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Through September 22
Lost & Found invites you to explore plant conservation success stories by way of adventures throughout the 成人b站. Head out on experiential trails that blend art with science and connect you to nature in novel ways. Discover new interpretive programs that offer hands-on interactions with themed artwork that help you explore the Garden's conservation science research. You won鈥檛 want to miss a moment of it鈥art installations, After Hours Buzz events, Music on the Esplanade, Lenhardt Library displays and lectures, and more!
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Choose your own nature journey
We鈥檒l point you to and through trails, vistas, perches, and crossings to help you find lost stories, sights, and sounds of the natural world. You might stumble across, say, what seems like an ordinary Kentucky coffee tree in the Sensory Garden. But that tree has a story to tell鈥攊ts ancestors date back to the time of woolly mammoths and giant sloths. We can鈥檛 wait to see what you find. Happy wanderlust!
Tree Stories: Listen, learn more...
Adventure Trail: Fully experience Lost & Found
Hey kids: Maximize your visit!
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Lost & Found walking tour with the artists
Tuesday, July 31
1:30 鈥 2:30 p.m.
Meet Lost & Found Artists Giovanni Aloi, Jenny Kendler and Luftwerk in the Crescent Garden for a walking tour of their installations, Through the Eye of the Unicorn, A Summer Journey, and Color Writing. Free; included with general admission. Advance online registration required.
Free Walking Tours:
Monday 鈥 Friday
11 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m.
En Espa帽ol:
Saturdays, July 27, August 24
& September 2, 11 & 2 p.m.
Insider鈥檚 Guide
Here are a few highlights; all are free with Garden .
Explore original art installations that illustrate and interpret the concept of lost and found in the natural world.
Sing, embroider, step up to an open mic鈥he longer days of summer invite time for play and reflection. The special events below are included with Garden admission.
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Art-making & craftivism workshops
Protecting Pollinators with Shannon Downey
August 17; 1 to 3 p.m. | Farm on Ogden
September 14; 1 to 3 p.m. | Chicago botanic garden
Visitors work with embroidery patterns that tell a science story.
Free; preregistration required.
Storytelling
Flora, Fauna, and Folk: An Evening of Science and Storytelling
with Scott Whitehair
August 21; 6 to 7:30 p.m. | Esplanade
Enjoy multicultural folktales on our relationship with nature.
Free; drop-in. Find more information here.
Fun theater
Rewilding the Queens鈥 Lawn with Sojourner Zenobia
September 7; 1 to 3 p.m. | Festival Field
This family-friendly production features colorful costumes, dancing, cellists, and a whimsical butterfly puppet in an outdoor drama where pollinators and native flowers are the stars. You鈥檒l be inspired to reimagine the traditional American lawn as a natural habitat.
Free; preregistration required.
Talk & plant giveaway
The Bell Bowl Prairie story
September 22; 3 to 4 p.m. | Eastside lawn
Join Lost & Found artists, Giovanni Aloi and Jenny Kendler, along with the managing ecologist of the Garden's woodlands, Matt Evans, as they tell the story of the Bell Bowl Prairie, and how it inspired their artwork. Plus, take home a piece of their art for free to grow in your home garden (available while supplies last).
Free; preregistration not required.
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Al fresco dining
Through the summer
Make time for Garden-fresh eats with the best views around at our outdoor dining locations including the Rose Terrace Beer Garden.
After Hours Buzz
July 18 & 25, August 22 & 29; 6 to 8 p.m.
What happens when you combine Garden experts, lively conversation, cocktails, and light bites? After Hours Buzz is your ticket to this exclusive evening event outdoors, which includes a short, interactive presentation by a scientist or expert at the Garden.
Try something new
Take a class...
Foraging for Flowers at Northwind
Path of Pollinators Evening Garden Walk
Almost Lost
Library Exhibition
Through September 22
Illustrations of trees at risk from the Rare Book Collection
Library talk: Sunday, September 1 at noon
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Seeding the future
Millions of seeds are frozen in our Seed Bank, waiting to prevent an extinction, help restore habitats, or contribute to scientific research. By collecting and storing seeds from wild populations of native plants, we preserve their unique ways of surviving on our changing planet鈥攁nd help seed the future of our prairies, woodlands, and wetlands.
Finding lost pieces
Every prairie is missing something. Even in the most carefully planned and managed prairie restorations, native plant species fail, leaving them with fewer species and fewer relationships. That鈥檚 why Garden scientists developed a tool to help land managers figure out why their prairies lose species, and how they can find them again.
Rethinking lawns
What if lawns supported pollinators? Or helped reduce local flooding? Or simply didn鈥檛 require all that mowing, watering, and herbicide? Garden scientists are testing lawn alternatives to understand their environmental benefits and how to keep them looking good enough to win over skeptical neighbors and homeowners associations.
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