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Chicago Horticultural Society Board of Directors Elects Four New Members
GLENCOE, IL (Oct. 1, 2015) – The Board of Directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society has elected four new members.
GLENCOE, IL (Oct. 1, 2015) – The Board of Directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society has elected four new members.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 30, 2015) – A focused group of citizen scientists with the 15-year-old Plants of Concern program are on a mission this fall to protect local plant species that grow only in northern Illinois. Through a series of programs including a monitoring foray and workday, these volunteers are learning new technologies, collecting vital data about existing plants and preparing habitat for the return of missing species.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 29, 2015)— The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society presents its 10th annual All Aboard! celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. This year's theme is "A Holiday Journey to the World's Ancient Trees."
Co-chaired by Celine Lillie of Wheaton and Michelle McCarthy of Chicago, the event benefits the Garden's Regenstein Foundation Learning Campus, which provides educational programs such as Science First for Chicago Public Schools students.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 23, 2015) - The Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden welcomed 300 guests to the 17th annual Harvest Ball on Saturday, September 19, on the beautiful early fall grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 22, 2015) – Visitors to the Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, will have the opportunity to purchase many orchid varieties and to learn everything they need to know about growing orchids at home.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 17, 2015) — An exhibition of rare books about growing grapes and making wine, primarily in nineteenth-century America and Europe, is on view through November 8, 2015 in the Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
The Chicago Botanic Garden kicks off the New Year with a full calendar of activities for all ages, including The Orchid Show, the Antiques, Garden & Design Show, photo walks, weekend family classes, Easter Brunch and more.
This November and December, the Chicago Botanic Garden presents a holiday wonderland of twinkling LED lights, stunning plant displays, an indoor model train exhibition, family activities, shopping and many other special events.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 1, 2015) - Welcome the fall season with a cold glass of beer! Oktoberfest celebrations occur throughout Europe; the Chicago Botanic Garden will celebrate locally on Thursday, October 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - The Chicago Botanic Garden's Fall Bulb Festival provides seasonal family fun on the Esplanade and a sale featuring more than 250 varieties of spring-flowering bulbs for everyone from the novice to expert gardener. The bulbs are shipped directly from Holland just in time for fall planting.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - Bicyclists of all ages can ride the full perimeter of the Chicago Botanic Garden and end with a finish-line celebration on September 13. Registration begins at 7 a.m., and the event runs from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - Stunning quilts, lovely knitted artwear, woven wonders, and breathtaking beadwork are among the abundant handcrafted items on view and for sale at the 2015 Fine Art of Fiber exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The area's oldest, largest and most unique fiber art event takes place Friday, November 6, through Sunday, November 8, from 10 a.m.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - Shop for unique, long-lasting arrangements and gift items created from natural plant materials and dried flowers at the Chicago Botanic Garden's 35th annual Roadside Flower Sale. The sale runs from Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Regenstein Center.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - Celebrate Halloween with the entire family at HallowFest: A Garden of Good…and Evil. The popular Chicago Botanic Garden event returns on Saturday, October 24, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, October 25, from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 27, 2015) - Learn how to harvest, preserve and store your homegrown produce or Farmers' Market bounty during Harvest Weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 26, 2015) - The Chicago Botanic Garden opened a 151,825-square-foot nursery today, adding more than 38,000 square feet of nursery space. The Chicago Botanic Garden's horticulture staff grows 250,000 plants annually for indoor and outdoor floriculture and seasonal displays that are featured in the Garden's 26 distinct gardens and permanent collections.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 11, 2015) - Nature and garden photographs from more than 35 students and instructors of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden will be on display from Friday, August 21, through Sunday, September 20, in the Joutras and Bridge Galleries in the Regenstein Center.
GLENCOE, IL (Aug. 6, 2015) - – For the first time in the Chicago area, the largest and smelliest flowering plant in the world will be on public display at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (July 31, 2015) – Amid the thriving craft brew scene in Chicago, the Chicago Botanic Garden, Chef Cleetus Friedman and Begyle Brewing have teamed up to create a series of unique seasonal ales that capture the change of seasons at the 385-acre garden. Friedman, executive chef of Fountainhead, the Bar on Buena, and soon-to-open the Northman in Chicago, is a leader in local, seasonal food and drink and has created signature beers for other Chicago cultural institutions.
GLENCOE, IL (July 16, 2015) - Wonderland Express brings seasonal charm and sparkle to the Chicago Botanic Garden from Friday, November 27, 2015, through Sunday, January 3, 2016.
GLENCOE, IL (July 16, 2015) - As reported in this month's Scientific American, plant conservation scientists at the Chicago Botanic Garden are testing fake flowers created in the Harold Washington Libra
GLENCOE, IL (July 1, 2015)—More than 425 guests recently celebrated the beginning of the summer party season at the Summer Dinner Dance at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The black-tie soiree commemorated the 125th anniversary of the Chicago Horticultural Society, which operates the Chicago Botanic Garden together with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served on the Rose Garden Terrace, followed by an intimate dinner dance in an elegant pavilion on the Esplanade.
GLENCOE, IL (June 30, 2015) — Turn off the TV, unplug the computer and head to the Chicago Botanic Garden for days of wonder and discovery. This summer, enjoy a wide range of activities for children and families including free, informal drop-in activities and evening concerts throughout the Garden. Fly kites, watch model sailboats skim across the North Lake and explore the Garden during Nature Nights. Take dad for a very special Father's Day Canoe Adventure on the Garden's lakes.
