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Nearly 60 community members gathered together on Sunday, June 22 at LaBagh Woods to oppose restoration work in our area.
Read recent articles about restoration opposition in our area.
"This spring, aldermen started hearing from constituents, among them Ald. Brian Doherty, whose 41st Ward is to the west of LaBagh Woods. He took a look and didn't like what he saw: Not just saplings but mature trees had been cut down, he said. To him, it seemed someone wanted to get the job done before political winds turned again."
-Ron Grossman, The Chicago Tribune
"'The restoration movement has flourished by claiming the mantle of environmentalism while they deforest our woods, poison our water table and release smoke particulates into the air, so we appeal to Chicago's green community as well as to scrutinize this greenwashing more closely and denounce practices that are inconsistent with Chicago's burgeoning global environmental reputation,' Birman said in a statement."
-Cyryl Jakubowski, Nadig Newspapers
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Pictured (L to R): Peterson Park Improvement Association President Sylvia Asllani, Alderman Laurino, Urban Wildlife Coalition member Renee Bennett, Brynford Park Association President Ken Hornback and Urban Wildlife Coalition member Bathsheba Birman.
Email: info@urbanwildlifecoalition.org or urbanwildlifecoalition@gmail.com.