Aral Sea – Satellite Image

I believe growing up in California makes one especially conscious of the environment, with an overabundance of natural spaces and places at our fingertips. This means the environment has always been an underlying love and concern of mine. As a newer resident of Chicago, I am delighted by the amount of organizations in the Midwest that are environmentally focused. I currently work as Policy Specialist at one of these organizations: Friends of the Chicago River. This blog allows me to explore environmental concerns and topics of my new home in Chicago, as I see them from a West Coast perspective. View all posts by chelseyinchicago