gROWing Chicago

gROWing Chicago Habitat realizes the recommendations of the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group’s 2021 Strategic Roadmap exercise: Expanding Pollinator Habitat on Utility and Transportation Rights-of-Way across the Chicago Region prepared by the Energy Resources Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).  

The study denotes the following objectives:

1. Establish a network for ROW organizations, public and private landowners, and conservation organizations in the Chicago area.
2. Build a collaboration platform to share ROW projects, success stories, and collaborate on initiatives
3. Create a prioritization strategy to focus habitat conservation efforts across Chicagoland ROWs