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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Dale Bowman

Openlands’ Jerry Adelmann follows long journey while staying close to his roots

A midsummer view of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, a project pushed by Openlands and many other Chicago-area conservation groups. (Dale Bowman)

Jerry Adelmann stays true to his roots, even though the world-trotting conservationist has traveled everywhere from Myanmar to China.

“Lockport Prairie,” he answered immediately when I asked his favorite area wild space while we sat in the Openlands office overlooking Washington Street in the Loop. “As a boy, we would drive through for a shortcut. There were egrets and herons, it kind of looked like the Everglades.”

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