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Picturing the Prairie at Chicago Botanic Garden

Jun 30, 2021

The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has opened an exhibit of 15 large studio canvases and many smaller field paintings depicts rare, complex, diverse natural habitats that require conservation, restoration and stewardship work to protect the remaining prairies and restore others. Picturing the Prairie celebrates their vital role in our Midwestern heritage and takes visitors on a journey of prairie landscapes throughout the state of Illinois.

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Return of the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards 60-Second Garden Video Challenge

Apr 30, 2021

Gardeners anywhere can create one-minute videos of their gardens to be included on the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards YouTube Channel. Viewers then use the “thumbs up” to vote for their favorite videos, top vote getters can win some great prizes!

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Saving the Monarchs ~ Community Scientists Provide Backyard Data for Field Museum Project

Apr 30, 2021 ● By Sheryl DeVore

The Field Museum, in Chicago, is leading the way in community science to better understand monarch butterfly programs. Chicago area residents can become natural area and backyard monarch monitors to help scientists with this key conservation work.

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Modern Farmer and Big Green Launch Million Gardens Movement to Mobilize Millions to Grow Food at Home

Mar 22, 2021

The Million Gardens Movement aspires to give everyone the opportunity to grow their own food, whether it is on a windowsill or in a backyard, to create a healthier, happier, more sustainable world.

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