The Archives include a number of North Branch newsletters and publications from our early days. Talented volunteers published in print, then mailed copies to our volunteers and friends. Note that copies were saved as reduced size PDFs but may still take a little bit longer to download than usual.
Resources
For Your Browsing PleasureArchives
Prairie Projections
Brushpiles 2000's
- 2001-02 Winter
- 2002 Spring
- 2002 Summer
- 2002 Fall
- 2002-03 Winter
- 2003 Spring
- 2003 Summer
- 2003-04 Winter
- 2004 Spring
- 2004 Summer
- 2004 Fall
- 2004-05 Winter
- 2005 Spring
- 2005 Summer
- 2005 Fall
- 2005-06 Winter
- 2006 Spring
- 2006 Summer
- 2006 Fall
- 2006-07 Winter
- 2007 Spring
- 2007 Summer
- 2007 Fall
- 2007-08 Winter
- 2008 Spring
- 2008 Summer
- 2008 Fall
- to be continued
Brushpiles 1990's
- 1991 Summer
- 1991 Spring
- 1991 Fall
- 1991-1992 Winter
- 1992 Spring
- 1992 Summer
- 1992 Fall
- 1992-3 Winter
- 1993 Spring
- 1993 Summer
- 1993 Fall
- 1993-4 Winter
- 1994 Spring
- 1994 Summer
- 1994 Fall
- 1994-5 Winter
- 1995 Spring
- 1995 Summer
- 1995 Fall
- 1995-6 Winter
- 1996 Spring
- 1996 Summer
- 1996 Fall
- 1996-7 Winter
- 1997 Spring
- 1997 Summer
- 1997 Fall
- 1997-8 Winter
- 1998 Summer
- 1998 Fall
- 1998-9 Winter
Policies & Reports
Over the decades we confronted important issues about the restoration work and the functioning of our organization. We developed policies or approaches that are still relevant today. Some may be of interest to others, and are presented in Policies & Reports.
Come back in the future to see what we’ve added.
References
The References section has a variety of conservation-related works, including Chicago Wilderness essential principles for protecting ecological diversity (1990’s); and the visionary Next Century Conservation Plan developed by Cook County Forest Preserves and partners, adopted in 2014.