GLENCOE, IL (June 30, 2015) — The Chicago Botanic Garden offers a menu of summer activities designed to whet the appetite for growing and eating healthy, fresh foods. Weekend festivals and events highlight cooking techniques, herbs, heirloom tomatoes and other seasonal produce, while providing a wealth of information on practical, sustainable ways to grow fruits and vegetables in the home garden.
GLENCOE, IL (June 30, 2015) - Protected federal lands across the United States welcome Chicago Botanic Garden Conservation and Land Management (CLM) interns this summer for intensive fieldwork. The interns, all college graduates with degrees in science fields and some with advanced degrees, bring a unique suite of skills and enthusiasm to the rapidly growing fields of restoration, conservation and land management.
GLENCOE, IL (June 30, 2015) — Music fills the Chicago Botanic Garden every Monday through Thursday evening, plus Tuesday mornings this summer. From enchanting carillon bells to high-energy dance music in a variety of genres to singalongs for young visitors, Garden concerts satisfy all ages and musical tastes.
GLENCOE, IL (June 24, 2015) – The Chicago Botanic Garden recently celebrated the dedication of its team of more than 2,000 volunteers in 2014. One new and several annual awards were presented for individual achievement. The Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception was held under the canopy of the lakeside McGinley Pavilion.
GLENCOE, IL (June 16, 2015) – The Chicago Botanic Garden's Board of Directors today announced that Sophia Shaw has indicated her intention to retire as president and CEO effective in 2016, her tenth anniversary of service to the Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (May 20, 2015) – The private garden of celebrity chef Rick Bayless and the part-time residence of television journalist Bill Kurtis will provide special settings for classes offered this summer through of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The school encourages lifelong learning in a range of garden-inspired topics, including botanical illustration, yoga, photography, wellness, birding, horticulture, and garden design.
GLENCOE, IL (May 19, 2015) – Herb Garden Weekend presents ways to grow and use a variety of fragrant, flavorful and nutritious herbs through a series of displays, demonstrations, tours and family-friendly activities taking place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, 2015, at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (May 19, 2015) —This year's Summer Dinner Dance, the most beautiful summer party of the year, commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Chicago Horticultural Society, which operates the Chicago Botanic Garden together with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
GLENCOE, IL (May 19, 2015) — Plant aficionados from across the region won't want to miss the Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society's A Rare Affair: An Auction of Exceptional Offerings. Co-chairs Sue Cozzens and Geraldine "Bean" Carroll along with plant experts and members of the plant selection committee spent two years searching for and finding the best and most desirable plants and related items to auction off to attendees.
GLENCOE, IL (May 13, 2015) –Sustainable agriculture solves many pressing issues from unemployment to climate change, says Danielle Nierenberg, president and co-founder of Food Tank, a nonprofit that aims to alleviate hunger, obesity and poverty worldwide.
GLENCOE, IL (May 7, 2015) —The origins of the Chicago Botanic Garden date to 1890 and the founding of the Chicago Horticultural Society. The dedicated group of Chicago civic leaders formed around the ideal expressed in the city's motto, "urbs in horto," or city in a garden. In the next 125 years, the Society would promote horticulture in all its forms and foster a love of gardening among the region's residents.
GLENCOE, IL (May 5, 2014)—The extremely popular Garden Chef Series returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden on Saturday, May 23, for another growing season full of cooking demonstrations by noted area chefs, using the freshest fruits, herbs and vegetables. The free events take place at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through October 4 in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Amphitheater seating, surrounded by lush garden beds, affords a pleasant view of the open-air kitchen.
GLENCOE, IL (April 28, 2015) — A wide range of activities for children and families will take place at the Chicago Botanic Garden this spring and summer. Offerings include free, informal drop-in programs at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable and Native Plant gardens, and the popular Dancin' Sprouts evening concerts. Spring also brings the return of two family favorites, the Butterfly & Blooms and Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America exhibitions.
GLENCOE, IL (April 28, 2015) — Gardeners seeking information about the best plants and growing methods for the upper Midwest can take advantage of a series of flower shows and festivals taking place at the Chicago Botanic Garden this spring, summer and Fall. The American Flower Show series continues through October with programs and exhibits featuring favorite plant groups, including rhododendron, iris, daylilies, hostas and more.
GLENCOE, IL (April 24, 2015) – 700 guests donned their best spring garden party attire and raised over $200,000 at the recent Preview Evening for the Antiques, Garden & Design Show. Celebrating its 15th year, the Show inspires stylish living and presents beautiful gardens and objects in a way that transcends the ordinary.
Story Time in Lenhardt Library – Mondays through May 18
Stop by Lenhardt Library on Monday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. for nature-themed stories and hands-on activities. The program is geared toward children ages 2 to 5 with a caregiver. No Story Time on April 20. Visit chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies or call (847) 835-6801 for more information.
GLENCOE, IL (April 7, 2015) —The Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America will once again take visitors on a cross-country tour of America's most iconic sights. This year, the beloved exhibition will also journey back in time to the era of the steam locomotive.
GLENCOE, IL (April 3, 2015) – Butterflies & Blooms, an immersive outdoor exhibition, will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting, from May 23 to September 7, 2015, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The exhibition is housed in a 2,800-square-foot mesh enclosure located on the Annex Road, as you head from the Visitor Center to the McDonald Woods. Tickets are $6 for adults; $5 for seniors; and $4 for children ages 3 to 12. Children 2 and younger are free. Members get $1 off each ticket.
