Nature Boardwalk

Nature Boardwalk
The Nature Boardwalk in 2010
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nature Boardwalk
Coordinates: 41°55′7″N 87°37′59″W

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 boardwalk and pavilion, 2023

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]

References

1. "Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond / Studio Gang Architects". ArchDaily. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
2. "Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Restoration and Pavilion | 2011-05-16 | Architectural Record". www.architecturalrecord.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
3. "Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo by Studio Gang". Architizer. 2014-02-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
4. Bey, Lee (2011-01-12). "Architecture with animal magnetism". WBEZ Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
5. "Nature boardwalk opens at Lincoln Park Zoo". ABC7 Chicago. 2010-06-24. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
6. Ruppenthal, Alex (2017-10-11). "Rare Herons Thriving But Keep Falling Out of Their Nests, Zoo Says". WTTW News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
7. Smith, Ryan (2019-12-23). "8 urban places to see wildlife in Chicago". Curbed Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
8. Ruppenthal, Alex (2019-06-11). "10 Prime Spots to See Butterflies in Chicago". WTTW News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
9. Freund, Sara (2019-02-12). "Chicago's best places to cry in public". Curbed Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

External links

• Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
• Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo at Studio Gang