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Rental Information
Did you know that the Evanston Ecology Center...
Artist's renderings showing front and interior
of the recently renovated Evanston Ecology Center, including our
Multi-Purpose Room, available for rent! Click images above for a
larger version.
Our new Multi-Purpose Room in use for the dedication
of the Grady Bird Sanctuary. The beautiful rug you see was purchased
with money donated by the Strout family. It is a tree rug with lots
of realistic animals and other natural things throughout.
Within
the Evanston Ecology Center, our multi-purpose room and exhibit
hallway are available for adult rentals:
- Massive wood-burning
fireplace
- Vaulted ceiling with exposed wood beams
- Capacity
112 people
- 1,800 square
feet (60' x 30')
- Water available
- ADA-compliant
bathroom facilities
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- is picturesquely
located among the trees of the Ladd Arboretum?
- is adjacent
to the North Shore Channel which hosts kingfishers, Northern Orioles,
foxes, beavers, various species of herons and snapping turtles?
- has a collection
that includes local natural history exhibits of fossils, seeds,
and mounted specimens?
- has a yearly
attendance of approximately 13,000?
- has programs
for all ages?
- has an extensive
summer camp?
- conducts
after school programs for 5-14 year olds at local community centers?
- is a destination
for school field trips, scout troops and meets with teachers regularly
to exchange program information?
- administers
an extensive community gardening program that includes many community
senior citizens?
- staff teaches
Outdoor Adventure classes to a diverse population of ETHS students,
some of whom become paid assistants in the Center's weekend canoeing
program?
- sponsors
a special outdoor recreation program series for children with
disabilities?
- welcomes
adults with disabilities who live in a residence across the street
and visit the center to garden and to volunteer in the office?
- a visually
exciting and informative exhibition space that captures the attention
of new populations of visitors: runners, cyclists, walkers who
pass by on the arboretum paths.
- middle school
children walking home a place to stop not only for a drink, but
a place that will capture their interest and draw them in as participants
and learners.
- classroom
space for more than one school or pre-school class to gather inside
on a rainy day.
- a destination
for family visits on weekends.
- meeting
space for larger classes and public meetings.
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