I love state parks and highway rest areas so much man I love the aesthetics of natural spaces reserved for the common good where one can exist without spending money

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The second edition of “Chicago Transit Hikes” by Lindsay Welbers discusses more great nature trails you can access without driving there chi.streetsblog.org/2025/09/18/t...

The second edition of “Chicago Transit Hikes” by Lindsay Welbers discusses more great nature trails you can access without driving there

Lit Editor Business: Take the Train/Take a Hike. Caroline Huftalen reviews Chicago Transit Hikes: A Guide to Getting Out in Nature without a Car, by Lindsay Welbers @writingwelbers.bsky.social. @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Published by @illinoispress.bsky.social. thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/08/...

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Hi! 👋 Let me introduce myself to the new folks: I'm Lindsay Welbers, and I'm the author of "Chicago Transit Hikes: A guide for getting out in nature without a car" out today through @illinoispress.bsky.social. I'm based on the NW side of the city, hike in Ted Woods, and bike or take transit often.

Happy Pub Date to CHICAGO TRANSIT HIKES: A Guide to Getting Out in Nature without a Car, Second Edition, by @writingwelbers.bsky.social! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... #Chicago #Illinois #Exploration #Travel #MassTransit #UniversityPress #Nonfiction

Thank you to Caroline Huftalen for her kind words! 😁

That's a great idea! Works in Chicago, and many of our suburbs!

The second edition of my book "Chicago Transit Hikes: A guide to getting out in nature without a car" is landing in inboxes right now! This is a guide to over 30 natural spaces that anyone can get to, without a car. Use code F25UIP for 30% off your order. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Introducing . . . the UIP Fall/Winter 2025 catalog! go.illinois.edu/FW25catalog 🎙️🎱🚲📚🗺️🍄✊🏿🥊👯‍♂️🌍

The second edition of my book "Chicago Transit Hikes: A guide to getting out in nature without a car" is now available for pre-order, and will hit the shelves Sept. 9. @illinoispress.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... #Chicago #UrbsInHorto #TransitHikes #GoOutside #ChicagoAuthor

The second edition of my book "Chicago Transit Hikes: A guide to getting out in nature without a car" is now available for pre-order, and will hit the shelves Sept. 9. @illinoispress.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... #Chicago #UrbsInHorto #TransitHikes #GoOutside #ChicagoAuthor

chicago.suntimes.com/environment/... I love this article about replacing your lawn with native plants, but I do take issue with one thing: that it could cost thousands of dollars to replace your lawn. You can do it yourself for way, way less. Cheap as free, even.

Cool news alert: "The 13 all-terrain wheelchairs will be stationed across Cook County, with one at each of the Forest Preserves’ six nature centers, as well as camps Sullivan, Reinberg and Bullfrog Lake campgrounds.' Accessibility in the outdoors is actually cool af. fpdcc.com/president-pr...

40% transit cuts in Chicago next year are avoidable Be part of fixing this issue; pledge on this website and you’ll be advised on what you can do. savetransit.org

👋 Folks! Last spring, I participated in the oldest predator-prey study in the world, by bushwhacking through cedar swamps and over ridges, hunting for moose bones. You can read about my adventures in the May/June edition of @discovermag.bsky.social Available at your local @barnesandnoble.com

Hey folks! It's National Parks Week, and I'm reminding you that the Indiana Dunes National Park has four separate stops on the South Shore Line that will drop you off at the park. And one for the Indiana Dunes State Park! All kinds of biodiversity, no car necessary. www.nps.gov/indu/planyou...

Capital punishment is immoral, ineffective, and expensive. Full stop. It doesn't matter what the crime is. It's never the right choice.

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This was an inevitability, not an accident.

I recently had a conversation with someone about the state of the world—the anxiety, the dread, the overwhelming helplessness that so many of us feel. And while there’s no simple solution, I shared a few things that help me push through. Nothing groundbreaking, just ways I fight to stay hopeful.

This is the way

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Join COS in 2025 as we celebrate green birding! Through programs and field trips, we'll explore what happens when we slow down and stay local. Our first green birding event is a discussion of Amy Tan's Backyard Bird Chronicles on 3/11! RSVP: www.chicagobirder.org/events/2025/...

Lukewarm Take: I'm just going to replace all my TikTok hours with book-reading hours. I'd rather be forced offline than back to Facebook.

CHICAGO "It's especially worth a visit in the winter, after a nice, heavy snowfall," — @writingwelbers.bsky.social re: Northerly Island Park via the Metra Electric District Line More Chicago recs in the post

Thanks to the local experts and all-around good folks who contributed their suggestions to the forthcoming winter transit trek post @hpan3.bsky.social @tsch.uy @writingwelbers.bsky.social Ya gotta subscribe for early access. It's FREE. And infrequent. Tonight's will be the first since August.

Heyyy all! I am so excited to share my latest post, which features #TransitToTrails winter outings all over the U.S. & a few in Canada. Newsletter subscribers get 1st crack — and a subscribers-only discount when the book publishes. Last call before the newsletter goes out tonight. transittrekker.com

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Hello good morning! I'm helping my friends at the Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness, the oldest organization in Illinois dedicated to ending homelessness at its root, by getting an early start on my Giving Tuesday fundraising. act.chicagohomeless.org/P2PPortal/bo...

🗣 We're hiring an investigative reporter! Are you interested in reporting on police abuse, state violence, and official secrecy in Chicago and beyond? Please share with your networks, and apply at the link below. Applications are due August 31. invisible.institute/hiring

If you haven’t yet, now is the time to send an email to your elected officials urging them to hit PAUSE on this project.

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