help_outline Skip to main content

Chicago Hyde Park Village

5500 S Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
INFO@CHPV.ORG
773-363-1933

 YouTube
 
HomeEvents7:00 PM -- Chicago Audubon Society Program "Lake Front Migrants – Why Jackson Park Matters"

Events - Event View

This is the "Event Detail" view, showing all available information for this event. If the event has passed, click the "Event Report" button to read a report and view photos that were uploaded.

7:00 PM -- Chicago Audubon Society Program "Lake Front Migrants – Why Jackson Park Matters"

When:
Thursday, April 13, 2017, 7:00 PM
Where:
North Park Village Nature Center -- Building D, 5801 N Pulaski

Additional Info:
Category:
Special Event
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
If you need directions, call the Chicago Audubon office, 773-539-6793. This program is open to the public. All are welcome!
Chicago Audubon Society Program
Lake Front Migrants – Why Jackson Park Matters
Speaker: Doug Stotz
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm
North Park Village Nature Center
Building D, 5801 N Pulaski Road, Chicago
 
In a recent informal poll of birders taken through IBET, Jackson Park was ranked as the sixth best birding spot in the entire state of Illinois. Field Museum Conservation Ecologist and local birding guru, Dr. Doug Stotz, will give an illustrated, data-filled talk demonstrating the extremely high value of the habitats in Jackson Park for migratory birds.
 
Beloved for decades as a beautiful year-round refuge by birders and Hyde Park neighbors alike, Wooded Island and the adjacent landscape in Jackson Park has been the subject of controversy and some confusion recently because of several proposed new developments. These include a sculpture by Yoko Ono, the redevelopment and combining of the South Shore and Jackson Park golf courses into a championship course designed by Tiger Woods, the Obama Presidential Library, and a glass-walled pavilion for a possible concert venue. Large amounts of both private and public funds will be sought to implement these ambitious projects.
 
Though the public input process has been criticized as inadequate, the civically-engaged Hyde Park community has responded by attending meetings, writing letters, and asking questions. A grassroots group called Jackson Park Watch (JPW), coordinated by local leaders Brenda Nelms and Margaret Schmid, has emerged. JPW has given voice to concerns about noise, parking, loss of trees and open space, and disruption of the tranquility of the park and Wooded Island. JPW members attend Park District board meetings, providing information, and talking to the media. 
 
After Doug’s talk there will be a discussion of these issues with a panel that includes Dr. Stotz as well as JPW’s Margaret Schmid and others to be decided. We would like to explore how these projects could affect birds at Jackson Park and talk about compromise solutions as well as communication pathways. 
 
Don't miss this informative and inspirational program. Light refreshments at 7:00 pm. Program begins at 7:15 pm. If you need directions, call the Chicago Audubon office, 773-539-6793. This program is open to the public. All are welcome!