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Community Outreach

Introduction

In addition to on-campus collaborations, the Plant Laboratory regularly works with community partners in the Chicago area.

community outreach

Chicago Community Gardeners Association
The Field Museum’s Keller Science Action Center
Lincoln Park Zoo

The Plant laboratory provides space for the zoo researchers to study bat habitat and behavior
Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomology

The Plant Research Lab also provides a research location for surveying by Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomo
LVEJO Water Resource Fair

A piece of the Plant Research Laboratory's Prairie demonstrated the power of native plants to manage stormwater and Little Village residents took home native seedlings.
North Branch Forest Preserve Restoration Project

The Plant Research Laboratory starts hundreds of seeds collected by the NBRP for planting back into the Forest Preserve.
La Villita Farm

The Plant Research Laboratory support La Villita Farm with vegetable starts in the spring.