About Us

Whos is EcoChicago

The following is a list of organizations and links that make-up the EcoChicago Group

www.architreasures.org
Nathan Wright
Project Manager
773-736-1040
2850 N. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago , IL 60641
nathan@architreasures.org

archi-treasures is a 501(c) (3) organization that was founded in 1996 with the mission of raising community involvement in the urban landscape. We partner artists, architects and designers with community groups such as public housing residents, schools, and gardeners by engaging them in collaborative projects which build community and beautify public space.

Chicago Sculpture Works

James Brenner, Sculptor
1510 West Fulton Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312-733-2468
jim.brenner@sbcglobal.net

James Brenner is a Chicago-based sculptor and Director of Chicago Sculpture Works. He received his MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has a studio on the Near West side where he creates essential, elemental sculpture in varied combinations of steel, bronze, iron, glass and neon.

www.coopimage.org
Mike Bancroft
Executive Director
773-216-5580
1337 N Maplewood Ave.
Chicago, Il. 60622

Cooperative Image Group (Co-op) began in 2003 as an artist’s apprenticeship for high school students that aimed to organize Chicago-Area artists and youth in order to build community and civic services through arts education.

Co-op fulfills its mission to strengthen the community by providing innovative and accessible public and applied arts programming. Co-op brings two disparate populations, recently immigrated artists and long-time neighborhood residents, together to fortify the neighborhood in the face of increasing pressures from street crime, developers and gentrification. Co-op’s vision is that with support, structures and commitment in place communities can undertake public work on their own behalf, thereby creating and sustaining safe, interesting and energized spaces for the residents of Chicago.

Fuller Park Community Development
www.fullerpark.com
Michael Howard
331 W. 45th Street
Chicago IL, 60609
773-624-8686
773-624-9603 fax
michaelhow@msn.com

At FPDC we have one overarching goal, to enhance the quality of life for families and children in urban environments. Priorities include Environmental, Housing and Adult Education

GreenGrid Modulare Green Roof Systems
www.GreenGridRoofs.com
Sandra McCullough
20 N. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
312.424.3306
GreenGridRoofs@WestonSolutions.com

The GreenGrid^® modular green roof system from Weston Solutions, Inc. is a cost competitive alternative to traditional built-in-place green roofs. A GreenGrid^® green roof is composed of a series of planted modules made of recycled plastics that can easily be placed directly on a roof or other structure with sufficient structural capacity.

The new GreenGrid DIY Kit makes installing a green roof at home easy and affordable. The specially designed plastic modules are lightweight and simple to handle. Each kit is delivered with 2’X2’X4” modules, a root barrier, growth media and plants. The assembled
modules are placed on a roof to create a green roof.

J. Siegel Designs, Inc.(MELA)
www.jsiegeldesigns.com
Julie Siegel
PO Box 167
Evanston, Illinois 60204-0167
847.733.9854
847.733.9864 fax
julie@jsiegeldesigns.com

J. Siegel Designs, Inc. artfully attends to the residential client’s custom landscape needs. We design & install, teach & consult around the country while employing innovative, sustainable and socially responsible practices.

Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (MELA)
www.melaweb.org
Mike Nowak
3512 W. McLean Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
312-960-1139

Christine Nye
The Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312-692-3139

MELA is a not-for-profit organization which promotes environmentally responsible landscaping and horticultural practices to professionals and the public. Our mission is to serve as an educational and scientific resource for the horticultural industry. We pursue these goals through education, advocacy and networking.

www.midwestgroundcovers.com
PO Box 748
St Charles, IL 60174
847.742.1790
847.742.2655 fax
gkoehler@midwestgroundcovers.com

Midwest Groundcovers is a wholesale nursery of container grown plant materials. Our product line includes, ground covers, perennials, shrubs, roses, native plants, green roof plants, grasses and vines. Serving the green industry since 1969, we propagate, grow and wholesale for Chicago and midwest regional landscape contractors, municipalities, independent garden centers, nurseries and re-wholesale centers as well as landscape architects. Midwest Groundcovers takes pride in providing customers with exceptional product and service.

Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc.
www.midwest-trading.com
Michael J. Curry, ASLA
Sales and Marketing Division Manager
P.O. Box 398
Maple Park, IL 60151
Direct 630-443-5008
Office 630-365-1990
Fax 630-365-3818
mcurry@midwest-trading.com

Midwest Trading is a horticultural supply company serving nursery & greenhouse growers, garden centers, landscape architects, landscape contractors and municipalities throughout the Midwestern U.S. since 1981. We offer nursery & self watering containers, Versa-Quonset greenhouses, aquatic garden supplies, growth media, soil amendments, premium mulches, tools and supplies. Midwest Trading has a state-of-the-art soil blending facility where we produce custom nursery, landscape, structural soil, rain garden, bioswale, eco-roof, and roof garden growth media. Midwest Trading is dedicated to quality and customer service.

www.northwindperennialfarm.com
Roy Diblik
Colleen Garrigan
7047 Hospital Road
Burlington, Wisconsin 53105
262 248-8229

