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Park Landscape Plans
START DATE
Summer 2023
PROJECTED END DATE
Ongoing
LOCATION
Gillson and other Wilmette Park District Parks
About the Project
Background/History
A long-needed Master Landscape Plan for Gillson Park is under development with the help of Upland Design. In addition, Wilmette Park District landscape design and horticulture staff are creating landscape plans for other parks throughout the District.
Project Inception
On June 20, 2023, the Wilmette Park District and Upland Design hosted their first Open House to introduce community members to an outline of the Gillson Park landscape project and to receive feedback. See the presentation boards that were on display at the Open House below. An initial survey was offered to participants in June 2023.
Following the summer and fall of 2023, landscape plans were developed for all Wilmette Park District parks. View each of the complete and approved Landscape Plans below.
Planning Goal and Outcomes
The overall goals of the Gillson Park Master Landscape Plan, as well as all park landscape plans, are to enhance parks’ natural areas while protecting existing high-quality trees and shrubs, and preserving existing open spaces.
Documents and Downloads
APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLANS
- Bateman Park: Landscape Plan
- Earlywine Park: Landscape Plan
- Forest Park: Landscape Plan
- Gillson Park: Landscape Plan
- Keay Nature Center: Landscape Plan
- Langdon Park: Landscape Plan
- Lockerbie Park: Landscape Plan
- Mallinckrodt Park: Landscape Plan
- Shorewood Park: Landscape Plan
- Wheeler Park: Landscape Plan
- Other Parks: Landscape Plan
OTHER DOCUMENTS
- Gillson Park: 6/20/23 Open House Invitation
- Gillson Park: 6/20/23 Upland Design Open House Presentation Boards
- Gillson Park: 9/26/23 Open House Invitation
- Gillson Park: 9/26/23 Upland Design Open House Presentation Boards
- Gillson Park: Survey # 2 (closed)
- Gillson Park: 11/8/23 Upland Design Landscape Plan Presentation
- Gillson Park: 1/22/24 Upland Design Final Draft Landscape Plan Presentation
- Gillson Park: 2/9/24 Upland Design Responses to Board Questions
- Gillson Park: 2/12/24 Final Approved Gillson Comprehensive Landscape Plan
Updates
May 2024
- At the May 13 Regular Meeting: The Wilmette Board of Park Commissioners approved internally-designed landscape plans for Forest, Shorewood and Mallinckrodt parks.
February 2024
- At the February 12 Regular Meeting: The Wilmette Board of Park Commissioners approved Upland Design’s final, 10-year comprehensive landscape plan for Gillson Park. Prior to the approval, Upland Design submitted answers to questions posed by the Board on January 22. Read the questions with answers, along with notes about final plan alterations, here. View the approved, final plan here
January 2024
- During the January 22 Committee of the Whole meeting, landscape consultants and designers from Upland Design delivered a highly detailed and comprehensive overview of the park’s master landscape plan. They expressed enthusiasm for the collaborative process, highlighting their dedication to incorporating community input into the final designs. The Board will consider the plan for approval at their February 12 regular meeting. See the presentation here
November 2023
- On November 8, the Wilmette Park District and Upland Design held a community open house at the Mallinckrodt Center to share first draft landscape plans for Gillson. To view the presentation, go here
September 2023
- September 26: The Wilmette Park District and Upland Design hosted a Community Open House to discuss Gillson Park’s landscape elements. At this Open House, the focus was to review survey results, a preliminary plant list, and landscape goals by zone.
- September 28: The District shared a link to a new community input survey in their October E-Newsletter to 27,000 past and present patrons.
June 2023
June 20: The Wilmette Park District and Upland Design host a community Open House to gather initial input about Gillson Park’s landscape elements.
June 21: The District plans to send a link to a community input survey via email to 27,000 past and present patrons.
June 22: A link to the same survey is planned to be sent via the Village of Wilmette’s weekly e-newsletter.
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