We're Hiring! The Conservancy is seeking applicants for open Visitor Services position(s) at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. VSAs assist guests with ticketing, check-in, way-finding and other front-of-house duties. Weekend work is required. Check out the job description and application guidelines at: https://lincolnparkconservancy.org/careers/. Please share this...
The Spring Flower Show, "Cooler By the Lake," opens February 15th at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. In conjunction with its opening, the Conservatory will offer extended (permanent) visitor hours from 10am to 5pm Wednesday through Sunday. The site will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday....
By Jackie DeThorne Recently, I was asked two questions about volunteering and donating. "Why do you volunteer/donate and why do you support the Lincoln Park Conservancy specifically?" My initial thoughts were it’s good for the city and it’s good for me, but then I thought on...
The Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium) draws large crowds and media coverage, and its blooming is one of the most exciting and anticipated events at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. The scientific name translates literally to giant, misshapen phallus. In its native Sumatra, it is termed ‘Bunga Bangkai’,...
Chocolate is derived from cacao seeds which are found in pods like this one (Theobroma Cacao) in the Conservatory’s Palm Room. Not only does it taste delicious, but chocolate has a rich cultural history as well! Native to central and South America, the story of...
Each year at about this time, the Sausage Tree (Kigelia Africana) at the Lincoln Park Conservatory puts out its flowers. These deep red and yellow blooms hang down from the tree’s branches on long, pendulous, chandelier-like stalks, and bloom at night to attract their bat pollinators....
