Lincoln Park Conservancy

Programs: Education/volunteer programs - 1) north pond gardeners/lincoln park tree care corps/corporate workday program: train and manage corps of 950 volunteers to plant wildflowers, seed, identify and remove invasive species, prune and mulch trees/shrubs, maintain native plants in urban prairies, woodlands and wetlands, and educate them on the importance of native plants and animals to our environment and regional history. Volunteers contributed 2,000 service hours to the program in 2017, added 4,750 native plants and trees, and mulched 1,427 park trees. 2) lincoln park docents: train and manage 101 volunteer docents to educate the public and groups about the alfred caldwell lily pool, a national historic landmark, the historic lincoln park conservatory and gardens, and other lincoln park assets. 101 docents contributed 2,200 service hours to the program in 2017.

maintenance of donor-restored park sites - staff restored and maintained the alfred caldwell lily pool, north pond nature sanctuary, and other previous projects in lincoln park.

bio-diversity program - train and manage citizen-science volunteers to monitor frog species at the north pond nature sanctuary and throughout the chicago park district system. 33 volunteers contributed 100 hours in 2017.

capital improvement planning - created a concept plan for a new natural playscape in lincoln park. Continued to develop the north pond master plan for the revitalization of the north pond nature sanctuary (15 acres) and improvement of 36 acres of public park land surrounding it.