… roles at school, and even college preparation. Then, they will immerse themselves in camp for the afternoon. Upon finishing their two weeks, LITs will have the option to volunteer with … two weeks of the interview. Please note: a mandatory training takes place in early June. For an application and more information about the LIT program, please contact the camp manager at … in Training Program. When I was little (first grade), I loved science so my mom signed me up for Camp CBG. I knew the garden pretty well since we had a membership. I remember the first …
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… they are just large enough to hold the one to three navy bean-sized eggs of the hummer. For the pint-sized bird to be able to keep the tiny eggs warm during incubation requires that the … or triple the amount of room necessary to hold the family. One of the ways the hummingbirds get around this need for flexibility is that they construct the nest of soft plant fibers and … not, keep an eye out for little bumps, lumps, and knobs on bare branches in winter. You might get lucky. …
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… much chlorophyll that the green masks the underlying reds, oranges, and yellows. In fall, days get shorter and cooler, and trees stop producing chlorophyll. As a result, the green color fades, … colors also fade, and the leaves turn brown, wither, and drop. Then the trees become dormant for winter. Color(ing) Activity Color the leaves according to the pigments they produce. … latitudes, so if you miss the best of the sugar maples in Chicago, take a trip south to get your color fix. You can preserve a leaf by ironing it between sheets of wax paper. Fall …
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… the Kleinman Family Cove. Please be careful not to fall into the water while you are looking for them. Fireflies or lightning bugs 3. Do you say “fireflies” or “lightning bugs.” Both are … can trick a male to landing on your flashlight. Cicada Parade-A decorated plaster cicadas 4. Visit an insect exhibition. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Butterflies & Blooms is open through … plaster cicadas that celebrate our fascination with all things cicada. If you really cannot get enough entomology (the study of insects) I highly recommend visiting the Insect Asylum in …
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… to bloom in the last few years. What makes it a rare event? A. It takes seven to ten years for a single corpse flower to gather enough energy to begin its bloom cycle. The Garden began … again—or may rebloom much sooner, every two to three years. Q: How big does this plant really get? A: We have heard tales of some titan arums in their natural habitats growing 10 to 12 feet … tall. Q. Did the Garden grow these plants from seed or buy the corms? Where did the Garden get them? A. The Garden's titan arums came from a variety of sources, mostly as small corms. Java …
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… Lenhardt Library Collections General Collection The general collection is for staff, members, and visitors and contains books and journals on subjects such as botany, … e-books. Youth Collection The youth collection supports early literacy and contains books for toddlers through young adults. The books support story time, summer reading, and drop-in library programs. Educational toys, games, and puzzles are for use in the library. More than 1,000 items—including board books and foreign-language books in …
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… I was worrying about my sick kid at home and was unable to relax. People had been telling me for years that I needed a vacation—but that was just not an option. I had read about shinrin-yoku … find anything in my area until recently, and even than I had to drive almost an hour to get there. The commitment of commute time plus a three-hour walk seemed to be completely … my phone and three more guided walks to be able to let go. I was incredibly fortunate to get the last spot in a guide-training program that I was sure I wouldn't be able to complete, but …
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… run by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden. Flower timing is critical for many reasons. For the earliest of the spring bloomers, earlier flowering provides first access to important … there better reproductive times to flower over others? It’s an important question to explore for the health of wildflowers and their pollinators. Beyond their subtle beauty and symbol for …
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… The clock was ticking—a little girl was seriously ill—when I got the call for help. A Denver hospital needed living tissue from Thujopsis dolabrata or any of its … Jewish Health. After I got the call, I looked into the hospital, which is known worldwide for treating patients with respiratory, immune, and related disorders. In the girl’s case, the … , a rare evergreen shrub that is native to Japan. A hospital official began the search for the plant with a colleague of mine at the Denver Botanic Gardens. My colleague met the girl’s …
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… to study "phenology," or the life-cycle events of plants. Wildflower phenology events , for example, are fairly simple: first flower, full flower, first fruit, and full fruiting. … to notice this kind of changing nature around us and record the information to a database for scientists to review. As director of Budburst, I'm excited to hear about your observations on … trees ( Liquidambar styraciflua ) underneath my window at the Regenstein Learning Campus, for instance. I can’t wait to see the beautiful shades of yellow or orange or…well, you just …
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