Winter underground
As temperatures drop and color fades from the landscape, life continues underground. ...
Planting for diversity
Saturday was cool and wet, but a truckload of plants awaited, so our tough band of volunteers got to work with shovels and trowels. ...
Celebrating pollinators at the Ladd Arboretum
Wildflower plantings at the Ladd Arboretum were abuzz with bees and butterflies on Saturday during the Ecology Center's Pollinator Fest....
Clearing the way for less aggressive plants
One of the misconceptions about native plants is that you can sow seeds and let nature take its course. ...
A place to chill
By mid-summer, tall trees cast cooling shade along the channel-side path through the Ladd Arboretum. Frequent visitors will recognize the big cottonwood that's just beyond the Ecology Center. ...
“All of us could join and try to help the earth”
Our friends at Quest4Earth wrapped up their spring season last week as they shared with their families a series of multimedia projects that capture what they've been learning about birds, habitat restoration, and environmental stewardship....
In bloom
A year ago the space at the northeast corner of the Civic Center was a wet, weedy lawn. ...
Pitching in on Chicago River Day
Another section of the channel banks was transformed on Saturday as the community came together to plant native trees and shrubs in front of the Ecology Center....
Migratory birds are here: come watch at the Ladd Arboretum
How are the birds liking the habitat work along the North Shore Channel? ...
Mayapple season
On Earth Day, celebrated by the City of Evanston on April 21, a group from Dewey Elementary joined TreeKeepers and other volunteers in mulching trees and planting wildflowers in the Ladd Arboretum....