ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces some of our most successful creative practices, drawing particularly from our research and our most recent project, the Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit. The Climate Action Plan for Nature addresses the broad 'Chicago Wilderness' region that surrounds southern Lake Michigan. Research identified local assets related to climate change and climate action that can serve as springboards for increasing engagement in climate action, such as energy efficiency, climate-friendly gardening, recycling, etc. Visual practices were also a key strategy for creating accessible materials based on the research, all of which aim to help community leaders take ownership of climate action. Icons like this one situate the climate action project as part of Forest Glen's unique community culture. As it is employed in the garden's visual content, the Monarch connects the issues of play, education, health, industrial pollution, climate change, and immigrant rights.