GLENCOE, IL (March 31, 2015) – Kris Jarantoski, Executive Vice President and Director of the Chicago Botanic Garden, was recently given the 2015 Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal and Award, conferred by Swarthmore College. The award recognizes outstanding national contributions to the science and art of gardening.
GLENCOE, IL (March 5, 2015)—Gardeners can add splashes of vivid pink, violet, purple and red-purple to rock gardens, borders and naturalized landscapes with three new sun-loving perennials introduced for the 2015 season by Chicagoland Grows®, Inc.
GLENCOE, IL (February 18, 2015) – More than 285 guests came in from the cold to celebrate the opening of the Orchid Show on February 13. The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society presented the preview evening, which was chaired by Louellen Murray of Lake Forest and Kim Visokey of Winnetka. More than $35,000 was raised toward "Growing the Future," the Woman's Board's $1 million pledge to the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (February 10, 2015) – This spring the American Flower Show Series at the Chicago Botanic Garden will feature orchids, gesneriads, grafting fruit trees, daffodils, dahlias, African violets, rhododendron, bonsai, iris, and hostas. The series, a growing national horticultural program, presents exhibits and programs on the nation's favorite flower groups.
GLENCOE, IL (February 4, 2015)—The intense beauty and exotic shapes of orchids fascinated Victorian explorers and inspired botanical illustrations of great artistry. Some of the finest examples will be on display during Orchidelirium: Illustrated Orchidaceae, a special rare book exhibition at the Lenhardt Library from Saturday, February 14, through Sunday, April 19, 2015.
GLENCOE, IL (January 23, 2015) – A $67,000 digital imaging grant from the Illinois State Library will enable the Lenhardt Library to share historically significant documents with a wider number of scholars, gardening enthusiasts and members of the general public. The Chicago Botanic Garden library is one of 13 statewide to receive a total of $485,779 in grants for preserving and providing web access to historical collections.
GLENCOE, IL (Jan. 21, 2015) – Proving that good design transforms any space, the Chicago Botanic Garden has rejuvenated the previous Antiques & Garden Fair into the Antiques, Garden & Design Show for spring 2015. Celebrating its 15th year, the Show inspires stylish living and presents beautiful gardens and objects in a way that transcends the ordinary.
GLENCOE, IL (January 13, 2015) – Visitors to the 2015 Orchid Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden will encounter an exotic bloom that has a place in most kitchens. Vanilla, the world's most popular flavoring, comes from Vanilla planifolia, the only orchid of roughly 30,000 known species to have agricultural value. The show will trace the history of vanilla from its origins with the Totonaco people of Mexico, and depict the vanilla-making process from blossom to bottle.
GLENCOE, IL (January 5, 2015) – Expanded programs and amenities, and people's growing need to engage with nature, attracted a record number of visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2014. Attendance reached 1,058,000, an increase of 6 percent over 2013, the first year the Garden surpassed the one-million-visit benchmark. Attendance has increased by 52 percent since 2005, when the Garden closed the year at 697,000 visits, with steady gains since 2008.
GLENCOE, IL (December 11, 2014) – Rainwater management, cumulative stress problems, corresponding color schemes, new compact hybrids and heightened concern for butterflies, birds and bees will define home gardening in 2015, according to experts at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (December 9, 2014) – The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society raised $250,000 at its ninth annual All Aboard! celebration on December 4, 2014. Proceeds will support fellowships for the plant biology and conservation graduate program, a collaboration between the Garden and Northwestern University.
GLENCOE, IL (October 30, 2014) – The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society presents its ninth annual All Aboard! celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2014. This year's theme "Aurora Borealis" conjures the excitement of a cold, clear night ablaze with swirling colors of gold, violet, rose, purple and green. Co-chaired by Ann Balusek and Glo Rolighed, both of Winnetka, the event begins with cocktails served amid Wonderland Express.
GLENCOE, IL (October 28, 2014)– Norman Wickett, Ph.D., a conservation scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, is co-leading an international team of researchers in an unprecedented effort to reveal details about the origin and evolution of land plants. The team's findings are scheduled for publication this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More than 40 researchers on four continents are collaborating on the analysis, the largest applied to this problem to date.
GLENCOE, IL (Oct. 24, 2014) - The USDA has confirmed that Emerald Ash Borer larvae have been found on white fringetrees (Chionanthus virginicus) in Ohio.
GLENCOE, IL (Oct. 9, 2014) – Proving that good design transforms any space, the Chicago Botanic Garden has rejuvenated the previous Antiques & Garden Fair into the Antiques, Garden & Design Show for Spring 2015. Celebrating its 15th year, the show inspires stylish living and presents beautiful gardens and objects in a way that transcends the ordinary.
GLENCOE, IL (Sept. 24, 2014) – The 16th annual Harvest Ball was held recently on the beautiful early fall grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden, raising $375,000 for the Garden's new Children's Learning Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (August 29, 2014)—Three family favorites—Spooky Pooch Parade, HallowFest, and Trains, Tricks & Treats—will bring mischief and magic back to the Chicago Botanic Garden this Halloween season.
GLENCOE, IL (August 29, 2014) – Why settle for a dozen roses when you and your Valentine can enjoy more than 10,000 tropical blooms at the Orchid Show, opening February 14, 2015, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The show runs daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, March 15, returning for a second year after exceeding expectations for interest and attendance in 2014.
GLENCOE, IL (August 27, 2014) —Internationally renowned sculptor DJ Garrity comes to the Chicago Botanic Garden this fall to lead a garden sculpture workshop based on his book, The Rhythms of Stone—The Essential Guide to Carving the Face in Stone. Garrity developed the workshop while a sculptor-in-residence at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Participants will explore a range of techniques as they carve a face from a rough block of limestone, an experience Garrity describes as "meditative."
