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Seems like everyone is going green these days. After all, who doesn’t want clean air to breathe? Clean water to drink. And healthy woods, beaches, and other natural areas to wander and explore. But, with so much information floating around out there—some of it reliable, some of it not so much—it can be tough to figure out how best to be green, too.
At EcoMyths, we set the record straight. To do this, we call upon an all-star alliance of experts from some of the most respected nature institutions around to provide you just the facts. Naturally. So you can make the best green decision for you, your family, and nature. For generations to come.
The EcoMyths Alliance includes 21 fantabulous institutional partners—check ‘em out our Partners page.
meet the team
kate sackman
daisy simmons
jim hunt
tiffany plate
meshawn ayala
alex schwartz
jessica walsh
meet the board
jeff hoffman
sophie twichell
david gorter
brian greenberg
laurence hayward
Founding Partners:
*Listed with the institutions each was affiliated with in 2009
- Gretchen Baker, Field Museum
- Joel Brammeier, Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Chelsea Carey, Lake Forest Open Lands Association, DePaul University
- Cyndi Duda, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Mark Hauser, Friends of the Chicago River
- Liam Heneghan, Institute for Nature and Culture; Chicago Wilderness
- Donald Hey, Wetlands Initiative
- Bob Kirschner, Chicago Botanic Garden
- James Montgomery, DePaul University, Environmental Science Program
- Dana Murphy, Friends of the Chicago River
- Laurel Ross, Field Museum
- Kate Sackman, Lake Forest Open Lands Association
- John Sentell, Wetlands Initiative
- Debra Shore, Cook County Metro Water Reclamation District
- Doug Stotz, Field Museum
- Lauren Umek, Institute for Nature and Culture; Chicago Wilderness
- Lynne Westphal, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Expert Advisors:
- Aaron Durnbaugh, City of Chicago Department of Environment
- Gwen Lincoln, Photographer
- Tim Loftus, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- Margot Mazur, Conservation Research Institute
- Chris Mulvaney, Chicago Wilderness
- Howard Simpson, former board member
- Gerould Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum
Leadership Council:
- Barbara Carr
- Bobby Charles
- John McCarter