The Lincoln Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, restore and enhance the natural, historical and culutral assets of Lincoln Park through advocacy and the implementation of special projects.

We identify a park area in need, restore it to its full potential with community input, and then commit to its long-term maintenance and programming with the help of our members, donors, and volunteers.

Visit our website at
www.lincolnparkconservancy.org
or call (773) 883-7275 for a brochure.
   

 
   
    In 1997, the Lincoln Park Conservancy and the Chicago Park District began plans to restore the Lily Pool to Alfred Caldwell's original vision - "A cool, refreshing, clear place of trees and stones and running water." After raising $1.2 million, the Conservancy partnered with the Park District in the $2.4 million restoration that was completed and re-opened to the public in May 2002. The Conservancy co-manages the Lily Pool with the Chicago Park District and runs a docent program to share the rich history of the site with the public. Click here for More. virtual tour
     
   
    Since 1997, the Lincoln Park Conservatory Council has worked to promote use, appreciation and understanding of the historic conservatory by developing and funding displays and educational programs. The Conservancy recently hired David Woodhouse Architects to begin a Master Plan for the Conservatory, which needs many improvements including educational space.
     
   
    In 1995, neighbors worried about increasing deterioration of the pond's infrastructure and eager to restore it to a thriving ecosystem, formed the North Pond Task Force -- now known as the North Pond Conservation Council. They have been working with the Chicago Park District to realize the vision of the Lincoln Park Framework Plan: "to retain and enhance existing high-quality wildlife habitat areas." As part of Lincoln Park Conservancy, the council's mission is to preserve, promote and enhance the North Pond area of Lincoln Park as a high-quality urban wildlife and natural area to benefit its many visitors, neighbors and the environment.
     
   

"We have to do it -- just you and me. There is no "them" -- there is nobody else. On our infirm shoulders we must take up this heavy burden now -- the task of restoring the health, the wholeness, the beauty and the integrity of our planet."

--John Seymour, English Ecologist