GLENCOE, Ill. (August 22, 2014) – The Chicago Botanic Garden will open the North Branch Trail addition, a wonderful multiuse path connecting the North Branch Trail with the Green Bay Trail at the Braeside Metra Station in Highland Park, on September 13.
The opening celebration will be from 2 to 4 p.m. The official "ribbon cutting" will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the end point of the trail at the Chicago Botanic Garden, across from the entrance to McDonald Woods. The dedication event is generously supported by NorthShore University HealthSystems.
GLENCOE, Ill. (August 19, 2014) – The Chicago Botanic Garden received a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2012 to begin a three-year project to support the expansion of urban agriculture activities in Chicago's South Side and West Side food desert neighborhoods. In the second year of the grant, four incubator sites have been established.
GLENCOE, IL (August 12, 2014) – Decorative illustrations on the inside front cover of books, known as bookplates, have been used around the world for centuries to declare ownership of book collections. A new rare book exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden explores these intricate works of art from personal and institutional libraries as well as from a private collection. The display, Ex Libris: Bookplates Through the Ages, runs from Friday, August 15, through Sunday, November 9, 2014, in the Lenhardt Library.
GLENCOE, IL (July 8, 2014) – Rosemary Hart, of Chicago, received the Barbara Whitney Carr Excellence in Leadership Award at a recent reception acknowledging the ongoing dedication and support of more than 2,000 volunteers at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The award was launched in 2007 to pay tribute to the retiring CEO and highlights the innovation of one dedicated volunteer.
GLENCOE, IL (July 8, 2014) –Rhoda Muchmore, of Highland Park, was awarded the Five Star Customer Service Award at a recent reception at the Chicago Botanic Garden acknowledging the ongoing dedication and support of more than 2,000 volunteers. Muchmore is known for consistently going above and beyond to provide spectacular customer service to Garden visitors.
GLENCOE, IL (July 8, 2014) – Rodger McDowall, of Hoffman Estates, was named the 2013 Chicago Botanic Garden Volunteer of the Year at a recent awards reception acknowledging the ongoing dedication and support of more than 2,000 volunteers. The award, launched in 1984, recognizes the spirit of volunteering by focusing attention on the contributions given by all volunteers as well as honors one volunteer for his or her outstanding service.
GLENCOE, IL (June 26, 2014) – Volunteers with the Chicago Botanic Garden's Plants of Concern—a citizen-science corps in its 14th year of monitoring rare flora—recently prevented the shadbush from disappearing from a preserve in western Cook County. The shrub, native to woodland stream banks, is named for its pretty white flower, which blooms at the time the shad return to their spawning grounds. Habitat loss and degradation threaten the survival of shadbush in Illinois, and by 2011 the preserve's population was reduced to a single plant.
GLENCOE, IL (June 9, 2014) – Pardon our appearance as we build a scenic and safe multiuse trail along Lake Cook Road to improve access for visitors who come to the Chicago Botanic Garden by train, bicycle, stroller, foot and wheelchair. The trail will link two popular north-south routes, the Green Bay and North Branch trails, and also provide a safe pathway for visitors arriving at the Braeside Metra station in Highland Park.
GLENCOE, IL (May 27, 2014) – Six Chicago-area garden clubs affiliated with the Garden Club of America (GCA) present the competitive flower show, Show of Summer, with the theme "Our Kind of Town" on June 21 and 22 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Visitors will enjoy plant and flower displays with the highest standards of artistic and horticultural excellence. One of the main purposes of the show is to educate visitors about horticulture, flower arranging and conservation.
GLENCOE, IL. (May 8, 2014) – The newly renovated and named Garden View Café recently opened at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It offers an enhanced menu of the best of local, fresh seasonal foods, restaurant-style seating, a barista and pastry station and flatbreads cooked in a brick pizza oven.
GLENCOE, IL (April 30, 2014)—It's not too late to restore the awe-inspiring migration of the monarch butterfly, which used to fly north by the hundreds of millions to spend summers throughout the Upper Midwest and Canada, say members of the Alliance for Milkweed and Butterfly Recovery.
Learn more about the coalition's work—and steps you can take to support the iconic butterfly—at a special "Make Way for Monarchs" event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 6, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (December 30, 2013) – For the first time in its 41-year history, the Chicago Botanic Garden has attracted more than one million visitors in a calendar year. Today's milestone represents a five percent increase over 2012, the second highest attendance year on record, and is the fourth annual attendance record in the past five years.
GLENCOE, Ill. (December 20, 2013) – For the first time in its 41-year history, the Chicago Botanic Garden is on the cusp of attracting one million visitors in a calendar year. The benchmark, which the Garden hopes to reach on December 31, represents a 5 percent increase over 2012, the second highest attendance year on record. That year, 954,727 people visited the Garden.
GLENCOE, IL (December 13, 2013) – The Chicago Botanic Garden today awarded the Forest Preserves of Cook County the 2013 Hutchinson Medal to recognize leadership in ecological restoration and education.
GLENCOE, IL (November 21, 2013) – On December 4, the Chicago Botanic Garden will be the first public garden in the country, and the first cultural institution in Chicago, to host a virtual field trip utilizing the Google+ platform. Funding for field trips is shrinking, so why not bring the field trip directly to students?
GLENCOE, Ill. (November 7, 2013) Multiyear efforts to restore native species to two natural areas at the Chicago Botanic Garden—the Garden Lakes and McDonald Woods—have received four honors from three diverse organizations.
