… Chicago Botanic Garden's influence as a science and education institution. Breaking New Ground In 2016, the Chicago Botanic Garden opened its Regenstein Learning Campus , including the … for Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Learning Center uses recycled and low-carbon building materials, … Foundation Plaza and entry drive was provided by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The Grunsfeld Children's …
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… Alvaro Chavez Nopales and Corn Relish Salad with Orange Vinaigrette In the following recipe featured in a past Garden Chef Series demonstration, the chef uses locally grown veggies and adds mango … for the vinaigrette and blend until well combined. Set aside. Heat 3 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the corn kernels, onions, and cilantro. Season with … Nopales and Corn Relish Salad with Orange Vinaigrette In the following recipe featured in a past Garden Chef Series demonstration, the chef uses …
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… unusual plants on earth. Many can be viewed here, along with our warm temperate collection, in three greenhouse areas. Tropical Greenhouse Semitropical Greenhouse Arid Greenhouse Explore … Greenhouses Looking to escape the cold on a snowy winter day? Step into warmth and be immersed in sunlight on a walk through the Greenhouses . … unusual plants on earth. Many can be viewed here, along with our warm temperate collection, in three greenhouse areas. Tropical Greenhouse Semitropical Greenhouse Arid Greenhouse Explore …
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… fun with a summer reading program! TBD – August 30, 2020 Read books and play at Family Drop-In Activity sites and earn prizes! To start playing, pick up a reading log at the Lenhardt … or Regenstein Learning Campus Information Desk Read a book > get a stamp Play at Family Drop-In Activities > Get a stamp Earn 5 stamps > Get a prize at the Lenhardt Library Earn 10 stamps > … fun with a summer reading program! TBD – August 30, 2020 Read books and play at Family Drop-In Activity sites and earn prizes! To start playing, pick up a reading log at the Lenhardt …
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… Lawndale 2014 Participants Sarah Pekovitch Grower Second season Sarah worked for several years in urban agriculture and youth development in New York. She enjoys teaching the students sustainable agriculture techniques, growing … vegetables. Violeta Hernandez Intern Violeta recently graduated from Northeastern University in Massachusetts with a degree in environmental science. She spent a semester abroad in Bali …
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… words and childhood pictures best capture the joyful impact of nature on their lives. Learning in the Natural World Getting outside and playing in nature are more than just down-to-earth fun. A growing body of research shows that nature play … year-round at the Chicago Botanic Garden. With curricula ranging from free, informal drop-in activities to professional certificate programs, the Garden meets the needs of learners of all …
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… Plant Collection Statistics Number of plants in records: 2,459,224 (January 2011) Total of active accessions (acquisition records): 19,795 Number of taxa in permanent collections: 9,084 Families represented: 229 Trees* 13,613 Shrubs* 64,871 Bulbs … ** "Annuals" includes mostly self-seeding native plants. It does not include annual plants in seasonal displays. … Number of plants in records: 2,459,224 (January 2011) Total of active accessions (acquisition records): 19,795 …
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… moths, beetles, flies, and other insects (plus hummingbirds)—that makes the difference in the health, fertility, and productivity of wild plants, food plants, and landscape plants … friends are responsible for 70 percent of the food we eat. Recent news about the die-off in honey bee colonies and the decline in monarch populations makes the issue of pollinator awareness an important one for all. At the …
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… a meandering stream that was part of a larger complex of marsh, sedge meadow, and wet prairie, in the early 1900s, the Skokie River became a drainage ditch. Though no longer able to function … western edge as slow-growing oaks—primarily bur oak ( Quercus macrocarpa )—reach maturity. In the river’s floodplain (portion of the river that overflows its banks), Garden scientists have … down, depositing sediment from upstream. Over time, sediment has built up above the water line in the shallow lagoon. Initially, no vegetation grew on the exposed soils, creating mudflats, …
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… Evaluation Notes Press Release Chicago Botanic Garden Concludes Largest Green Roof Plant Study in the United States More than 200 Zone 5 plants evaluated over five-year period GLENCOE, IL ( … Botanic Garden has released the results of the largest green roof plant study ever conducted in the United States. Five years of research on the green roof of the Garden’s Daniel F. and Ada … of Plant Evaluation Notes highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. A diverse group of 216 herbaceous and woody taxa were evaluated in the extensive …
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