… 25 – August 18, 2013 Joutras Gallery, Regenstein Center Celebrating the intersection of art and agriculture, Art of the Heirloom showcases original works commissioned by the Hudson Valley … for their annual Art/Seed Pack collection. The exhibition features works in a variety of media and styles such as oil painting, paper, collage, encaustic, colored pencil, and printmaking. Exhibiting artists range from the undiscovered to the up-and-coming to the world …
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… Winding paths lead visitors through four terrestrial habitats, including a prairie on the berm and east end of the lake, a low woodland on the south edge of the lake, an upland woodland on the northeast end of the lake, and a savanna habitat on the north side of the lake. This habitat attracts a diversity of birds, … to relish this serene place. Located on the south side of the Garden just inside the Dundee service road entrance (most easily accessed if you are on the Skokie Lagoon bike trail and cross …
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… " Keep Growing ," was launched in 2009. The Keep Growing plan includes a $125 million capital and endowment initiative to enable the Garden to continue to engage, educate, and inspire, and to improve plant and ecosystem health close to home and around the world. In … Garden the Kris Jarantoski Campus to honor the guiding vision and 37 years of extraordinary service to the Garden by the Garden’s executive vice president and director. A July 2014 …
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… founded as a pilot to examine the feasibility of expanding the Chicago Botanic Garden’s school and neighborhood gardening efforts to serve teenagers in an extracurricular setting. Building on … This location is in partnership with NeighborSpace, an urban land trust that owns the land and supplies the water. Currently, this space can serve up to 20 youth participants. The produce … rooftop farm at McCormick Place West in collaboration with Oak View Group, the food service operation for McCormick Place. Established in 2013, Windy City Harvest works with chefs …
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… Library The advent of book publishing ushered in an exuberant age of plant exploration and discovery. Armed with, and inspired by, the growing botanical knowledge published in books, explorers set out to discover and study the flora of the world. "The Conservatory would most definitely recommend Plants in … Library The advent of book publishing ushered in an exuberant age of plant exploration and discovery. Armed with, and inspired by, the growing botanical knowledge published in books, …
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… Chicago Botanic Garden’s institutional commitment, combined with partnerships across public and private agencies, community organizations, educational institutions, and businesses, drives our mission forward. Some of our key partners include: After School … Matters Brinshore-Michaels Development Cabrini Green Legal Aid Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Chicago Park District City Colleges of Chicago, Daley College/Arturo …
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… plant exploration program provides critical information in the worldwide effort to protect and preserve plants, while benefiting from their remarkable and diverse qualities. Since 1984, Garden curators and scientists have made plant-collecting trips to the Republic of Georgia, Russia, Korea, China, … plant exploration program provides critical information in the worldwide effort to protect and preserve plants, while benefiting from their remarkable and diverse qualities. Since 1984, …
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… Research in Our Natural Areas We are eager to support and collaborate with scientists conducting research in our natural areas. Please follow these … you are interested in conducting research here. 1. Email our research ecologist Jacob Zeldin and the managing ecologist (listed below) responsible for the natural area(s) where you would … in? What question(s) do you hope to address with your research? What is the timing, level, and location of disturbance of the proposed research, including repeated visits to the same site …
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… Make Yourself Green This Halloween You know all those shiny vinyl, plastic, and rubber costumes that are made so cheaply and cost so much? The ones beckoning from cluttered shops to which you have to drive, using up gas and your precious time? Fuhgeddaboudit! Do yourself, your kids, and the environment a favor by … You know all those shiny vinyl, plastic, and rubber costumes that are made so cheaply and cost so much? The ones beckoning from cluttered …
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… Growing Garden The Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden is closed for school programs on spring and fall weekday mornings; occasionally, one or both sides of the Children's Growing Garden are … the soil. In the Children's Growing Garden, which opened in June 2012, budding gardeners and future scientists learn by doing as they water, weed, and harvest plants. Expert instructors provide hands-on learning that makes a lasting impression. …
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