GLENCOE, Ill. (October 7, 2013) – Chicago Botanic Garden researchers have received a $1.54 million Dimensions in Biodiversity grant from the National Science Foundation to study the way flowers use scent to attract the pollinators they need to reproduce and survive. The floral scent may also draw flower predators, and this can play an important role in the evolution and diversification of plant species. The Dimensions of Biodiversity program is a "race against time" to transform our understanding of the scope and role of life on earth, according to the NSF.
GLENCOE, Ill. (September 4, 2013) – A Chicago Botanic Garden study evaluating the effects of a warming climate on the region's urban forest has identified 40 tree varieties likely to thrive in 2050, but predicts other types now flourishing in the area will begin to decline.
GLENCOE, Ill. (Aug. 6, 2013) The Chicago Botanic Garden has planted the largest farm-to-fork rooftop garden in Chicago and the Midwest as part of its ongoing mission to promote local sustainable agriculture and train city residents for careers in urban agriculture. The site's soil-based garden is located at McCormick Place West, part of the largest exhibition and meeting facility in North America.
GLENCOE, Ill. (July 29, 2013) –The Chicago Botanic Garden's Plants of Concern (POC) program was recently awarded a $14,000 Wildlife Preservation Fund Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This grant is designed to preserve, protect, perpetuate and enhance non-game wildlife and native plant resources of Illinois through preservation of a satisfactory environment and an ecological balance. POC is a regional rare plant monitoring program designed to assess long-term trends in the state's rarest plant species.
GLENCOE, IL (July 15, 2013) - The Chicago Botanic Garden's Green Youth Farm (GYF) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The program began in 2003 on a one-acre plot in the Lake County Greenbelt Forest Preserve and has added five sites. Two are in Chicago food desert communities: in Lawndale on the west side and in Washington Park on the south side, which is also home to a junior Green Youth Farm operating out of the Washington Park Field House. Another group of Green Youth Farm teens maintains the Thompson Center planters on Randolph Street in downtown Chicago.
GLENCOE, Ill. (July 3, 2013) – Regular visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden call it their home away from home, one that makes a beautiful setting for a daily walk. Scientists, graduate students and interns see the Garden as a living laboratory for vital conservation efforts. The Garden serves as a place of lifelong learning for the thousands of students attending field trips, adults enrolling in an array of continuing education classes and visitors participating in a wide range of events.
GLENCOE, Ill. (June 24, 2013) – Janice Becker of Deerfield was named the 2012 Chicago Botanic Garden Volunteer of the Year at a recent awards reception. The Garden initiated the award in 1984 to focus attention on the outstanding support given to the Garden each year by all volunteers and to recognize one volunteer who exemplifies extraordinary service.
GLENCOE, Ill. (June 6, 2013) – Seven species of the classic fall-flowering aster have received top five-star ratings and 19 additional types of asters have received four-stars in Plant Evaluation Notes Issue 36, 2013, recently released by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
"Along with goldenrods, asters are classic autumnal flowers of gardens, roadsides, and native landscapes," said Richard G. Hawke, plant evaluation manager. "They are wonderful companions to a variety of other late-season perennials and grasses."
Chicago Botanic Garden's Sixth Year of Windy City Harvest Program
First Workforce Investment Act-approved certificate program in sustainable horticulture and urban agriculture; 89 percent of graduates currently employed
Chicago Botanic Garden Awarded $750,000 from USDA's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
-- the Garden's Windy City Harvest urban agriculture training program to lead network of partners in creating six agri-business incubator sites in Chicago neighborhoods over next three years
– First app in country that brings a botanic garden's plant collections database to life
GLENCOE, Ill. (May 2, 2013) –The Chicago Botanic Garden announces a new smartphone app called "GardenGuide," which is the first of its kind to be developed in the United States with the ability to tap in to a botanic garden's plant collections database. The GardenGuide app shares the Garden's vast plant-collections database, containing records of the nearly 2.6 million plants in the living collection. The app is free to users.
GLENCOE, Ill. (Jan.7, 2013) – The Chicagoland Grows® plant introduction program will introduce three new plants at the Mid-America Horticultural Show (Mid-Am), from January 16 to 18: Forever Pink Phlox (Phlox 'Forever Pink'); Beijing Gold® Peking tree lilac (Syringa pekinensis 'Zhang Zhiming') and Crescendo™ sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Morton') sugar maple.
GLENCOE, IL (December 18, 2012) – After an international search, the Chicago Botanic Garden has selected landscape architects Peter Wirtz/Wirtz International and Mikyoung Kim/Mikyoung Kim Design to design two new display gardens at the 385-acre Glencoe campus. Wirtz will design the garden associated with the Greenhouse and Nursery Campus and Kim has been selected to design the Learning Campus garden. This is the first public botanic garden commission for both and is the first United States non-residential assignment for Belgium-based Wirtz.
Glencoe, Ill. – The American Planning Association (APA) today announced the designation of the Chicago Botanic Garden as one of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2012 under the organization's Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planning and planners play in adding value to communities, including fostering economic growth and creating jobs.
GLENCOE, Ill. (September 5, 2012) - This has been a landmark year for the Chicago Botanic Garden, which is celebrating 40 years of educating visitors about plants and the natural world. Over the past four decades, the Garden has grown from a simple idea to a living museum with more than 2.4 million plants and featuring numerous classes, youth programs, art exhibitions and more.
