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New North Pond Grants Help “Close the Gap”
We’re on track to break ground on North Pond’s restoration this fall. On August 26th, the Chicago Plan Commission approved the Lakefront Protection application for our North Pond Restoration Project.

Milkweed Propagation
By: Sierra Chmela Most Illinoisans are familiar with at least one or two varieties of milkweed. These showy plants are the only food source for monarch butterfly larvae. Consequently, our

Prairie Burns in the Midwest
By: Sierra Chmela Throughout the country, fire is a challenge many plants have evolved to deal with and even come to rely on. Though we often hear of the wildfires

North Pond Restoration Update
The North Pond restoration project is rounding its final corner to be ready to begin work this fall. Recently the Conservancy met with the Chicago Park District to share 95%

‘Nature Surprises You’: How North Pond Inspired “The Green Heron”
by Shawn Pfautsch and Jessica Ridenour When Chicago Children’s Theatre asked us to write a nature story about Chicago, the first place we thought of was North Pond. Shawn has