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  • … November 11 or 25) or 9 Wednesdays, October 8 – December 10, 6 – 7 p.m. (no class November 26) Steve and Patricia Nakon, Whole Journey  Classroom 2, Learning Center $179/$229   …
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  • … Narcissus ‘Broadway Star’ is in Division 11b. It is 18 to 26 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are white with a …
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  • … the best and most secure service to our campers and staff, Camp CBG is partnering with CampDoc.com . CampDoc.com is an electronic health record system for camps, and will help us consolidate and integrate … staff and instructors will have access to camper health information, and the CampDoc.com site is secure, encrypted, and password protected. You will receive a welcome email from … the best and most secure service to our campers and staff, Camp CBG is partnering with CampDoc.com . CampDoc.com is an electronic health record system for camps, and will help us consolidate …
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  • … May 6, 2017 3 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium, Chicago Botanic Garden $25 nonmember; $20 member Buy Tickets The title of Dr. Sampson’s book— How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of …
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  • Green Roof Plant Evaluation Notes Press Release Chicago Botanic Garden Concludes Largest Green Roof Plant Study in the United States More than 200 Zone 5 plants evaluated over five-year period GLENCOE, IL ( July 21, 2015 ) —The Chicago Botanic Garden has released the results of the largest green roof plant study ever conducted in the United States. Five years of research on the green roof of the …
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  • Shida Evaluation Garden The Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden triples the evaluation space at the Chicago Botanic Garden and features the unique design of Peter Wirtz. Find mounds of ornamental grasses that look like sleeping cats, sweeping beech hedges in ribbon shapes that weave back and forth across the road, as well as vine pergolas, crabapple tunnels, hornbeam arbors, and newly …
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  • … to sustain and enrich life,” said Jean M. Franczyk, president and CEO of the Garden. The 26,700-square-foot Learning Center, with 12 indoor and two outdoor classrooms, anchors the new … to sustain and enrich life,” said Jean M. Franczyk, president and CEO of the Garden. The 26,700-square-foot Learning Center, with 12 indoor and two outdoor classrooms, anchors the new …
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  • Leaders in Training   Ages 13 – 15 Over the course of two weeks, each Leader in Training (LIT) participant will work with the LIT coordinator every morning on a new topic focusing on life skills that will help them in future job searches, taking leadership roles at school, and even college preparation. Then, they will immerse themselves in camp for the afternoon. Upon finishing their two weeks, …
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  • Several years ago, while walking the nature trail in McDonald Woods, I stopped, having heard a high-pitched squeaking emanating from the sedges and grasses along side the trail. (This was when my hearing was still acute enough to detect such high-frequency sounds.) It took me a while, but based on the emphatic commotion, I finally realized I was hearing either a romantic interlude or territorial …
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  • … November 23) 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. and  9 Thursdays: October 8 – December 10 (no class November 26)  6 – 7 p.m. and  9 Saturdays: October 10 – December 12 (no class November 28) 9 – 10 a.m.  …
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