The 2023 Biota Awardees are addressing key conservation challenges across a variety of different landscapes in the Chicago region and beyond. From maximizing community gardens and prairies to restoring habitat to improve the health of mammals and reptiles, these projects will help ensure that people and nature can thrive together.
Learn About the Projects
Field Museum of Natural History
Documenting Diversity Amidst a Mass Extinction: Generating a Conservation Framework for the Flora of Hispaniola
Lincoln Park Zoo
Maximizing the Health and Biodiversity Benefits of Chicago’s Community Gardens
Loyola University Chicago
Harnessing Native Plant Microbiomes to Enhance the Restoration of Biodiversity in the Chicago Region
University of Chicago
Harnessing Fruit Bat Conservation to Combat Zoonotic Risk in Madagascar
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Development of an Infectious Disease Surveillance Program to Support the Conservation of Chicagoland Turtle Communities
