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  • … To earn a certificate, a passing grade and at least one portfolio-quality finished piece is required to pass each course. (If you are not interested in pursuing the certificate, you do not need to concern yourself with grades.) The certificate … students) Required Courses: Creative Fine Art Digital Photography Textures & Patterns in Nature Fine Art Portfolio A Fine Art Portfolio B Fundamental Courses: Choice of four: …
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  • … To earn a certificate, a passing grade and at least one portfolio-quality finished piece is required to pass each course. (If you are not interested in pursuing the certificate, you do not need to concern yourself with grades.) The certificate … Portfolio B Fundamental Courses: Choice of four: Black & White Photography Composition in Landscape Photography Photographing Trees Photographing in Natural Light Others as offered …
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  • … Environments By Philip Juras   Title: Chiwaukee Prairie Details: Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., 2019 Location: Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Plant Community: Wet to Dry-Mesic Prairie Description: More than 400 plant species grow in the 410 acres of Chiwaukeee prairie. The diversity is partially a response to abrupt gradation from wet prairie to mesic and dry-mesic prairies, a …   Title: Chiwaukee Prairie Details: Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., 2019 Location: Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Plant Community: Wet to …
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  • … collections for breeding and development of new garden plants, even though the public interest in gardening and new garden plants (which persisted through the pandemic) has never been greater. … headed by Justin Lombardoni , aims to develop beautiful new herbaceous perennials that thrive in midwestern soils and climates. In this era of advanced technologies such as DNA fingerprinting … as potential releases. This process repeats until the right combination of desirable traits is found without the less desirable traits from the original parent plants. As a supplement to …
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  • … the entire stem with soil, or prune off the plant’s bottom pair of leaves, then bury it deeply in the ground, right up to the remaining leaves. Either way, rootlets will grow along the stem, … Save small wire cages for determinate (18- to 24-inch) plants. 4. Tomatoes need water—but in the right place Water tomatoes at the base of the plants—soaker hoses are great for this—to … of reaching toward the light, which may produce more sparse, spindly seedlings. How much light is enough? Between 12 and 16 hours. Some people have success with a combination of natural …
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  • … as the gateway to the Regenstein Learning Campus—an emerging, national center of excellence in gardening and environmental science education for students of every age. Completed in 2011, … programs, teacher professional development workshops, family programs, and other classes. The site accommodates hundreds of school buses and other vehicles each year. The paved drive curves … turn, inspiring the senses with plants of many colors, shapes, and textures. Direct drop-off is available in this location, as well as parking spots including an accessible space for …
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  • … Father's Day Gifts That Dad Will ❤️ How lovely is it that Father’s Day coincides with the start of summer—it’s the perfect time to help dad … . Cranky dad? Bring a little zen into his life with a bonsai , which also looks impressive in Zoom backgrounds . To encourage him to get some fresh air, you could throw in a wide-brimmed sun hat. Need a sure-fire way to de-crank a dad? One word: hammock. Help older …
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  • … a.m. 90-minute program Maximum number of students: 30 A 1:7 ratio of chaperones to students is required . Pondering The Prairie (90 Minutes) Fall through 10/27, Spring Students visit the … plant structures improve the plants’ chances of survival, and that changes to the conditions in an ecosystem may affect the plants. NGSS: LS2.A, LS4.C, LS4.D Lake investigations (90 minutes) … as indicators of water quality, they build evidence to prove that changes to the conditions in this ecosystem affect the populations that live there. NGSS: LS2.A, LS4.C, LS4.D Ecosystems …
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  • … Information Officer Kevin Malover, chief information officer of the Chicago Botanic Garden, is also the founder and principal consultant at CIO Services, a firm that provides IT strategy … to compete effectively with disruptive newcomers. He led technical due diligence that resulted in the acquisition of three software companies to expand and diversify Transdev’s capabilities.  … as chief information officer. He led the launch and explosive growth of the online travel site that quickly became one of the most popular, attracting more than a million visitors per …
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  • … Garden and Lawndale Christian Health Center   The Farm on Ogden, a multiuse facility located in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood, supports and sustains a healthy urban community by bringing …   Shop The indoor year-round market offers fresh, affordable food prioritizing produce that is locally grown by participants and graduates. Check the Harvest Calendar to see what's … by to see our farm at work. Tour Information   Eat Veggie Rx packages, grown and packed on-site, are prescribed and distributed to patients who are at risk for diet-related diseases. Also …
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