The Northbrook Park District became provided with awards on Oct. 15 with the aid of using the Illinois Association of Park Districts — "Best Green Practices" and "Arts withinside the Park" — on the IAPD Best of the Best Awards Gala.
This annual application affords a public platform to thank the ones who "supply so generously in their time, abilties and assets to similarly the park, activity and conservation mission," consistent with a information release.
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According to award utility materials, "throughout the kingdom of Illinois, board members, professionals, citizen volunteers, neighborhood groups and the media need to be recounted for going above and past to increase parks, activity and conservation. The Best of the Best Awards Gala is a prestigious manner to specific gratitude for the infinite hours they devote to creating Illinois' park districts, woodland preserves, conservation, activity and unique activity groups the envy of the nation.
The Mission of Northbrook Park District is to decorate the Northbrook network with the aid of using imparting awesome services, parks and centers thru environmental, social and monetary stewardship, consistent with the information release. Many sustainable measures are taken, each each day and with large capital projects, in the course of the District.
Techny Prairie Activity Center is a brand new 44,2 hundred rectangular foot Net Zero Energy facility. The 833 rooftop sun panels will produce greater electricity than the constructing consumes in a twelve-month period.
Recycling is carried out in any respect centers and parks. Special interest is given to water conservation and stormwater control the use of permeable pavers and bioswales even as LED lighting fixtures and rather green HVAC and mechanical structures preserve electricity.
The District manages 52.five acres of local plantings and is domestic to numerous Monarch butterfly gardens and milkweed planting regions even as on foot and cycling are endorsed at the District's 7.7 miles of trails.
Northbrook Park District is answerable for over 500 acres of open space; maintaining this land and its belongings is on the coronary heart of what we do as a park district.