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....
The Conservatory’s spring show, Pretty in Pink, is in full swing. As happens every year, the early flowers have finished blooming and new varieties of flowers are coming forward to show off. The tulips and hyacinths have been replaced by daffodils and azaleas as we...
Earth Day is upon us once again! This year, the Conservancy celebrates its 21st annual Earth Day at North Pond Nature Sanctuary on Saturday, April 24th. The event will look a little different, as volunteers will meet in flights of no more than 30 people every half...
Mark your calendars for the Lincoln Park Conservancy’s virtual Auction for Lincoln Park June 18-20. The Auction is the Conservancy’s largest fundraising event of the year and will feature one-of-a-kind park experiences, uniquely Lincoln Park and Chicago items, and packages showcasing all that our great...
[caption id="attachment_4288" align="aligncenter" width="394"] Steve Laske, Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool[/caption] The Lincoln Park Conservancy’s virtual Auction for Lincoln Park is fast approaching! During the weekend of June 18-20, all bets are on for our one-of-a-kind auction packages. This year, we're focusing on what makes Chicago--and Lincoln Park in particular—such a special...
The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool opened for the season on Saturday, April 17th. The Conservancy cleans up the Lily Pool each year, organizing and supervising over 100 volunteers giving over 300 work hours to rake and haul leaves and sticks so that the Pool is...
by Carissa Hudson Spring is upon us and so begins the symphony of flowers. The earliest flowers to bloom are the spring ephemerals. Spring ephemerals are perennial plants that grow in late winter and early spring before there are leaves on the trees. During this period, the sunlight...
Mark your calendars for ‘Wonders of the Park’ weekend, October 1-3, 2021. In addition to our virtual Auction for Lincoln Park to be held June 18-20, the Lincoln Park Conservancy is excited to offer a new fundraising event this fall, the 'Wonders of the Park' weekend....
Each year, we celebrate our community and fundraise for our work through our Gala for Lincoln Park. Last year due to COVID we transformed the Gala to a virtual Auction which raised more than $85,000 and significant public awareness. The 2021 virtual Auction for Lincoln...
We are excited to share that the Sunshine Playscape is officially open, along with other Chicago Park District playgrounds. We hope to see children and their parents/caregivers enjoying the Playscape as the weather turns warm and we all anticipate the arrival of spring. Families and...
