Natural Solutions Tool - Advanced Topics Workshop

Friends of the Chicago River is the only organization solely dedicated to the Chicago River.Since 1979, Friends has been working to improve the health of the Chicago River system for the benefit of people, plants and animals; and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, and easily accessible corridor of open space in the Chicago region.Friends’ work spans the entire 156-mile Chicago River system and its surrounding watershed. We focus on a greener river with healthy habitat, an accessible river that people can use and enjoy, and a river cared for by a broad group of supporters.

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Join the Trust for Public Land and Friends of the Chicago River for an interactive workshop on the Natural Solutions Tool.

Using real-world examples provided by attendees, this interactive workshop will focus on helping attendees explore the advanced features of the Natural Solutions Tool. This workshop is designed for those who have already begun exploring the tool and are looking for more guidance on how to use it to answer questions within their own unique projects, planning efforts, advocacy initiatives, outreach, and education. Join us ready to discuss your work and learn how the Natural Solutions Tool can support collaboration and augment your existing efforts. A project of the Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance, the free, publicly available Natural Solutions Tool was built from 84 searchable data layers centered on five modeling objectives that drive us towards healthy, equitable, biodiverse, protected, and connected landscapes and communities<a href="https://web.tplgis.org/chicago_nst/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Natural Solutions Tool </a>emerged from a vision for more strategic and collaborative watershed-wide investments in multi-beneficial nature-based solutions set by the <a href="https://www.chicagoriver.org/programs/public-policy-and-planning/greater-chicago-watershed-alliance" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance</a>, a coalition launched by Friends of the Chicago River in 2020. Tool development was led by The Trust for Public Land and Friends of the Chicago River with input from Watershed Alliance members and numerous other stakeholders.

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