We had a wonderful time at the Volunteer Appreciation event on August 27th. Docents, greeters, North Pond gardeners and Champions, and Conservancy staff old and new gathered for an old-fashioned summertime picnic on the Conservatory lawn. We hosted around 40 people to nosh, socialize and...
by Doug Widener As the North Pond restoration moves toward completion, you will see some new features added around and near the pond. Of prime interest to us human visitors, we’ve begun to install a series of limestone outcroppings along the shoreline that will provide a...
By Doug Widener The Air and Water Show isn’t the only activity that has Lincoln Park bustling today. The work at North Pond, while not as captivating as the practice runs being conducted as I write, is certainly varied and robust the past few days. The...
by Doug Widener Today was a great day at North Pond. Now that the major work in the Pond is complete, we are excited to begin to restore the habitat for the hundreds of plants and animals that call the Pond home. The project team met first...
by Doug Widener It’s a Pond again. I started last week’s blog in a similar vein, I know. Repetitive though it may be, I just came from a walk around the Pond before sitting down to write this and that’s what hit me first. The water...
by Doug Widener North Pond is looking like a Pond again! While a few folks (geese and ducks, too) may miss the temporary land-bridge that was used for the Pond’s dredging operations, I am sure I speak for most of us in saying that it is...
