LOSS: Bulldozers Clear 20 Acres of Jackson Park for OPC Construction, including the Woman’s Garden and 800 Old-Growth Trees, (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)

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20 acre site of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park after 800 old-growth trees were cleared. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers
One of approximately 800 old-growth trees cleared from the 20 acre site of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park in September 2021. Photo Credit: Barbara Koenen

Remembering the Jackson Park Trees: A Photo Essay, Jacqueline Serrato, South Side Weekly, 9/30/21

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