Thanks to all the
Friends of Calumet

These key Calumet entities are working to protect and restore the natural environment of the Calumet region and connect it to a thriving local economy, history, and quality of life.

• Active Transportation Alliance
• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
• Active Transportation Alliance
• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
• Blacks in Green
• Calumet Ecological Park Association
• Calumet Environmental Resource Center–Chicago State University
• Calumet Regional Archives–Indiana University Northwest
• Calumet Stewardship Initiative
• Chicago’s Steel Heritage Project
• Chicago Wilderness
• City of Chicago Department of Environment
• Field Museum: Journey through Calumet
• Field Museum: Calumet Environmental Education Program
• Forest Preserve District of Cook County
• Friends of the Forest Preserves
• Grand Calumet Task Force
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois State Water Survey
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• Indiana Dunes State Park
• Indiana Department of Environmental Management
• Lake Calumet Ecosystem Partnership
• Lake County Parks Department
• National Park Service
• The Nature Conservancy–Southern Lake Michigan Rim Project
• Openlands
• Portage Park District
• Purdue University Calumet
• Save the Dunes Council
• Shirley Heinze Land Trust
• Sierra Club
• Southeast Chicago Historical Society
• Southeast Environmental Task Force
• Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
• USDA Forest Service–North Central Resource Station
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
• Wildlife Habitat Council

More Resources

The Evolving Calumet: A Journey

Video depicts the rich character of the Calumet region as well as its challenges. For a free copy, contact the Calumet Ecological Park Association.

Green River Pattern Book:
An Illustrated Guide to Sustainable Urban Planning and Design Principles and Environmental Design / Energy Conservation Best Practices.

Created for use within the Calumet River Corridor by South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association and Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation with Hitchcock Design. For more information, e-mail reggie.greenwood@ssmma.org.