[caption id="attachment_7255" align="aligncenter" width="300"] VMLYR Corporate Workday 2022[/caption] Thank You to Lincoln Park Conservancy’s Stewardship Volunteers! Each year, from April through October, our stewardship volunteers assist with litter pick-up, weeding, mulching and other tasks that help make Lincoln Park an inspiringly beautiful place. Many thanks to all of...
by Doug Widener As we approach substantial completion of the North Pond Restoration Project next month, I’d like the final blog or two to focus on some common questions asked. I’ll start with a few most timely and frequent ones here. Please send others in the...
by Doug Widener Change is in the air. It definitely feels like fall outside as nature puts on one last great show of color before nestling down for winter. Changes are also afoot at North Pond in response to much appreciated community input. First, we hope many are pleased...
With the upcoming Chicago Marathon taking front stage throughout the city this weekend, including Lincoln Park, signs of its approach can be seen in the temporary sawhorses and barricades dotting various street corners. I’m happy to report that other neighborhood barricades—the fencing at North Pond...
Thank you to those who joined us in celebrating Public Lands Day! Volunteers enjoyed a perfect early autumn day giving back to the park, whether litter picking, weeding, or chatting with park goers about the Conservancy’s work. We celebrate public lands once a year, but your...
[caption id="attachment_4707" align="aligncenter" width="391"] Conservancy volunteers listening to a history lecture by Chicago Park District historian Julia Bachrach[/caption] On October 1, the Conservancy will welcome its first new class of docent candidates in almost three years! We're excited to see 17 new volunteer faces around the...