Northwind grows over 400,000 perennials, has two acres of display gardens and carries garden art from around the world. Our goal is to promote the joy of gardening through knowledge, understanding, patience and coming to know the possibilities of plants

Panoramic Landscapes, Inc.
www.panoramic.biz
Greg Raymond, President
319 N. Western Ave
Suite 1R
Chicago, IL 60612
P: 312.997.9957
F: 312.997.9964
M: 312.479.2900
greg@panoramic.biz

Panoramic Landscapes, Inc. is celebrating over 30 years in business and has consistently been recognized as a leader and innovator in the green industry. Since purchasing Panoramic in 1998, Greg Raymond has made it his mission in developing a full service landscape firm with an environmental and social conscious. In 2003 Panoramic left the suburbs and moved to the city. This move demonstrated Panoramic's commitment to the Urban Landscape . Although, Panoramic's primary focus has been rooftop gardens, greenroofs , rain gardens and other non-traditional landscapes; it does provide traditional landscape services, however with an environmentally responsible approach. Panoramic is also a proud contributor to many local non-profit and neighborhood groups. This commitment is reinforced in it's client referral program where Panoramic donates a percentage of a project's proceeds to a referring clients' charitable organization of choice.

Terry Guen Design Associates, Inc.
www.tgda.net
Terry Guen
521 West Superior, #327
Chicago, Il 60610
tguen@tgda.net
office: 312-337-9145
fax: 312-337-9146
cel: 312-671-8295

Terry Guen Design Associates is a full service Chicago-based Landscape Architecture and Urban Design firm. We are certified by the City of Chicago as a D/M/WBE firm, providing services in of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Site and Master Planning, and Ecological Analysis.

Our focus is to design and assist with the quality construction of highly aesthetic urban landscapes and public spaces. Utilizing ecology as the basis of sustainable design, we seek to improve the quality of life for urban dwellers, and improve the public understanding of nature, landscape, and the urban environment.

The Care of Trees (MELA)
www.thecareoftrees.com
Shawn Kingzette
3940 Willow Street
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847-678-8733
847-678-8765 fax
skingzette@thecareoftrees.com

Tom Ginnow
340 N. Hoyne
Chicago, IL 60612
312-492-7206
312-492-7210 fax
tginnow@thecareoftrees.com

The Care of Trees® is a professional arboricultural firm dedicated to the preservation and care of trees. Headquartered in Wheeling, IL, The Care of Trees is one of the largest and fastest-growing privately held tree care companies in the nation. Services include tree and shrub pruning, organic SoilCare SM programs, fertilizing and mulching, tree and stump removal, insect and disease management, and emergency storm work. The Care of Trees proudly serves the greater metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