GLENCOE, Ill. (August 30, 2012) – On September 4, 2012, the Chicago Botanic Garden will open the Kleinman Family Cove, an aquatic classroom that will serve as an ideal location for children and adults to study the aquatic plants and animals that inhabit our wetland ecosystems and to learn about conserving freshwater systems, which are critical to our lives. Located on the Garden's North Lake, the Cove is the third project of the Learning Campus development plan.
GLENCOE, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2012) - The Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Ecosystem Restoration Program have completed a ten-month Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Project to restore 1.25 miles of shoreline at the Chicago Botanic Garden's North Lake.
GLENCOE, Ill. (July 18, 2012) – The Chicago Botanic Garden's Windy City Harvest urban agriculture program has partnered with Levy Restaurants and Midwest Foods to provide fresh produce and tilapia for the Levy Restaurant's Stadium Club at U.S. Cellular Field.
GLENCOE, Ill. (May 7, 2012) – The Chicago Botanic Garden has done groundbreaking work as a result of a two-year grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant reaches both casual passersby and committed gardeners with ideas for how to integrate sustainable agriculture techniques into their own backyards.
GLENCOE, Ill. (March 13,2012) — To honor the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to the United States, the Japanese government is gifting trees to public and private organizations throughout the United States. The Chicago Botanic Garden will receive 20 trees.
Chicago's Consul General of Japan, Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura and Sophia Shaw, president and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden, will plant the first cherry tree on Sunday, March 25, at 1:30 p.m. The tree planting will be a highlight of the Garden's annual Japanese Garden Spring Weekend event.
GLENCOE, IL (February 6, 2012) – Gardeners in the Upper Midwest looking for colorful perennial plants that offer multiseasonal interest with minimal maintenance should check out the latest introductions from Chicagoland Grows™. Burgundy Fireworks Coneflower – A Meadowbrite™ Introduction (Echinacea 'Burgundy Fireworks' PPAF) is a unique selection that produces vivid beet-red ray flowers and has deep burgundy stems and dark green, glossy leaves.
GLENCOE, Ill. (January 26, 2012) — For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Botanic Garden set an all-time attendance record in 2011, generating 953,864 visits, representing a 5.4 percent increase or 49,000 more visitors than 2010. This number equates to a 29 percent increase since 2009. During 2011, the Garden experienced three record-setting months: August was the highest attendance month ever in the Garden's 40-year history with 134,049 visits; October had 97,289 visits, and December saw 70,509 visits.
GLENCOE, Ill. (Jan. 9, 2012) — The Chicago Botanic Garden will open the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden with a dedication ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Attendees will be encouraged to also attend World Environment Day at the Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dedication will include remarks followed by a ribbon cutting, tours of the garden and two activity stations for children. Staff will demonstrate how the garden will be used for a variety of programs that connect children with nature.
GLENCOE, Ill. (Nov. 22, 2011) – The Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Ecosystem Restoration Program have begun a ten-month Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Project to restore 6,400 feet of shoreline at the Chicago Botanic Garden's North Lake. The project area includes the entire perimeter of the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, as well as areas along the North Lake's western and northern shoreline.
GLENCOE, IL (April 24, 2015) – 700 guests donned their best spring garden party attire and raised over $200,000 at the recent Preview Evening for the Antiques, Garden & Design Show. Celebrating its 15th year, the Show inspires stylish living and presents beautiful gardens and objects in a way that transcends the ordinary.
GLENCOE, IL (May 8, 2014) – The robust and showy native perennial Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium spp.) is often relegated to larger more naturalized landscapes, but certain species can make a fantastic addition to smaller or more formal garden spaces, says Richard Hawke, plant evaluation manager at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Hawke speaks with authority. He's recently completed an evaluation of 26 varieties of Eutrochium and relatives of the Joe-Pye Weed over a 12-year span.

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ISNA promotes itself as a voice of moderation that seeks Muslim-Jewish reconciliation and campaigns against what it calls "Islamophobia."
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Super nice campground in an awesome spot. Beautifully maintained and the staff were very friendly. The kids loved tubing on the river. Our site was clean, level and near the river. Pool is nice and clean and we enjoyed the arcade and tennis courts too! We will definitely be back. - Kirsten Fischer
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With a pool, lots of playground area, and the nearby attractions like StoryLand, this is a family friendly campground located in the heart of a pretty mountain valley. Well groomed drives gave access to a spacious, level, sandy site with convenient water, 30 amp, and sewer hookups. Free Wi-Fi accessible from our site gave solid Internet access. Bath facilities were convenient and clean, though showers cost extra. We didn't try the laundry because of their inconvenient pre-paid card charging system. - DaveInOhio
Jul 2011 - $40.00
CG is a mixture of short term and long term sites. Some sites are very spacious and quiet. Ours wasn't! We ended up about 6 feet from the neighbors on each side and behind us. Felt like we were in a parking lot. Staff was very friendly and well organized. CG is very clean. About 1/2 mile or so to Storyland, so lots of kids around, mostly well behaved. - Maine-iacs
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Right off of the main road, road to campground is dirt and you have a hump to go over at the entrance then through a tunnel of trees. We didn't have a problem, but looks intimidating. Roads are paved and dirt, sites are grass and dirt. Our site was level. Power and water were good, cell (AT&T) was weak. No road or R/R noise, but you could hear Storyland next door. Close to shopping and restaurants. We would stay here again. - kmgulf
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We camped here over Memorial Day weekend and nearly had the campground to ourselves due to the very cold, rainy weather. This is a clean campground very suitable for young children. You can walk to Storyland and you can also hear the noise from Storyland when it is running but it's not overly loud. Bathrooms were clean and everything worked as advertised. Some field sites had puddled water on them. We will camp here again. - sbradley
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Australian Commissioner for the 2015 Venice Biennale Simon Mordant addresses the National Press Club.
