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The Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicago-botanic.org), with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. Located in north suburban Glencoe, Ill., the 385-acre Garden features 24 display gardens and three native habitats uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes.
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Chicago Gateway Green (www.gatewaygreen.org) is dedicated to greening and beautifying the expressways, gateways and neighborhoods of Chicago. Its plantings improve the environment and quality of life for millions of residents and visitors. Its flagship program is the Expressway Partnership, a model of public/private partnership to establish sustainable landscapes along transportation corridors. It also works to transform unused land across the city into green spaces.
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Friends of the Parks (fotp.org) is a non-profit park advocacy organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and improving Chicago's parks and forest preserves for all citizens. Since 1975, FOTP has increased private and public commitment to Chicago's parks through establishing park advisory councils, developing new parks, renovating playlots, and presenting public workshops and lectures to create an informed citizenry.
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Parkways Foundation (www.parkways.org) invests in Chicago's parks to enrich communities through historic preservation, environmental initiatives, capital projects and youth/family programs.
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