… gift counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) if you are 73 or older, but it is not included in your taxable income. Your IRA gift will help sustain the Garden’s vibrant … living collections, groundbreaking plant science research, and education programs. Whether it is helping to protect endangered native plants, inspiring the next generation of environmental … ensures the Garden continues to grow and serve the community year-round. Giving from your IRA is simple. Just contact your IRA custodian and request a direct transfer to the Chicago Botanic …
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… providers at PCC Austin Family Health Center discuss nutrition with their patients, there is a new option for them: They may prescribe access to fresh produce that can be filled just … the Chicago Botanic Garden's Windy City Harvest. Both organizations share the belief that food is medicine. Access to fresh fruits and vegetables can transform individual and community health. … Harvest is excited to be a part of building the foundation for a successful urban agriculture site and a future leader in the field. …
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… feeding and courtship behaviors. The next time you see a duck at the Garden, notice how it is feeding: Is it sticking its rear end up into air? Does it dive into the deep part of the water? When it … side, more dabblers than divers stop here to rest and feed. But the bufflehead, a diver, is one of the more common spring migrant ducks on the lagoon. One of the smallest divers, it may … feeding and courtship behaviors. The next time you see a duck at the Garden, notice how it is feeding: Is it sticking its rear end up into air? Does it dive into the deep part of the …
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… efforts to provide 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 … 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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… Woods has transformed a formerly degraded oak woodland remnant into a natural treasure. It is home to five community types and a startling amount of plant and animal diversity. When restoration efforts began in 1988, most of the site was severely degraded, with little reproduction of dominant canopy trees, depauperate … from the Chicago Wilderness Excellence in Environmental Restoration Program. McDonald Woods is located along Lake Cook Road from the Garden entrance east to Green Bay Road. Hiking trails …
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… Watching out for migrating birds One of my favorite parts of spring is seeing all the songbirds return. In the next couple months, you’ll get to see birds that you … sparrow Mourning dove American robin Black-capped chickadee Canada goose Bird migration is one of the most impressive feats in the natural world, with some birds traveling thousands of … At the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Learning Center, the windows are made of a special glass that is easier for birds to see. But you don’t need new windows to make a difference. …
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… want the opportunity to participate in hands-on, in-depth professional training, this course is for you. When you complete this training, you will be able to design, build, and operate an … through Windy City Harvest? Windy City Harvest runs 13 urban farms in the Chicago area and is a leading voice on sustainable urban agriculture and local food systems. At the Farm on Ogden, the 52,000-gallon aquaponics system is designed to produce lettuce, leafy greens, and herbs, plus 10,000 pounds of tilapia a year …
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… Rachel Goad Orchids are the great beauties of the plant world, but their survival in the wild is threatened. The wide-open spaces that orchids and their pollinators need have been profoundly … plants. Studying the Elusive Ghost Orchid Photo of Lynnaun Johnson by Larry W. Richardson What is the ghost orchid, and why has the Garden studied it? The ghost orchid ( Dendrophylax lindenii ) is a leafless orchid that clings to trees with pale, ghostly roots. It is endangered in Florida. …
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… in the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden. If you look closely, though, the effect is evocative, as seamless as a traditional haiku. Peace raking at the Malott Japanese Garden. Watch how a peace (Heiwa 平和) pattern is raked into the Japanese Garden’s dry garden in August as part of Gardens for Peace , an annual … public. Across the lake, the inaccessible island Horaijima (Island of Everlasting Happiness) is symbolic of paradise—in sight yet elusive. …
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… Chicago Area Garden Railroad Society Contact Person: Bob Hanselman (847) 533-6219 www.cagrs.com LGB Model Railroad Club of Chicago Contact Person: Jim Rusch (630) 830-0378 www.LGBMRRCC.com Midwest Rails Modular Club Contact Person: Bert Lattan (847) 295-7959 www.midwestrails.org … and a list of publications related to model railroading. www.greatesthobby.com This website is the hub of a campaign called “World’s Greatest Hobby,” launched to raise public awareness of …
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