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Nature Boardwalk
Lincoln Park Zoo, Client
Urban wildlife has a new place to call home: the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo. The 14-acre South Pond habitat, whose rehabilitation team includes WRD Environmental, is designed to be a “slice of prairie in the big city,” according to Steven Thompson, senior vice president of conservation programs for the zoo.
Though popular for its paddle-boat rides, the manmade South Pond had become stagnant and virtually devoid of wildlife. Not anymore. Naturalized slopes and a new island welcome waterfowl and other aquatic wildlife. Prairie plants and more than 100 new trees are also helping to re-create a native ecosystem.
Watch for interactive displays and special zoo programs interpreting the new habitat, which has won awards from the City of Chicago and AIA Chicago.
View an ABC7 segment on the Nature Boardwalk.
Learn more about this WRD project.
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