governor's Office
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 15, 2021) – Formalizing on principles he's previously laid out, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation into...
Cook County Forest Preserve photo contest now open
Information provided by the Forest Preserves of Cook County
CHICAGO, Ill. (Septemeber 4, 2021) – The Forest Preserves of Cook County is now accepting entries...
Venue change: Joint public levee meeting rescheduled for Lansing, Calumet City
Meeting now scheduled for Monday, August 30, 6:00pm, at Fox Pointe
information provided by the Army Corps of Engineers
The in-person and virtual public levee...
‘Calumet Revisited Forums’ to resume at Calumet College in September
Information provided by the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
WHITING, Ind. (August 9, 2021) – Paul Labus of Whiting will talk about his decades...
Renovated Sand Ridge Nature Center unveiled
By Quinton R. Arthur
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (August 3, 2021) – The Forest Preserves of Cook County celebrated the unveiling of the improved Sand Ridge...
Over 100 youth graduate from Cook County Forest Preserve jobs program
By Josh Bootsma
THORNTON, Ill. (July 28, 2021) – Over 100 orange and gray clad youth assembled at Wampum Lake Thursday morning to celebrate completion...
Local Boy Scouts prepare for the trip of a lifetime
by Louie Pastore, Eagle Scout, Troop 276
LANSING, Ill. (June 13, 2021) - This August, Boy Scout Troop 276 from Lansing, Illinois, will be sending...
Calumet City breaks ground on Blues Water Run Kayak Park
By Quinton Arthur
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (May 4, 2021) – Calumet City celebrated Earth Day in a major way by holding a public ceremony for...
South Suburban College announces Tree Campus USA recognition
Information provided by South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (April 22, 2021) – During Earth Month, South Suburban College is pleased to announce its 2020...
Reavis teacher and ‘Monarch Lady’ Shannyn Dockery wins national ecology award
Excellence in ecology education wins Dockery Earthkind's Harmony Hero Award
By Jim Masters
LANSING, Ill. (March 21, 2021) – Shannyn Dockery's first-grade class at Reavis Elementary...
Sand Ridge Nature Center to offer new exhibits, upgrade campus in 2021
With history rooted in the latest ice age, the Sand Ridge area has much to offer local residents
By Katie Arvia
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (February 24,...