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Publications

5-10 Year Forest Stewardship Plan for Oceana County (MI)

April 24, 2021

Green Lake (WI) Phosphorus Prioritization Tool

November 24, 2016

Investing in Communities, Redeveloping Brownfields

November 9, 2015

Rain Garden CAD Files Open Source Download

August 21, 2015

Underground Storage CAD Files Open Source Download

August 21, 2015

Permeable Pavement CAD Files Open Source Download

August 21, 2015

Stormwater Planter CAD Files Open Source Download

August 21, 2015

Bioswale Hybrid Ditch CAD Files Open Source Download

August 21, 2015

How-to-Phytoremediation; Brownfields into Assets through Community Forestry

June 24, 2015

Cook County Waste Management: Environmental & Economic Benefits for Chicagoland

October 30, 2014

Transforming Closed Coal Plants into Productive Community Assets

October 17, 2014

Assessing Assets and Barriers to Community Revitalization Chart

January 28, 2014

Brownfield Redevelopment Community Stakeholder Exercise

January 28, 2014

Fisk and Crawford Coal Plant (Chicago) Redevelopment Report

September 10, 2012

Projects

Expanding and Stewarding Regional Forest Canopy via a Tree Planting Consortium in Northwest Indiana

Expanding and Stewarding Regional Forest Canopy via a Tree Planting Consortium in Northwest Indiana

Delta Institute (Delta) 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 canopy mapping; forest planning, installing 2,240+ trees, and expanding maintenance and capacity building. These efforts will be achieved via a collaborative tree planting consortium structure with foundational inclusive community engagement throughout the entire process.

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Generating Critical Data and Methods to Support Nature-Based Green Infrastructure in Chicago Communities

Generating Critical Data and Methods to Support Nature-Based Green Infrastructure in Chicago Communities

Delta Institute (Delta) is working with community partners to install and monitor the impacts and benefits of nature-based Green Infrastructure projects in the BIPOC-majority Chicago neighborhoods of Washington Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore in concert with Emerald South’s Terra Firma project to develop replicable resources for communities throughout the region. Our goal is to streamline green infrastructure implementation, maintenance, and assessment strategy.

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Overcoming Barriers to Municipal Green Infrastructure Implementation

Overcoming Barriers to Municipal Green Infrastructure Implementation

Delta Institute (Delta) is examining the barriers preventing Green Infrastructure from being installed across the Great Lakes at the scale needed to address climate change. Delta’s research will inform the development of potential support services that will help municipalities overcome these barriers and improve local water quality, reduce flooding, and improve quality-of-life for their residents.

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2021 City of Chicago Waste Strategy

2021 City of Chicago Waste Strategy

The City of Chicago has the opportunity to implement strategies to tackle waste and materials management that impact our economy, environment, and citizens every day. These strategies offer opportunities to reduce waste; increase diversion through reuse, recycling, and composting; reduce costs; and increase economic and environmental justice opportunities. Delta Institute (Delta) was hired by the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the entire municipal waste system and its directly related impacts on the community. As a core part of our efforts, Delta developed a holistic, pragmatic roadmap with short-term recommendations for 2021-2022 to re-envision what materials management in Chicago could look like, while ultimately turning waste into resource.

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Catalyzing Private Sector Investment on Chicago’s Southeast Side for Sustainable Revitalization

Catalyzing Private Sector Investment on Chicago’s Southeast Side for Sustainable Revitalization

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.

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St. Louis Demolition and Deconstruction Technical Assistance

St. Louis Demolition and Deconstruction Technical Assistance

Delta Institute is an expert with construction and demolition waste reduction, recycling, reuse, policy and economic development. The City of St. Louis, St. Louis Development Corporation, the Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, and Region 7 EPA selected Delta Institute to revise its demolition handbook, develop specifications for deconstruction, train contractors around building material reuse.

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City of South Bend (IN) Carbon Neutral 2050 Planning

City of South Bend (IN) Carbon Neutral 2050 Planning

Delta provided the City of South Bend and then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Administration with an actionable municipal plan to reduce emissions, called Carbon Neutral 2050. Strategies were prioritized for their ability to provide the most substantial emissions cuts while maximizing benefits to residents and businesses.

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Collaborating with the Illinois International Port District for Economic Growth and Infrastructure Expansion

Collaborating with the Illinois International Port District for Economic Growth and Infrastructure Expansion

Delta Institute is working with our long-term partner, the Illinois International Port District to implement numerous activities and achieve goals as laid out in the Port's 2030 Master Plan.

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Reducing phosphorus runoff in Green Lake, WI

Reducing phosphorus runoff in Green Lake, WI

In 2016 Delta assisted the Green Lake Association (GLA) for Green Lake, Wisconsin, in developing an effective long-term approach to reducing phosphorus loading into the Green Lake watershed by leveraging existing research and tools, with a goal of demonstrable water quality improvement, watershed health, and sediment/nutrient reduction.

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Phytoremediation in Muskegon, MI

Phytoremediation in Muskegon, MI

Delta Institute established a hybrid poplar tree farm by planting 3,000 trees on brownfield sites in Muskegon, MI.

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