www.architreasures.org Nathan Wright Project Manager 773-736-1040 2850 N. Pulaski Rd. Chicago , IL 60641 nathan@architreasures.org	archi-treasures is a 501(c) (3) organization that was founded in 1996 with the mission of raising community involvement in the urban landscape. We partner artists, architects and designers with community groups such as public housing residents, schools, and gardeners by engaging them in collaborative projects which build community and beautify public space.
Chicago Sculpture Works James Brenner, Sculptor 1510 West Fulton Street Chicago, IL 60607 312-733-2468 jim.brenner@sbcglobal.net	James Brenner is a Chicago-based sculptor and Director of Chicago Sculpture Works. He received his MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has a studio on the Near West side where he creates essential, elemental sculpture in varied combinations of steel, bronze, iron, glass and neon.
www.coopimage.org Mike Bancroft Executive Director 773-216-5580 1337 N Maplewood Ave. Chicago, Il. 60622	Cooperative Image Group (Co-op) began in 2003 as an artist’s apprenticeship for high school students that aimed to organize Chicago-Area artists and youth in order to build community and civic services through arts education. Co-op fulfills its mission to strengthen the community by providing innovative and accessible public and applied arts programming. Co-op brings two disparate populations, recently immigrated artists and long-time neighborhood residents, together to fortify the neighborhood in the face of increasing pressures from street crime, developers and gentrification. Co-op’s vision is that with support, structures and commitment in place communities can undertake public work on their own behalf, thereby creating and sustaining safe, interesting and energized spaces for the residents of Chicago.
Fuller Park Community Development www.fullerpark.com Michael Howard 331 W. 45th Street Chicago IL, 60609 773-624-8686 773-624-9603 fax michaelhow@msn.com	At FPDC we have one overarching goal, to enhance the quality of life for families and children in urban environments. Priorities include Environmental, Housing and Adult Education
GreenGrid Modulare Green Roof Systems www.GreenGridRoofs.com Sandra McCullough 20 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 312.424.3306 GreenGridRoofs@WestonSolutions.com	The GreenGrid^® modular green roof system from Weston Solutions, Inc. is a cost competitive alternative to traditional built-in-place green roofs. A GreenGrid^® green roof is composed of a series of planted modules made of recycled plastics that can easily be placed directly on a roof or other structure with sufficient structural capacity. The new GreenGrid DIY Kit makes installing a green roof at home easy and affordable. The specially designed plastic modules are lightweight and simple to handle. Each kit is delivered with 2’X2’X4” modules, a root barrier, growth media and plants. The assembled modules are placed on a roof to create a green roof.
J. Siegel Designs, Inc.(MELA) www.jsiegeldesigns.com Julie Siegel PO Box 167 Evanston, Illinois 60204-0167 847.733.9854 847.733.9864 fax julie@jsiegeldesigns.com	J. Siegel Designs, Inc. artfully attends to the residential client’s custom landscape needs. We design & install, teach & consult around the country while employing innovative, sustainable and socially responsible practices.
Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (MELA) www.melaweb.org Mike Nowak 3512 W. McLean Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 312-960-1139 Christine Nye The Shedd Aquarium 1200 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-692-3139	MELA is a not-for-profit organization which promotes environmentally responsible landscaping and horticultural practices to professionals and the public. Our mission is to serve as an educational and scientific resource for the horticultural industry. We pursue these goals through education, advocacy and networking.
www.midwestgroundcovers.com PO Box 748 St Charles, IL 60174 847.742.1790 847.742.2655 fax gkoehler@midwestgroundcovers.com	Midwest Groundcovers is a wholesale nursery of container grown plant materials. Our product line includes, ground covers, perennials, shrubs, roses, native plants, green roof plants, grasses and vines. Serving the green industry since 1969, we propagate, grow and wholesale for Chicago and midwest regional landscape contractors, municipalities, independent garden centers, nurseries and re-wholesale centers as well as landscape architects. Midwest Groundcovers takes pride in providing customers with exceptional product and service.
Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc. www.midwest-trading.com Michael J. Curry, ASLA Sales and Marketing Division Manager P.O. Box 398 Maple Park, IL 60151 Direct 630-443-5008 Office 630-365-1990 Fax 630-365-3818 mcurry@midwest-trading.com	Midwest Trading is a horticultural supply company serving nursery & greenhouse growers, garden centers, landscape architects, landscape contractors and municipalities throughout the Midwestern U.S. since 1981. We offer nursery & self watering containers, Versa-Quonset greenhouses, aquatic garden supplies, growth media, soil amendments, premium mulches, tools and supplies. Midwest Trading has a state-of-the-art soil blending facility where we produce custom nursery, landscape, structural soil, rain garden, bioswale, eco-roof, and roof garden growth media. Midwest Trading is dedicated to quality and customer service.
www.northwindperennialfarm.com Roy Diblik Colleen Garrigan 7047 Hospital Road Burlington, Wisconsin 53105 262 248-8229	Northwind grows over 400,000 perennials, has two acres of display gardens and carries garden art from around the world. Our goal is to promote the joy of gardening through knowledge, understanding, patience and coming to know the possibilities of plants
Panoramic Landscapes, Inc. www.panoramic.biz Greg Raymond, President 319 N. Western Ave Suite 1R Chicago, IL 60612 P: 312.997.9957 F: 312.997.9964 M: 312.479.2900 greg@panoramic.biz	Panoramic Landscapes, Inc. is celebrating over 30 years in business and has consistently been recognized as a leader and innovator in the green industry. Since purchasing Panoramic in 1998, Greg Raymond has made it his mission in developing a full service landscape firm with an environmental and social conscious. In 2003 Panoramic left the suburbs and moved to the city. This move demonstrated Panoramic's commitment to the Urban Landscape . Although, Panoramic's primary focus has been rooftop gardens, greenroofs , rain gardens and other non-traditional landscapes; it does provide traditional landscape services, however with an environmentally responsible approach. Panoramic is also a proud contributor to many local non-profit and neighborhood groups. This commitment is reinforced in it's client referral program where Panoramic donates a percentage of a project's proceeds to a referring clients' charitable organization of choice.
Terry Guen Design Associates, Inc. www.tgda.net Terry Guen 521 West Superior, #327 Chicago, Il 60610 tguen@tgda.net office: 312-337-9145 fax: 312-337-9146 cel: 312-671-8295	Terry Guen Design Associates is a full service Chicago-based Landscape Architecture and Urban Design firm. We are certified by the City of Chicago as a D/M/WBE firm, providing services in of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Site and Master Planning, and Ecological Analysis. Our focus is to design and assist with the quality construction of highly aesthetic urban landscapes and public spaces. Utilizing ecology as the basis of sustainable design, we seek to improve the quality of life for urban dwellers, and improve the public understanding of nature, landscape, and the urban environment.
The Care of Trees (MELA) www.thecareoftrees.com Shawn Kingzette 3940 Willow Street Schiller Park, IL 60176 847-678-8733 847-678-8765 fax skingzette@thecareoftrees.com Tom Ginnow 340 N. Hoyne Chicago, IL 60612 312-492-7206 312-492-7210 fax tginnow@thecareoftrees.com	The Care of Trees® is a professional arboricultural firm dedicated to the preservation and care of trees. Headquartered in Wheeling, IL, The Care of Trees is one of the largest and fastest-growing privately held tree care companies in the nation. Services include tree and shrub pruning, organic SoilCare SM programs, fertilizing and mulching, tree and stump removal, insect and disease management, and emergency storm work. The Care of Trees proudly serves the greater metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.