Chicago Wilderness Magazine

Where the Wild Ones Are

Travel back to the first feature article in Chicago WILDERNESS, and find out why so many rare and splendid species call Chicago home.

by Peter Friederici

Favorite Photos From 10 Years

Photography is always the first thing people mention about Chicago WILDERNESS. Why? Short of being there in person, nothing comes so close to the real thing.

Conservation, Chicago Style

Who would have guessed that the “city of big shoulders”
would reimagine the meaning of wilderness?

by Curt Meine

How to Enjoy Prairies, Woodlands,
and Wetlands

Natural Events, Revealed

For the past decade I have written about coyote poo,
cottontail pee, and vulture vomit, and I owe it all to Aunt Leona.

by Jack MacRae

Looking Back:
A Decade with Chicago Wilderness

The cheers, the tears, the whooping cranes.
Moments we’ll remember from the last decade.

10 Years, 10 Trends

How ten years shaped our thinking, the landscape, and the future.

Winter 2008 Cover

Oak seedlings such as this red oak have a
long road ahead. But if they start life in a preserve where natural processes such as fire and deer predation still occur, they’ve got a good chance to become pillars of the community in a few hundred years.

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