Support Peterson Garden Project
Please help us make urban gardening the norm! 2012 is the 70th Anniversary of the original Victory Garden effort, and with your help The Peterson Garden Project is doing it again. In 1942, Chicagoans led the Victory Garden movement by building 500 community gardens and 75,000 home gardens, and growing 40% of the city’s fresh [...]
Consumer Recalls
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) provides consumers with information about recalled merchandise and ensures that recalled products are removed from store shelves. 2011 Consumer Recalls 2010 Consumer Recalls 2009 Consumer Recalls
Chicago’s Museums in the Parks
Visit the Museums in the Park website to learn more about Chicago’s wealth of parks-based museum attractions. Check out, in particular, the neat visit-planning tool. Every year, nearly eight million people visit the 10 remarkable Chicago institutions that comprise Museums In the Park. That’s more than half the entire population of Illinois. In fact, museums [...]
North Park Village Nature Center
North Park Village Nature Center is located on the northwest side of Chicago and includes a forty-six acre nature preserve and also an educational facility. The Nature Center and preserve are situated within the North Park Village complex, a cluster of buildings located on approximately 155 acres of land at 5801 N. Pulaski Road. The [...]
Keep Children Safe
Did you know… In 2008, an estimated 1,740 children ages 0 to 17 died from abuse and neglect (rate of 2.3 per 100,000 children). Approximately 15 million children are exposed to family violence each year. About 72% of students in 8th and 9th grade report “dating.” By the time they are in high school, 54% [...]
Chicagoland Environmental Network
Where do you go when you care about the natural world and want to get more involved? Maybe you already recycle but want to do more. Or perhaps you’re a teacher and you want your students to understand—and help protect—the natural resources around them. Possibly you work for an environmental organization and want to reach [...]
GreenNet Chicago’s Green Pages
Green Pages: A Guide to Resources for Chicago’s Community Gardeners (PDF download) GreenNet Chicago knows that the needs of a community garden are different then those of a home gardener. Material is needed in larger quantities and tools and furniture need to be able to stand up to heavy use. The Index of Services, lists what [...]
Internet Safety & Kids
In today’s world, many people choose to communicate via the Internet and cell phones. Youth especially have embraced new technologies such as text messaging, social networking sites, and digital cameras to share information and connect with friends. However, without proper guidance, these types of communication technologies can be dangerous to a child’s physical and psychological [...]
Proposed Urban Agriculture City Ordinance Changes
Urban Agriculture FAQ City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Interested in growing food for sale in the City of Chicago? Thinking about starting a community garden? Proposed changes to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance would allow agricultural uses like community gardens and urban farms in many parts of the city. Below is a list of frequently asked questions regarding [...]
Lurie Garden Workshops and Tours
The Lurie Garden in Millennium Park is an urban oasis emerging from a harmonious blend of symbolism, landscape design and ecological sensitivity. Its design pays homage to Chicago’s transformation from flat marshland to innovative green city, or “Urbs in Horto” (City in a Garden). Visitors find respite and inspiration in four seasons. In early spring, [...]
Chicago Park District
Chicago Park District Telephone: 312.747.2200 Website: Chicago Park District From rich pond life teeming with frogs, herons, and dragonflies, to shrubby areas where migratory birds stop to rest, to lush prairies filled with native grasses and wildflowers, the Chicago Park District offers opportunities to explore nature in the city. . Gross Park 2708 West Lawrence Chicago, [...]
Lincoln Park Conservatory
Step inside and be transported to another place and time – Lincoln Park Conservatory – where you will find tropical palms and ancient ferns, right in the heart of Lincoln Park. Constructed in stages between 1890 and 1895, the Conservatory was designed both to showcase exotic plants and to grow the thousands of plants needed [...]
Friends of the Parks
Improving Chicago’s Parks Through its Partnerships and Advocacy in Neighborhood Parks program Friends of the Parks strives to increase community involvement in the planning, design and operation of neighborhood parks and open spaces, empowering individuals and their neighbors. FOTP strategies involve working with community groups and park advisory councils to clearly identify issues, develop outreach [...]
Chicago’s Green Attractions
There is plenty to see and do if you are looking for a close-up Green Chicago experience. Two world-class conservatories, award-winning Millennium Park, the innovative Chicago Center for Green Technology and a whole network of Green certified museums are among Chicago’s many green attractions. Please visit the city of Chicago’s Green Attractions website to find [...]
