Dear Friends of North Pond. With the dawning of April, we’ve seen a significant amount of activity this week related to the completion of punch list items by our contractor, as noted in last week’s blog entry. In addition to this work, we are happy to report...
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...
“Ecological restoration is like surgery,” an avid birder shared with me as I stood with her and her fellow birders who walk North Pond each Wednesday morning, discussing the North Pond Restoration Project. “It’s painful, ugly, and it takes time to heal. But when it...
As North Pond's restoration begins this spring, local news outlets are helping to spread the word. Visit the links below for a sampling of recent press about this important Lincoln Park improvement project, spearheaded by the Lincoln Park Conservancy: WBEZ Reset, 4/28/22: $7.3 million effort...
[gallery size="medium" ids="6204,6202,6176,6200,6203,6201"] Photos ©KathyRichlandPhoto After three years of hard work, grassroots fundraising and due diligence, the Lincoln Park Conservancy is poised to start work on the North Pond Restoration Project. A virtual public meeting with the Conservancy, Chicago Park District, project contractors and design team was...
