Video: Field Musuem, Abbott Hall of Conservation: Restoring
Earth The Field Museum’s Environment, Culture, and Conservation
(ECCo) Division connects nature and people through ecological
restoration and stewardship. In the Chicago Region we are
fortunate to have a network of nearly 370,000 acres of protected
natural lands and waters that are home to an impressive
diversity of native plant and animal species. Yet in the urban
environment, many of the natural processes that maintained these
landscapes for centuries are out of balance. Ecological
restoration is the process of restoring this balance and
improving the ecological health of our region’s natural areas
for the people, plants, and animals that depend on them. ECCo’s
commitment to ecological restoration is part of a region-wide
effort to restore and protect Chicago Wilderness. In ECCo we
work in partnership with the Calumet Stewardship Initiative to
lead monthly workdays in the Calumet Region and to provide
opportunities for people to connect to nature.