Depave Chicago Thanks our Partners & Supporters

Depave Chicago is a volunteer-driven, non-profit program supported through grants and contributions. The start-up of Depave Chicago is funded by a Resilient x Nature Grant from the Walder Foundation. Depave Chicago is founded and managed by University of Illinois Water Lab, affiliated with the Department of Landscape Architecture and the College of Fine & Applied Arts.

To become a supporter or partner of Depave Chicago,please contact Mary Pat McGuire at mpm1@illinois.edu. Thank you in advance!

SUPPORT OUR PILOT PROJECT!

We’re currently seeking funding (both individual donors and corporate sponsors) to support the implementation of our pilot depave project at The Montessori School of Englewood. Your donations will help pay for design, project management, site prep, equipment, purchasing soil and plants, contractor services (asphalt hauling), volunteer support, and education programming!

Donate
https://www.tpl.org/
https://www.chicagoriver.org/

Gratitude to our Collaborators over the years for their support
and contributions leading to Depave Chicago:

  • Richard Nelson, Architect, Chicago

  • Katya Reyna, Co-Director, Depave, Portland, OR

  • Ted Labbe, Co-Director, Depave, Portland, OR

  • Katherine Rose, Communications & Engagement Coordinator, Depave, Portland, OR

  • Jack Westwood, The Walder Foundation, Evanston, IL

  • Peter Nicholson, Foresight Design, Chicago

  • Andrew Phillips, PhD, Quaternary Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey

  • David Grimley, PhD, Quaternary Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey

  • Kristine Ryan, State Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS, Charleston, South Carolina

  • Olivier Caron, PhD, Quaternary Geologist, Research Professor, University of Quebec at Montreal

  • Steve Brown, PhD, Chief Scientist, Illinois State Geological Survey

  • Ashlynn Stillwell, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UIUC

  • Reshmina Williams, PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UIUC

  • Ashlynn Stillwell, PhD, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UIUC

  • Val Williams, City of Calumet City, IL

  • Drew Hart, Chicago Director, US Forest Service

  • Paul Labus, Director, Northwest Indiana, The Nature Conservancy

  • Margaret Schneemann, Water Resources Economist and Outreach Specialist, IISG

  • Eliana Brown, Water Quality and Stormwater Specialist, IL Extension

  • Layne Knoche, Landscape Designer and Outreach Extension Specialist, IL Extension

  • Lydia Scott, Director, Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Morton Arboretum

  • Margaret Frisbie, Friends of the Chicago River, Chicago

  • Adam Flickinger, Friends of the Chicago River, Chicago

  • Caroline O’Boyle, Director, Trust for Public Land, Chicago

  • Kevin Hamilton, Dean, College of Fine & Applied Arts, UIUC

  • William Sullivan, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, UIUC

    ….and Students and Research Assistants:

  • Sierra Chmela, Master of Landscape Architecture Student, UIUC

  • Julien Gundry, Master of Landscape Architecture Student, UIUC

  • Jinyu Mark Shen, Urban Designer/Landscape Architect, One Mark Studio, Texas and China

  • Zhiyu Mark Ma, Landscape Architect, Hawkins Partners, Nashville, TN

  • Heena Gajjar, Landscape Architect, Ahmedabad, India

  • Lin Ginger Jiang, Landscape Designer, New York

  • Daeun Lee, Landscape Architect, AECOM, Chicago, IL

  • Huong Dinh, Landscape Architect, Starr Whitehouse, New York City

  • Cher Wong, Landscape Architect, Smithgroup, Chicago

  • Elizabeth Vogel, Landscape Gardener and Educator, North Branch Natives, Chicago, IL

  • Yini Chen, Landscape Architect, Richard Burke, Boston, MA

  • Meng Samantha Shui, Landscape Architect, Site Design Group, Chicago

  • Zheng Alan Cong, Landscape Architect, Location unknown

  • Qiran David Zhang, Landscape Architect, Location unknown

  • Avery Clark, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, UIUC

  • Piotr Szocinski, Geology, UIUC