Wallpaper: Birds Please select the images you would like by clicking on them below. Each image will open in a new window. Cedar waxwing Ruby-crowned kinglet Sparrow American goldfinch Ruby-throated hummingbird American …
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Wallpaper: Photography Contest 2015 Summer Winners Please select the images you would like by clicking on them below. Each image will open in a new window. ©2015 Ann Lyssenko (Grand Prize) ©2015 Janusz Chwalek (Grand Prize) ©2015 Courtney Metelmann (Runner Up) ©2015 Gail Milburn (Runner Up) ©2015 Carol Isoe (Runner Up) ©2015 Anton Weyers (Runner …
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… kid.) The ink in my pen froze and I couldn’t take notes. We spent a lot of time standing still to observe birds, twigs, moss, ice crystals, and seed heads while the wind sent bone-chilling … [insulated] jeans.” She’ll pull on a tank top and place two long-sleeved tops over it. “One is thermal and tight—the other is a Garden work shirt. Next, my work hoodie and my [insulated] … I get cold quickly. A little perspiration can make you chilled and a change of clothes is best.” Apply Sunscreen “You still get a lot of [UV] exposure and I use sunscreen when I’m skiing …
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… investigations, science and art activities, and outdoor discoveries all year long! Each camp is lead by highly qualified staff. Become a Garden Plus member today and enjoy a special … Garden offers fun outdoor science, nature, art, cooking, and ecology day camps for kids ages 2 to 15. We offer flexible scheduling options from June through August. Registration Policies … while exploring the Garden all year long. Registration Policies School Day Off Camps It is a day “on” at the Garden! Children will participate in high-quality learning activities with …
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… Partners & Funders Partners The impact of Windy City Harvest is rooted in collaboration. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s institutional commitment, combined with … Institute Cook County Commissioners Family Focus Forest Preserves of Cook County Good Food is Good Medicine Lawndale Christian Health Center McCormick Place & Oakview Group Midwest Foods … UIC School of Allied Health Winston & Strawn And many others... Funders Windy City Harvest is made possible through the generous support of government grants and contributions from …
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… Featured Students and Alumni Let our students inspire you to try something new or even make a career change. Our certificate programs offer something for everyone, from the beginner to the professional. Garden Design Audrey Bregman, Current Garden Design Student "A great way to enter the green industry" Audrey Bregman already had a good idea of what it takes to be … Let our students inspire you to try something new or even make a career change. Our certificate programs offer something for …
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… of big plants, and we thought for a second it might be the same as the big plants, but it is definitely different. It’s our first field day. We don’t know what this plant is called, and … guidebooks for what seems like forever. “Is it this one?” we ask each other, pointing to pictures in the book where the leaves kinda sorta look like our little plant. Finally, we flip … all else fails, we post to Twitter or Facebook botany groups and someone always knows. The best part of the job—doing research in the field! I’m asking you to combat species blindness by …
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… creating a new hedge. Attractive native shrubs are often overlooked—and occasionally hard to come by in local nurseries and garden centers—but they are well worth the effort to find. … chomping at the bit to plant this native shrub. It’s unfortunate, because the chokeberry is one of the best shrubs you can grow in Illinois. Iroquois Beauty™ chokeberry ( Aronia melanocarpa …
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… independence from foreign imports—highlighting a new American pride in agriculture. The farm-to-table movement of today epitomizes the fruit-growing traditions of the past by “growing as … and with a bit of advance planning, choosing suitable varieties to plant in the spring is possible. Here are a few ideas to get you started creating, and/or caring for, your edible … in hedgerows as natural barriers along lot lines or on post-and-wire trellises. Cane fruit is best managed with proper spring pruning, which prevents a tangled mess and makes your late-summer …
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… Double Your Donation Did you know you can double your donation to the Chicago Botanic Garden through our matching donation program? Many employers sponsor matching gift programs that match charitable donations made by their employees. Search to find out if your employer has a matching gift program. Type your company name into the search below to find out if they will match your gift to the Garden. Please email Donor Services for any …
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