Nature Boardwalk Explained

Nature Boardwalk
Image Place:Nature Boardwalk Lincoln Park.JPG
Image Caption:The Nature Boardwalk in 2010
Location:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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The Nature Boardwalk (also known as the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo) is an outdoor space managed by the Lincoln Park Zoo, in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] [2]

Description and history

The ecological habitat was designed by Studio Gang and features a boardwalk surrounding a pond.[3] There is also a pavilion designed to house educational activities, officially called the Peoples Gas Education Pavilion.[4]

The boardwalk opened in 2010,[5] as an improved version of the Zoo's manmade South Pond. Birds like the black-crowned night heron,[6] as well as butterflies, fish, frogs, and turtles are present.[7] Specific butterfly species include the monarch, viceroy, cabbage white, orange and clouded sulphur, red admiral, spring azure, black swallowtail, buckeye, and painted lady.[8] The space also features grasses, benches, and views of the skyline.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-10-22 . Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond / Studio Gang Architects . 2023-08-27 . ArchDaily . en-US . 2023-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416182334/https://www.archdaily.com/83676/lincoln-park-zoo-south-pond-studio-gang-architects . live .
  2. Web site: Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Restoration and Pavilion 2011-05-16 Architectural Record . 2023-08-27 . www.architecturalrecord.com . en . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324160856/https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7537-lincoln-park-zoo-south-pond-restoration-and-pavilion . live .
  3. Web site: 2014-02-03 . Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo by Studio Gang . 2023-08-27 . Architizer . en-us . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001085048/https://architizer.com/projects/nature-boardwalk-at-lincoln-park-zoo/ . live .
  4. Web site: Bey . Lee . 2011-01-12 . Architecture with animal magnetism . 2023-08-27 . WBEZ Chicago . en . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004132/https://www.wbez.org/stories/architecture-with-animal-magnetism-the-pavilion-at-lincoln-park-zoo/70b62e49-5f2c-4875-aada-1c4a321a3370 . live .
  5. Web site: 2010-06-24 . Nature boardwalk opens at Lincoln Park Zoo . 2023-08-27 . ABC7 Chicago . en . 2021-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028001657/https://abc7chicago.com/archive/7517922/ . live .
  6. Web site: Ruppenthal . Alex . 2017-10-11 . Rare Herons Thriving But Keep Falling Out of Their Nests, Zoo Says . 2023-08-27 . WTTW News . en . 2023-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417063750/https://news.wttw.com/2017/10/11/rare-herons-thriving-keep-falling-out-their-nests-zoo-says . live .
  7. Web site: Smith . Ryan . 2019-12-23 . 8 urban places to see wildlife in Chicago . 2023-08-27 . Curbed Chicago . en . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608080630/https://chicago.curbed.com/maps/chicago-wildlife-coyotes-bird-migration . live .
  8. Web site: Ruppenthal . Alex . 2019-06-11 . 10 Prime Spots to See Butterflies in Chicago . 2023-08-27 . WTTW News . en . 2023-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417053315/https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/11/10-prime-spots-see-butterflies-chicago . live .
  9. Web site: Freund . Sara . 2019-02-12 . Chicago’s best places to cry in public . 2023-08-27 . Curbed Chicago . en . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802105443/https://chicago.curbed.com/maps/chicago-quiet-place-crying-public-place . live .

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