Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary

Interested in seeing the Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary from the inside?

Saturday, June 6 at 9:00 am with monthly tours to be scheduled throughout the summer.

We are hosting tours on a few Saturday mornings for interested members of the community. You will learn more about the history of the sanctuary but mostly, you will get to engage all of your senses and enjoy the beauty that this space has to offer humans and birds alike. Groups will be limited in size to protect that space and allow for a positive experience. Kids are welcome, though the pace of the tour may be better suited to adults. Sign up here:

Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary Tour Interested in seeing the Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary from the inside? We are hosting tours on a few Saturday mornings for interested members of the community. You will learn more about the history of the sanctuary but mostly, you will get to engage all of your senses and enjoy the beauty that....

Did you hear the buzz? Evanston’s mayor declared the week of June 16th Pollinator week. CSBBS provides a habitat for many kinds of pollinators through native plants.
Did you know birds are also important pollinators?
To celebrate we are highlighting some of our pollinators at CSBBS!

Check out the article from the Evanston Round Table:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/06/10/at-this-time-hail-pollinators/

Photos taken by Callan Fromm
website: feralnerdintheconcretejungle.tumblr.com

Great article in the Daily Northwestern!

Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary offers migrating birds a temporary home Nestled between the Clark Street Beach House and the Segal Visitors Center is two acres of land filled with blooming shrubs, growing trees and grassy patches. From spring to fall, you can hear the leaves rustling, the birds chirping and the insects buzzing away in this space.  This is the Clark Str...

Good workday ending the season. Wrapping the hoses and packing up all our tools and equipment for winter storage.

We are back at the beach! Our opening workday is Saturday, April 6, 9-11 am. Our workdays for the season are every Wednesday (starting April 10) from 3-5 pm, and even-dated Saturdays from 9-11 am. Hope to see you!

Such a happy hungry caterpillar munching on milkw**d under our cottonwoods. Looking forward to it turning into a beautiful monarch!

Thanks, Rob, for this great picture from today of our beautiful butterfly w**d (a type of milkw**d), with a happy monarch having a late lunch.

Love this article about turning mown open space into habitat!

New Maryland Law Is a Boon for Wildlife How the acres below power lines could be a lifeline to animals on the move