Peterson, Gunnar A. (Gunnar Arthur), 1915-

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Open Lands Project, later Openlands Project, has sought to preserve areas of natural beauty around Chicago that were threatened by urban growth. OPL originally functioned as a committee of the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago but became an independent non-profit organization in 1968. Gunnar Peterson was the Executive Director of OLP for 12 years and led a team of activists and influential Chicagoans in saving some of the natural areas around Chicago including Goose Lake Prairie, Illinois Prairie Path, Illinois and Michigan Canal, and Kennicott Grove.

From the description of Open Lands Project records from Gunnar Peterson's office, 1962-1984. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715390794

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associatedWith Illinois. Dept. of Conservation. corporateBody
associatedWith Open Lands Project (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)
Goose Lake Prairie State Park (Ill.)
Prairie Path (Ill.)
Illinois
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago Suburban Area (Ill.)
Lincoln Heritage Canoe Trail (Ill.)
Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)
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Land use
Parks
Shorelines
Water
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Birth 1915

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