Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Field Walks

Backstage Pass: Flowering Spring Celebrities

The Garden’s production department grows nearly a half-million plants every year. Join Tim Pollak, grower of the annual outdoor displays, for a behind-the-scenes tour through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s greenhouses and nursery. Be the first to see which spring annuals will appear in the 2009 annual display beds, hanging baskets, containers, and hanging hayracks. You will also get a preview of some of the indoor displays for the Antiques & Garden Fair (just around the corner) and glimpse the start of fall mums.

Tim Pollak, Outdoor Floriculturist, Chicago Botanic Garden
Sun., Mar. 21, 1 – 3 p.m.
Meet at the Plant Science Center
$29/$37

Woodland Wildflower Walk- FULL Register for waitlist

Take some time from your busy schedule for a walk in the woods. Welcome the delightful diversity of early spring wildflowers on a field trip of the Mary Mix McDonald Woods. Dress for the weather and wear suitable shoes for hiking. Bring along a field guide, if you have one.

Jim Steffen, Ecologist, Chicago Botanic Garden
Sat., May 1, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
Meet at McDonald Woods Entrance Shelter
$15/$19

Bird Walk at Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve - FULL Register for waitlist

Join bird expert Sheryl DeVore at the Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Dress for the weather, and bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have one. A map will be sent.

Sheryl DeVore, Author, Birds of Illinois and chief editor, Meadowlark,
journal of the Illinois Ornithological Society
Sat., May 8, 7:30 – 9 a.m.
Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve, Long Grove, IL
$19/$24

Spring Bird Walk

Join local bird experts to explore the best spots in the Garden for locating late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Each walk is approximately one to two hours long. Dress for the weather, and bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have one.

Meet at Visitor Center $15/$19 each walk
Alan Anderson, Board Member, and/or Chris Van Wassenhove, President, Chicago Audubon Society

Sat., Apr. 3, 7:30 – 9 a.m.
Sat., May 1, 7:30 – 9 a.m.
Sat., May 22, 7:30 – 9 a.m.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

To check whether your class choice has been filled or canceled, please phone the registration service at (847) 835-8261 and press 2 after the greeting, or check the class schedule online.

Preregistration is required. You may register online, by phone, by fax or by mail. Payment at the time of registration is mandatory with check or credit card. Checks should be payable to the Chicago Botanic Garden. No purchase orders will be accepted.

Click here to register online.

Fax registration form with payment by credit card to the Education Registrar at (847) 835-6874. Phone the registration service at (847) 835-8261 and press 1 after the greeting. Payment with credit card is required.