Wild Things is a
nature conservation organization
This is a list of conservation organisations that primarily aim to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems.
List of international conservation organisations
* African Wild Dog Conservancy - dedicated to conserving the African wild dog
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based in the
Chicago
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area that organizes one of the largest volunteer-led nature conservation conferences in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
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The Wild Things Conference
Every two years, Wild Things hosts the Wild Things Conference, a massive meeting of nature-lovers from all walks of life, from all around the world. The first Wild Things Conference was in 2005. During the event, the organization hosts seminars and presentations on:
*Advocacy/Constituency Building/Communication
*Arts/Culture/History
*Backyards/Neighborhoods/
Urban environment
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...
*Birds/
Bird conservation
Bird conservation is a field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species. Over one hundred species have gone extinct in historical times, although the most dramatic hu ...
*Ecological Land Management and
Restoration
Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to:
* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
** Audio restoration
** Film restoration
** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
* Restoration ecology
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Ecological monitoring/research
*Natural History of the Chicago Region
*Sustainability/
Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
*Tools for educators
*Volunteers/Stewardship/Community Engagement
*Water and
aquatic ecosystem
An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem formed by surrounding a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems contain communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment. The tw ...
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*Youth Stewardship
Art exhibitions are also hosted as part of the conference.
References
External links
Official community website
Environmental organizations based in Chicago
Non-profit organizations based in Chicago
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