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The company which owns the controversial Skywhale hot air balloon built for Canberra's centenary is up for sale.
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BALTIMORE -- Typically, the recovery time from a navicular fracture in the foot ranges from six to eight weeks.
It appears Cody Ross won't be nearly as long.
Ross (AP photo, left) has had his left foot in a walking boot since Monday when an MRI taken in Boston revealed the fracture. But when the outfielder reported he has been feeling better, the Red Sox began to wonder whether the crack that showed up on the MRI (but not on an X-ray taken Friday night in Philadelphia) was from a pre-existing injury.


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October Dinner Meeting
Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location : The Petroleum Club, 3301 C Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
This Month's Topic will be: Building a Quality Culture
1. All of us work with or within organizations that have, intentionally or not, developed a unique management culture. A great part of an organization's culture is defined by their awareness and understanding of quality management processes. We'll discuss the process of developing a stronger quality culture and its role in setting the path to improved performance and profitability.
About the Keynote Speaker:
James Kaufman has over 30 years' experience in the fabrication, construction, commissioning and repair of oil and gas production, refining and petrochemical-related equipment and facilities with leadership/management roles in some of BP's largest projects including BP's GoM Deep Water Development Program (Mad Dog, Holstein, Thunderhorse and Atlantis platforms) and the Whiting Refinery Modernization Program. Recent small/medium-spend capital project portfolio management experience with BP Exploration Alaska as the GPO Category B Projects Quality Advisor.
Fall 2015 Professional Development Workshop
The Alaska Chapter of PMI will be hosting a one-day professional development workshop this fall. The event will include a full day of professional development classes, interactive sessions, and a networking reception.
- Friday, November 13,2015
- NANA Development Corp. Conference Room
- Earn Seven PDUs
$ 280 members
$ 320 non-members
Regular Registration:
$ 330 members
$ 370 non-members
Speakers for this Professional Development Event are;
- Michele Brown – President, United Way of Anchorage
- Topic: Leadership and Collective Impact
- Michele's presentation is about Collective Impact. It brings people together, in a structured way, to achieve social change. People come together to collectively define a problem and create a shared vision to solve it. It is data-driven and establishes shared measurements, which allows for accountability and continuous improvement. It fosters mutually reinforcing activities. Coordinating collective efforts to maximize the end result rather than working in isolation. It encourages continuous communication, building trust and relationships among all participants and honest assessment of best practices. To make all this happen, there needs to be a strong backbone. That means having a team dedicated to orchestrating the work of the group. That's where project management skills are needed, to facilitate all of these conditions which together produce extraordinary results. Collective impact takes us from common goals to uncommon results.
- Jim Bates – Dir. of Enterprise Technology Services - State of Alaska
- Topic: Leading Project Time Management
- Jim will be speaking on Leading Project Time Management.Project leadership has become more in demand as executives realize that projects are one of the most important ways that organizations achieve their strategic goals. Project Time Management is one of the three most critical constraints considered in achieving project success and ultimately project quality delivery. We will explore ways that project managers can use leadership skill to help lead, manage, and deliver timely projects.
- Walter Almon - Team Lead, Operation Mech. Civil & Lifting at BP
- Topic: Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
- Walt will discuss "Stakeholder Discussions - Stories". The new rage in project management is to recognize and utilize stakeholder engagement and collaboration. In projects, the stakeholder can be an individual or organization that is actively involved, affected by, or influences the successful outcome of a project. As project managers, cost estimators, planners, construction managers, we are actively involved stakeholders in our Projects.
- Dr. Ginger Blackmon – Professor, UAA
- Topic: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
- Dr. Blackmon's teaching focuses on leadership. Her research focuses on student learning when schools are designed to address the learning needs, styles and opportunities for today's "digital natives"
PMI and Joining Forces
Supporting Military, Veterans and Families
Joining Forces
PMI is proud to partner with the United States Federal Government on an inspiring initiative known as Joining Forces.
The Joining Forces program is a non-partisan national initiative led by the White House in support of service members, veterans and their families. The initiative is intended to mobilize public and private sectors to ensure that these individuals have the tools and resources they need to succeed throughout their lives.
PMI and many of our United States-based chapters are getting involved in presenting service members and veterans with the many opportunities that project management has to offer. Engaging military personnel in project management is mutually beneficial as it is an excellent post-service career that is a great fit with many of the skills and disciplines learned in the service. It also helps to fill the gap of much-needed project management talent now and in the future.
PMI Alaska Chapter has a Volunteer Military Liaison and volunteer committee who are working on outreach to local Alaska Military. Contact us to find out more! And watch for newsletters and our website for updates this work.
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- 2 tbsp. olive oil
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- 3 lb. ripe plum tomatoes
- ½ c. chicken broth
- ⅓ c. dry white wine
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh sage leaves
- 1 tsp. salt
- shredded Parmesan cheese
- In 10-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until very tender and slightly golden, about 15 minutes.
- To onion in skillet, add chopped tomatoes with their juice, chicken broth, and white wine; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring and pressing tomatoes with back of slotted spoon occasionally during cooking to crush them.
