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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.
Chicago Botanic Garden: Glencoe Downers Grove Park District ... Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: Rockford Kuechmann Arboretum Lake Zurich: La Paloma Gardens ...
One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.
Chicago Botanic Garden. Location: Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL. Dates: Wednesday 10/11 through Sunday 10/15; Wednesday 10/18 through Sunday 10/22; 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The Forest Preserves also owns the lands on which the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden operate, and its Chicago Portage area preserve is also affiliated with the United States National Park Service. The Cook County Board of Commissioners also serves ex-officio as the board for the district.
Pages in category "Botanical gardens in Illinois" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Chicago Botanic Garden; D. Don Opel Arboretum; F ...
The Chicago Botanic Garden became well known for its impact on landscape architecture. [2] The botanic garden was built from an unpleasant source of land in Glencoe, Illinois. "The site covers over 300 acres, featuring a series of island gardens with an administration and visitor education center on the largest island."
At the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois Steffen leads ecological restoration, management activities, and research studies in the Mary Mix McDonald Woods, a 100-acre oak woodland complex. [2]