… Lenhardt Library Collections General Collection The general collection is for staff, members, and visitors and contains books and journals on subjects such as botany, … nature crafts, science fair projects ideas, and ecology. There are books that demonstrate best practices to teach gardening and support curricula. Periodical Collection The periodical … nature crafts, science fair projects ideas, and ecology. There are books that demonstrate best practices to teach gardening and support curricula. Periodical Collection The periodical …
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… . “Nature doesn’t just have one or two active ingredients,” she told the university’s College News . “It’s more like a multivitamin that provides us with all sorts of the nutrients we need. …
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… in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or if you would like to refresh your practice. … or 6 Wednesdays, May 14 – June 25, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class June 4) or 6 Thursdays, May 15 – June 26, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class June 5) or 9 Wednesdays, July 9 – September 10, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class …
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… Around the Garden Take a Two-Mile Perimeter Walk Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: 2 miles Time: 45 min- 1 hour Stop 1: Annex 1 Kick … Visitor Center: Fill up your water bottles. Take a bathroom break. Grab a power bar or snack for later at the Garden View Café. Park your bike. Purchase sunscreen at the Garden Shop. Stop … Stop 8: 1.4 mile mark 1.4 mile mark: The Pullman Evaluation Garden offers a cool and shady place to rest, plus: restrooms, water fountain, benches, and vending machines. Stop 9: 1.6 mile …
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… its Regenstein Learning Campus , including the Learning Center and the Nature Play Garden. The 26,700-square-foot Learning Center—the heart of the Campus—is a hub for plant-based community and civic engagement, intergenerational learning, hands-on coursework, … The Learning Center enables the Chicago Botanic Garden to significantly expand programs for early childhood education and to train a wide audience of early childhood caregivers and …
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… Fruit & Vegetable Garden The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is one of the biggest and best of its kind in the Midwest. This 4-acre working garden shows you how to grow edible plants … other crops—we’re here to help get you started or talk you through whatever you’re growing. A place for inspiration Look for something new from March through November—maybe a window box filled with …
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… taking care that the top and bottom stems of each plant were exactly the same diameter at the place they were to be grafted. Our grafting tools included clear silicon tubing cut to 10 to 15 … slipped around the cleft graft. Newly grafted plants were then set into a “healing chamber,” a place with indirect light and high humidity, for up to a week. In the healing chamber, the plants can heal without needing to reach for light, …
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… brain functioning, restoring their ability to focus. A mobile unit like this is perfect for high stress/busy workplaces where nature-breaks are hard to schedule. Visiting a cart like this, or bringing it into a central place so it can be passively observed, allows you to have mini doses of nature throughout the … nature-breaks are hard to schedule. Visiting a cart like this, or bringing it into a central place so it can be passively observed, allows you to have mini doses of nature throughout the …
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… plants as part of the solution. Native plants and their extensive roots keep the soil in place, preventing erosion, increasing resilience to flooding, improving water quality, and … than turf grass or, worse yet, the eroded banks it leaves behind. They also provide habitat for native frogs, turtles, fish, mussels, aquatic insects, and birds. Our shorelines have … Gardens. Our newest shoreline was planted in 2021 as part of the Shida Evaluation Garden. Visit in midsummer for blooms and the shoulder months for pristine lake aesthetic. School field …
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… on two topics dear to me: American’s national parks (I just planned a Grand Canyon/Arches trip for June!), and the power of nature to improve mental health. The latter article cites scientific … I am not alone in believing that people live better, healthier lives when they create, care for, and enjoy gardens . Millions of people tend backyard or container gardens, or keep plants in … seed catalogues or gardening books , and plan your summer garden . If you take a vacation, visit the local botanic garden . Dream of the tropics at the Orchid Show at the Chicago …
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