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Students Return as High School Project Continues
When students left for the summer break, workers moved in. Construction is progressing well for the additions and renovations to Lockhart High School. Site work for drainage and new drives/parking and preparation for the new entry and instructional wings are shown in the aerial photo above. Demolition of several structures will make way for new additions. Interior renovations were completed and ready when students returned. Stay tuned for more project updates and photos.
Lockhart High School Ground Breaking Ceremony
The Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees held a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Lockhart High School renovation project on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 3:30 pm. District leadership, public officials, community members, and students joined to celebrate this milestone.
High School Project Comes in Under Budget
At the May 18th regular Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the additions and renovations to Lockhart High School. Bartlett Cocke, the general contractor for the project presented a GMP of $41,992,210. With a total project budget of $46,715,000, including all design fees, permitting, contingencies, etc., the project should wrap up at or under budget. Construction will begin as soon as school is out for the summer.
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With the due diligence completed and final terms agreed upon, the Board of Trustees authorized the Acting Superintendent to execute closing documents for the purchase of property for the New Elementary School. The site, approximately 20 acres with frontage on FM 1854, is located just SW of Lytton Springs. The site will have easy access. In fact, the District completed a traffic study prior to purchase to ensure safe access and egress to the property.
The Board of Trustees was presented with and approved the Design Development Package for the New Elementary School at their April 27 meeting. The two story structure will serve grades PK-5. The efficient design includes a "Learning Courtyard", Art/Science/Multi-purpose labs, and a variety of special program spaces. The campus will initially support an enrollment of 500 students and is expandable to 700 students. The following link is the presentation given to the Board of Trustees.Design Development Presentation New Elementary School
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Through the Bond Guarantee Program, the Texas Permanent School Fund is pledged to guarantee bonds issued by Texas school districts thus enhancing their credit rating. Bonds issued under the Bond Guarantee Program are rated AAA, thus allowing participating school districts to borrow at a lower cost. Lockhart ISD recently received its certificate. This guaranteed enabled LISD to sell bonds at a much lower interest rate than planned. As a result, the tax impact is also lower. Please refer to the related headline below.
Board Adopts Lower Tax Rate than Projected
Prior to the bond election, the District projected the interest rates on the bonds at 4.38%. Based on that assumed rate, the maximum tax rate increase was estimated at $0.3228/$100 in taxable value. The District was able to actually issue the bonds at an average interest rate of 3.859%. As a result, the Board adopted an increase of $0.2496/$100 in taxable value. This means the monthly impact to the average home value in Lockhart ISD of $89,793 will be $18.68/mo rather than the $24.15/mo projected. The chart below reflects the revised monthly impact to various home values based on actual average interest rate on the bonds.
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May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's shekel weakened to a two-month low and government bonds rose on investor bets the central bank will cut interest rates next week for a second time this month.
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer used his tie-breaking vote for the first time to restrict last week's rate cut to 0.25 percentage point, as half the bank's monetary panel pressed for a 50-basis-point reduction, according to the minutes of the decision released today. Committee members who supported Fischer argued the "moderate reduction" would be sufficient until the next meeting on May 27 when "the effect of this reduction would be analyzed," the bank said.
The shekel dropped as much as 1.1 percent to 3.7017 a dollar, the lowest since March 18, before trading at 3.6836 at 5:12 p.m. in Tel Aviv. The yield on the 4.25 percent notes due in March 2023 slumped eight basis points, or 0.08 percentage point, matching the decline on April 29, to 3.49 percent.
The divide "increases the likelihood that the central bank will follow on and further lower rates as early as next week," Sagie Poznerson, head of trading at Leader Capital Markets Ltd. in Tel Aviv, said by phone. "The low-inflation environment also supports another rate-cut."
To stem the shekel rally and bolster exports, which make up 40 percent of economic output, the Bank of Israel on May 13 unexpectedly cut interest rates to 1.5 percent, a three-year low, and announced a program to buy foreign currency. Since then the shekel has fallen 3 percent.
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"Last week's rate cut and commitment to FX intervention successfully weakened the shekel, but a further cut next week would support the bank's credibility", David Lubin, chief emerging-markets economist at Citigroup, wrote in an e-mailed report today. He sees a "strong possibility" of another cut later in the year.
The shekel has risen 5.1 percent in the past six months, making it the second-best performer after the Mexican peso among 31 major currencies tracked by Bloomberg. Annual inflation slowed to 0.8 percent last month, falling below the government's 1 percent to 3 percent target for the first time since July 2007, the statistics bureau said May 14.
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Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers to see strong shipments to smartphone, tablet, notebook segments in 2014
Jason Yang, DIGITIMES Research, Taipei [Friday 20 December 2013]
China-based makers will ship 575.315 million touch panels for smartphones, 164.506 million units for tablets and 10.362 million units for notebooks in 2014, increasing on year by 34.4%, 39.6% and 304.0% respectively, according to Digitimes Research.
Film-based models will account for 70.4% of China makers' smartphone touch panel shipments and 44.4% of the tablet touch segment, while the corresponding proportions for glass-based models will be 21.0% and 54.6%. Resistive touch will have 8.6% and 1% of the shipments to the smartphone and tablet segments respecitvely, Digitimes Research indicated.
Among China-based makers, Shenzhen O-film Tech will share 20% of the smartphone touch panel shipments, 11.1% of the tablet touch panel shipments and 60% of the notebook touch panel shipments. Chung Hua EELY Enterprise will share7.2% of the shipments to the smartphone segment and 13.3% of the tablet segment. Truly Opto-electronics, Mutto Optronics and Top Touch Electronics will respectively occupy 12.3%, 5.1% and 4.1% of the smartphone touch panel shipments.
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