Field notes
What the sky and dated field records support in Chicago today. Parks to walk are further down. A claim that cannot be sourced is left off.
from the live sky over Chicago
Choose one plant you can recognise again on a familiar route. Record its visible features and return to compare. The historical species record below is background for exploration, not a promise that you will find it.
Reference: Past record: Ginkgo biloba. Date: 2023-10-27. Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.
Add what you noticed yourself, including where you looked. These notes stay in this browser on this device. They are separate from the published record and are not verified by Rewyld.
On your next visit, look again and add a new dated note. Clearing browser data removes these notes.
A published occurrence record is dated 2023-10-27. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.
Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.
Date: 2023-10-27
GBIF occurrence 5109776077; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.
A published occurrence record is dated 2023-10-02. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.
Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.
Date: 2023-10-02
GBIF occurrence 5109755950; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.
Open water to settle beside while the day slows down.
A quiet edge of water to sit near and watch the light move.
Water on site, and water is where the stillness tends to land.
Find the water, find a bench, and let your attention go still.
Still water to walk along and breathe to the pace of.
Close water you can reach before the light goes soft.
Room to walk by the water until the road drops away behind you.
A wide green with water in it to sit beside for five minutes.
Spot data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Before you start walking, stand still for three slow breaths. Let the hurry you carried here settle. There is no distance to cover.
Begin to walk, slower than usual. Feel each foot meet the ground. When your attention drifts, and it will, bring it back to the next step.
For the last minute, lift your eyes. Take in one thing you had not noticed: the light, a tree, the air on your face. Carry the pace, not just the moment, back with you.
A voiced version lives on the free guided walk, or open Rewyld for a walk composed from the sky over Chicago.
The parks and gardens on this page are starting points. A tree-lined street or the small park near you counts too.
The numbers at the top come from today's sky over Chicago. Notes below that come from dated field records with sources. If a claim cannot be backed, it is not shown.
Rock Creek Park and more.
Balboa Park and more.
Wissahickon Valley Park and more.
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