NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Chi-Cal Rivers Fund

Project Title: Restoring Wetland Habitat to Protect Water Quality for Chicago’s Southeast Side Communities (IL)

Organization:

Delta Institute

Project ID:

2005.25.085319

Award Amount:

$399999.98

Location:

The project is at Lake Calumet in SE Chicago, spanning the Calumet River and Port within the 10th Ward. It covers part of the Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan watershed (040400010603), on IIPD-owned land adjacent to Lake Calumet (Lat: 41.6836, Long: 87.5874), a River Site of Interest.