Join The Morton Arboretum’s Chicago Region Trees Initiative for the OAKtober Conference on Wednesday, October 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Arboretum’s Thornhill Education Center to learn from and celebrate the accomplishments of the Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan.
Published in 2015, the Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan has guided and inspired a decade’s worth of work on behalf of oaks across the region. These accomplishments involve efforts at every scale—from individual homeowners and landowners caring for oak ecosystems, to large-scale ecological restoration projects, to municipal and statewide ordinances.
The 2025 OAKtober Conference will focus on what we have learned from 10 years of the Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan, plans for the next five years, and how you can get involved in oak ecosystem recovery work across the region.
Registration
Attendance at the OAKtober Conference is free with advance registration. Registration includes free admission to The Morton Arboretum on Wednesday, October 22.
