After 2 years of remote working the Conservancy staff is excited to return to a hybrid working environment and new office home in August. We will be subleasing office space right in the park inside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. This new office home will...
by Amelia Pollock, Manager of the Lincoln Park Docent Program Docents at the Conservancy have been busy this summer, interacting with guests in the Conservatory and out at the Lily Pool, as well as leading Wildflower Walks around the Lily Pool and North Pond. Existing docents...
Visitors to central Lincoln Park may take its pristine beauty for granted, but this busy area is kept clean and beautiful through the hard work and dedication of the Conservancy's staff and our thousands of annual stewardship volunteers. Lincoln Park Conservancy’s Corporate Workday Program: Each year, from...
[caption id="attachment_6698" align="alignright" width="300"] Big Marsh Park (Photo courtesy of Chicago Park District)[/caption] by Doug Widener This week was a slow one for work at North Pond, but we are still significantly ahead of schedule. This week’s slowdown was intentional to switch gears and coordinate the installation...
By Doug Widener So, why the fence??! So, you noticed the fence? That is a silly question; it’s hard to miss. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, installation of fencing north of the pond to the Divvy bike station happened this week. Thank you in...
By Doug Widener Trucking operations for the deepest part of the North Pond dredge continue. If work progresses at pace, we hope to complete the major earthmoving operations and dredging by mid-July. This will come as a welcome relief to everyone who loves the park and...
