Parks/Forestry & Recreation
ECOLOGY CENTER (in the Ladd Arboretum)
2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, IL 60201
847.448.8256 Fax: 847.448.8805
Summer Office hours: M-F: 9am-4:30pm
Labor Day to Memorial Day: M-Sat: 9am-4:30pm
ecologycenter@cityofevanston.org
Schedule of Fall 2008 classes, programs and special events (.pdf)
Green Living Festival
The second annual Evanston Green Living Festival will be held on Saturday, October 4 at the Ecology Center.
Ladd Arboretum Master Plan
This project includes development of a facility management and long range master plan for the Ladd Arboretum by professional design consultants.
The Ecology Center strives to foster a greater appreciation, awareness and knowledge of the natural environment and our interdependence with it through educational programs and services. Classes are offered year-'round for children, adults, families, schools, and organized groups such as scouts.
Ecology Center staff oversee
- several very popular summer camp programs
- four community gardens
- canoeing on the North Shore Channel
- programming at Lighthouse Park
- access to fishing (sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources)
- natural history programs.
PARKS/FORESTRY & REC
Recreation Centers
Ecology Center