Abbott
Abbott Park
Abbott Park, Illinois, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
Abbott Park South Open Space
Grassland
About the Program
Abbott’s Abbott Park Headquarters is located approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago in Green Oaks, Illinois. The grassland project on-site is bordered by roads and is situated just west of Lake Michigan. The team actively monitors and manages the grassland to enhance and maintain native habitat for the eastern bluebird and other wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
Abbott’s Abbott Park Headquarters is located approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago in Green Oaks, Illinois. The grassland project on-site is bordered by roads and is situated just west of Lake Michigan. The team actively monitors and manages the grassland to enhance and maintain native habitat for the eastern bluebird and other wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
- The team manages two grassland areas for invasive species including common reed, reed canary grass and common buckthorn. Management is conducted using herbicide treatment, cutting and removing seed heads and mowing.
- Twenty-seven bluebird nest boxes are monitored throughout the breeding season to collect information on wildlife use within the grasslands.
