Chicago Botanic Garden
United States of America - Illinois - GLENCOE
Institution Code: CHIC
International Agenda Registrant: Yes
Current BGCI member: Yes
The Chicago Botanic Garden's Lake Enhancement Program continues to improve water quality, heal eroded shorelines, and enrich aquatic habitat in its 60-acre system of lakes. The Gardens of the Great Basin, completed in 2002, greatly expanded its aquatic plant collection to include tens of thousands of aquatic plants native to Illinois.
About the Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country’s most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. The Garden features 23 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes. The 385-acre living museum is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society.
The Garden is open every day of the year, except Christmas, from 8 a.m. until sunset. The Garden is located on Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, one-half mile east of the Edens Expressway. Admission is free; select event fees apply. Parking is $15. On Tuesdays, senior citizens age 62 and older pay just $7 for parking.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a BGCI Patron Institution, and hosts BGCI's U.S. office. The Garden is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a member of the American Public Gardens Association, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Chicago Wilderness, and the Center for Plant Conservation.
Main Address:
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
GLENCOE
Illinois 60022 United States of America
Telephone Number: 847 835 5440
Fax Number: 847 835 4484
Web Site: www.chicagobotanic.org
Institution Email Address: jmccaffrey@chicagobotanic.org
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- Staff Details
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Director: Sophia Siskel
Curator: Andrew Bell (Curator of Woody Plants)
Plant Records Officer: Boyce Tankersley
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Total Staff:
Number of Horticultural Staff: 57
Number of Educational Staff: 44
Number of Research Staff: 39
Number of Administration Staff: 23
- About this Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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Private: No
Educational Establishment: Yes
- Date Founded: 1965
- Physical Data
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Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): Yes
Size of Area: 51 hectares
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Landscaped Area: Yes
Size of Area: 53 hectares
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Total Area (in Hectares): 156 hectares
Latitude: 42 degrees
Longitude: 87 degrees
Annual Rainfall: 940 mm
Altitude: 176.00 metres
Total Area Under Glass: 4 metres
- Local Information
- Garden Name: Chicago Botanic Garden
- Address: 1000 Lake Cook Road
- City: Glencoe
- State: IL
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Yes
Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 15000
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Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
Seed Bank: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
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Open to the Public: Yes
Society of Friends: Yes
Retail Outlet (shop): Yes
Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
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Number of Visitors: 760000
Number of Volunteers: 1000
- Plant Collections
- Special Collections:Specialty: Aster, Amelanchier, Ginkgo, Narcissus- trumpet, Quercus- Midwest, Scirpus- native, Spirea
Secondary: Actinidia, Allium-ornamental, Carex- native, Cornus- non-brachted, Geranium, Miscanthus sinensis, Nelumbo, Rosa (Landscape), Salix, Siberian iris, Solidago- native, Thuja plicata, and over 200 accessions of seeds in a National Tallgrass Prairie Seedbank.
- Conservation Programmes
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Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: Yes
- Research Programmes
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Plant Breeding: Yes
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: Yes
Exploration: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Horticulture: Yes
Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Pollination Biology: Yes
Restoration Ecology: Yes
Seed/Spore Biology: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
Sustainability: Yes
Land Restoration: Yes
Urban Environments: Yes
- Education Programmes
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Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes
