Delta Institute is implementing soil health appraisals in Illinois and Michigan to build the case for standardized soil health valuation, with cohorts of farmers across multiple MLRAs.
Projects Roster
Building Regional Consensus for Soil Health Valuation
Delta Institute is building regional consensus in the farmland appraisal process to value Soil Health, including training in our new soil valuation approach.
Restoring The Past: Hobart Legacy Nature District
Delta is restoring 40 acres in the Hobart Nature District in Lake County, IN, while improving water quality in two watersheds.
Stewardship of Community Green Space and Workforce Development with Emerald South’s Terra Firma Project
Delta Institute is working with Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative and community partners to steward community green space via workforce development in the Chicago neighborhoods of Washington Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore.
Enhancing Urban Forestry and Community Engagement in Hammond, Indiana
Delta is planting 200 trees in the Hammond’s Third District and historic Harrison Park and also creating its urban forestry management plan.
Innovative Municipal Green Infrastructure ESG Financing
Delta Institute is piloting an innovative financing and service delivery approach to support small-to-mid-sized Great Lakes municipalities to implement GI at scale.
Restoring The Duck Creek Tributary In Northwest Indiana
Delta Institute is restoring a key waterway in Hobart, Indiana, that flows throughout the entire watershed and ultimately into Lake Michigan.
Protecting Water Quality on Chicago’s Southeast Side via Stormwater Wetlands at the IIPD
Delta Institute is working with our long-term partner, the Illinois International Port District to assess and evaluate the placement and creation of two new wetlands that will capture stormwater on IIPD’s land–keeping pollutants from entering the Calumet River and traveling through dozens of downstream communities.
Soil Health-focused Land Valuation Market Research in Illinois
Delta analyzed Illinois’ farmland real estate market in Illinois to institutionalize Soil Health as a factor in the land appraisal process in Illinois.
Expanding and Stewarding Regional Forest Canopy via a Tree Planting Consortium in Northwest Indiana
Delta Institute is working with municipal, business, and community partners in Lake County, Indiana to expand regional forest canopy acreage via an innovative multi-community approach to comprehensive forest planning.
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