Parks/Forestry & Recreation
PARKS
Playground Dedication
and Park Rededication
Lawson Park/Noah’s Playground for Everyone was dedicated on Sunday, July 20, 2008. Noah’s Playground for Everyone is a fully accessible playground located within Lawson Park, Sheridan Road at Clinton Place (just north of the Lighthouse Beach entrance).
Funding for this project came from over $400,000 in private donations in memory of Noah Cutter and from the City of Evanston's Capital Improvement Program. More information is available at www.noahsplayground.org.
Capital Improvement Project Update - Fall 2008
Capital Improvement Project MAP - 2008
Grant News
On Friday, April 25, 2008, the City of Evanston was awarded a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the Redevelopment of Foster Field. OSLAD grants provide funding for open space and recreation opportunities in communities throughout the state. These funds will be used to build a new playground in between Family Focus and the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, assist with the reconstruction of the tennis and basketball courts and the construction of a parking lot to address the Community Center’s parking issue.
Park Hours: Playgrounds and/or Tot Lots: 8am - 9pm daily;
All other parks unless otherwised designated: 6am - 11pm daily
Park Path Distances:
Beck – 0.2 miles |
Butler – 0.5 miles |
Twiggs – 0.4 miles |
Lovelace – 0.5 miles |
James – 0.75 miles |
Harbert – 0.5 miles |
Lakefront (Lee to Clark) – 1.0 miles McCormick(Emerson to Green Bay) - .89 miles |
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The City of Evanston's Parks Division provides the horticultural maintenance of all public grounds within the City. Over 300 acres of land, encompassing 97 sites, are maintained by employees assigned to this business unit. These sites include 76 parks, 50 playgrounds, nine roadside plantings, the grounds of eight public buildings, and four civic beautification plantings.
The major components of horticulture maintenance are lawn care, small tree, shrub and ground cover care, perennial
bed maintenance, weed control, and the pickup of more than 400 refuse containers from all park properties.
Employees assigned to this unit also assist in citywide snow removal and recreation facility maintenance when necessary. Additionally, employees maintain the equipment used for the upkeep of the grounds, and make repairs to all the different site furnishings such as playground equipment, picnic tables, park benches, and fencing. Employees also oversee landscape and irrigation system maintenance contracts.
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