Help Save South Shore Nature Sanctuary by contacting the mayor and the head of the Chicago Park District.
Action Alert: Speak up for bird-safe casino windows
All three proposed casino locations adjoining the Chicago River and Lake Michigan pose serious threats to migratory and resident birds. Please attend or watch the upcoming public forums to review the casino plans and locations and voice the importance of requiring bird-friendly design at such a prominent new complex for our city.
Washington Park's Hummingbird Garden is Growing!
Book Review: On LOSING EDEN by Lucy Jones
Birds In My Neighborhood - Volunteers needed
Some Thoughts on Lines for Spring
An open letter published in the Chicago Tribune: Let's Not Gamble with Chicago's Lakefront
No casino on the Chicago Lakefront!
The decision on a site for Chicago’s casino is likely to happen by the end of March. A reuse of the existing McCormick Place Lakefront Center seems to be the front-runner. This would be terrible for birds! We have 40 years of proof that the bright lights of McCormick Place make it one of the most deadly buildings in the country.
Spring Clean for the Birds! Use Ebay for Charity to donate to Chicago Audubon
If you sell your treasures on ebay you can select a Charity and donate any percentage of your sale to Chicago Audubon Society. Once the item sells, the charitable portion of your profit goes right to CAS. With Spring Migration right around the corner, it’s time to get to spring cleaning and sell that stuff for the birds!
An Open Letter to Governor Pritzker from CAS: Save Bell Bowl Prairie
Camp Pine Woods Habitat Restoration: 2022 Wrap-up
The fall of 2020 saw the first prescribed burn of the prairie/shrubland in recent memory, knocking back some of the invasive buckthorn that had begun to creep back from previous removal efforts. Multiple acres of woodland were also cleared of buckthorn and other invasive species, some of which have now been re-seeded with native grasses, sedges, and flowers. Over 200 oak and hickory saplings were located and caged in these cleared areas, paving the way for the next generation of large trees.
Support the North Park Village Nature Center fundraiser to remove invasive Buckthorn!
Chicago Bird Report - February: White Throated Sparrows
Owl Ethics
Feb 7
Should the Forest Preserves Take a Village's Floodwater?
The Skokie Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve is being considered as the location for stormwater storage as part of a flood-control plan developed by the Village of Winnetka. The Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Village of Winnetka have been negotiating for several years on this project, which now seems to be moving forward.
CAS adopts Owl Friendly Photo Policies on Facebook
Chicago Bird Report - January Snowy Owls
Cultural Sensitivity Reviewer
Looking Back on 2021
The biggest 2021 highlight is all the great support from and relationships with our members and supporters. You come out for our habitat restoration, bird monitoring and field trips: create, share and engage with our communications: respond to our calls for action and let us know about important issues.