Surfing Through the Sludge
Lake Michigan surfers brave freezing cold—and toxic—waters, while the Surfrider Foundation sues to clean them up
Sites for Leisure, Sites of Danger
Artists and activists discuss reclaiming parkland as a public space
Growing Neighborhoods
An art exhibit connects local goals and larger climate problems
Leisure at a Price
A new history showcases Black Chicagoans’ complex relationship with nature
Stewards For the Land
Some of the farmers behind the city’s newer generation of cooperative farms
Ramping Up at Big Marsh
A Southeast Side slag field reborn
When a Park Becomes a Destination
Around Jackson Park with Jackson Park Watch’s Brenda Nelms
Greener Pastures
What the history of Jackson Park tells us about its uncertain future