Help Us Protect and Enhance This Unique Urban Green Space
Restoring and maintaining Canal Shores as a thriving urban green space is both challenging and rewarding. With the help of dedicated volunteers and the generosity of donors, we are transforming this once-neglected area into a vibrant native habitat and a treasured community resource.
Your support helps us:
- Remove invasive species like buckthorn to protect native ecosystems.
- Restore native plants, promoting biodiversity and enhancing the landscape.
- Maintain 3.1 miles of trails for hiking and recreation.
- Protect wildlife habitats, ensuring birds, pollinators, and small mammals thrive.
- Educate the community about urban conservation through engaging outreach programs.
- Hire staff, such as our Ecology Coordinator, to oversee restoration and volunteer efforts.
- Purchase tools and materials for trail upkeep and habitat restoration.
Each contribution, big or small, makes a lasting impact on this cherished space. Together, we can keep Canal Shores beautiful, accessible, and ecologically healthy for generations to come.
Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
Search for our full legal name and EIN:
Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association (dba Canal Shores)
EIN: 36-2016649
Grants can be directed to:
1030 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
If your fund includes a comment or designation section, please indicate that your gift is for ecology. To ensure your donation is recorded appropriately, please send an email indicating your recommended DAF grant to our Treasurer at treasurer@canalshores.org.
Commemorative Gift Program: You can also honor loved ones by purchasing memorial trees, benches, or interpretive signs that add meaning and beauty to the space.
