Lincoln Park Conservancy

Lincoln Park Conservancy The Lincoln Park Conservancy preserves, maintains & enhances the beauty of Chicago's largest & most visited Park.

For event tickets: https://www.lincolnparkconservancy.org/calendar/ The Lincoln Park Conservancy’s mission is to preserve and enhance Lincoln Park’s inspiring beauty for current and future generations. Established in 1984, the Lincoln Park Conservancy works to enhance Chicago’s largest park through volunteer power, fundraising and park improvements. Through its master agreement with the Chicago Pa

rk District, the Conservancy manages treasured Park sites including the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, Abraham Lincoln Monument and Gardens, Lincoln Park Conservatory and North Pond Nature Sanctuary, in addition to general stewardship activities across Lincoln Park’s 1,200 acres. Our volunteer docents offer free tours of the park's natural, historic and cultural elements in order to build visitor connections to these unique places. Monthly wildflower walks are hosted at the Lily Pool and North Pond, educating guests about Chicago's historic connection to them and their importance to local ecology. Conservancy volunteers give back nearly 3,000 hours of service each year, engaging with park visitors and maintaining this portion of Lincoln Park. One unique aspect of the Conservancy’s approach is that when the Conservancy commits to a site, it embarks on the site’s long-term care and if needed, restoration. As the Conservancy’s managed sites are free of admission, the private funding we raise to support these park assets is of central importance.

Thanks to Deloitte for joining us on World Environment Day and their Impact Day for a corporate workday! They helped us ...
06/08/2026

Thanks to Deloitte for joining us on World Environment Day and their Impact Day for a corporate workday! They helped us all around the park with mulching at North Pond, cleaning and weeding at the Conservatory, and trash pickup all over the park!

Happy  ! This week's wildflower is the Red Columbine! These can be seen at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool!✏️ Latin: Aquil...
06/05/2026

Happy ! This week's wildflower is the Red Columbine! These can be seen at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool!
✏️ Latin: Aquilegia canadensis

🦅 The genus name "Aquilegia" comes from the Latin "aquila" meaning "eagle" and refers to the spurred petals that resemble an eagle's talons.
💌 It is reported that Native Americans rubbed the crushed seeds on the hands of men as a love charm.
🪽The ruby-throated hummingbird is the primary pollinator (which you might recognize from our post earlier today)!

📸: christinebosacki, greengrasse, and magpiedin on INaturalist

Happy  ! This UN-established holiday was created in 1972, with the first international environmental conference in Stock...
06/05/2026

Happy ! This UN-established holiday was created in 1972, with the first international environmental conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, global leaders have met to advocate for various environmental causes, meeting today in Baku, Azerbaijan,

📸: Russ Smith

Restoration is underway! You can now see work being done on Lincoln: The Man!
06/04/2026

Restoration is underway! You can now see work being done on Lincoln: The Man!

Interested in learning more about ecology and native wildflowers? Join us for a nature walk! You'll have the chance to l...
06/02/2026

Interested in learning more about ecology and native wildflowers? Join us for a nature walk! You'll have the chance to learn from Matt Evans, our Manager of Park Stewardship and ecologist.

Friday, June 5, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm
Meet at the North Pond Gazebo at 2535 N Stockton Dr.
$20 / ticket
You can buy a ticket here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/friday-walk-and-talk-w-matt

All the colors of the rainbow, featuring Lincoln Park.Happy June!
06/01/2026

All the colors of the rainbow, featuring Lincoln Park.

Happy June!

Happy   to all who celebrate, which should be everyone, because why shouldn't you have some flowers to water? Well, whet...
05/30/2026

Happy to all who celebrate, which should be everyone, because why shouldn't you have some flowers to water?

Well, whether you have flowers or not, you can still use the day to get out and see some flowers, whether at the park or the Conservatory.

Get excited because we are hosting more docent tours! You can now get a docent-led tour of both the Lincoln Park Conserv...
05/29/2026

Get excited because we are hosting more docent tours! You can now get a docent-led tour of both the Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool throughout June! You'll spend an hour with a highly knowledgeable docent, who will guide you through these amazing spaces.

Happy  ! This week's wildflower is the Golden Alexander! These can be seen at the North Pond Nature Sanctuary!✏️ Latin: ...
05/29/2026

Happy ! This week's wildflower is the Golden Alexander! These can be seen at the North Pond Nature Sanctuary!
✏️ Latin: Zizia aurea

🥕 This beautiful wildflower is a part of the carrot family, Apiaceae.
🦋 It is an important flower for Black Swallowtail caterpillars and butterflies, who feed on it during all stages of their lives.
♥️ During the spring, they have green leaves, but during the fall, they turn a dark red!

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2430 N. Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL
60614

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