Our award-winning exhibits entertain and educate visitors of all ages on topics ranging from urban ecology to extinction to climate change.
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Exhibits
The Sustainability Center makes sustainability efforts approachable for Illinois residents and visitors of all ages through interactives and resources that encourage local action.
Programs
Build your classroom learning around the wonder of relevant, observable, nature-based phenomena.
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Our educators lead workshops emphasizing the importance of creating monarch habitats.
The Chicago Academy of Sciences disseminated scientific knowledge through its publications, which began with the Proceedings in 1866.
Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network
The Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network engages over 100 citizen scientists every year to monitor butterfly populations across Illinois.
The Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) collaborates with partners across the city to inspire and fund lasting change through grassroots community organization and climate action.