Did you know the IFSCC and WFAA receive year round guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency? Julie Schilf of EPA Region 5, and EPA ORISE Fellow Amy DeLorenzo are available to help us build a more connected food system right here in Illinois. Julie is a member of the IFSCC's Education Committee, and Amy […]
The League of Women Voters of Highland Park-Highwood, in partnership with Common Cause Illinois, presents a panel discussion that will cover the 2024 presidential election cycle's most critical issues: safeguarding voter rights, access to fact-based information, and discerning the validity of election information in the era of rampant misinformation and disinformation and the impact of […]
Join us as we welcome Tom Coleman, Chair of Climate Reality Project: Chicago Metro Chapter. Tom will discuss the key steps you and your family can take that will make the biggest impact on the environment and save you money. Did you know we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 72% simply by making […]
It’s A Night Thing: How Dispelling the Dark has Altered our World Ken Walczak Board of Directors, DarkSky International, helped co-found the local DarkSky Chicago chapter Senior Manager, Adler Planetarium Associate. REGISTER for the first speaker https://evanston.libnet.info/event/10078035 The Full Series: https://climate-action-evanston.webflow.io/natural-habitat-initiatives/nurturing-nature-speaker-series Artificial lighting has chased away the dark with devastating effect on insects, birds, humans and other species. Fireflies simply stop blinking rather than compete with lights, giving up their breeding success for our artificial lights. With Ken Walczak of Adler Planetarium and DarkSky Chicago, […]
Learn how volunteers restored degraded land in Northbrook into a thriving habitat teeming with endangered animals and plants. Somme Preserves are an ecological community treasure that is growing. Today, Northbrook's Somme Preserves are a thriving home to hundreds of native plants and animals, but this was not always the case. Forest Preserve Steward Christos Economou […]
Join the Kenilworth Union Church Green Team and a panel of experts in the Culbertson Room to learn more about solar energy. In 2021, Kenilworth Union Church became one of the first houses of worship on the North Shore to participate in a community solar program. Learn about community solar for our church and your […]
Seth Magle, Ph.D., Director, Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo What wildlife wanders, forages and hunts in our urban ecosystem? Some species are new arrivals, and others have been here all along, thank you. Using Lincoln Park Zoo’s diverse scientific specialties, the Urban Wildlife Institute studies the interaction between metropolitan development and nature. Learn about […]
Midwest Grows Green’s (MGG) Natural Lawn Care Workshop at Chicago’s Experimental Station will feature nationally known turfgrass managers who apply limited inputs. Midwest Grows Green’s Technical Assistance Program team of Ryan Anderson and Vytas Pabedinskas will share how site preparation with compost topdressing restored the Ray Elementary schoolyard’s turfgrass without synthetic chemicals. North Shore Country Club’s golf course […]
Nearly a trillion red-eyed flying cicadas will hatch in the U.S. this spring as two adjacent broods emerge from the ground. This double hit of cicadas hasn't occurred since 1803 and Illinois will witness the action. Presented by cicada expert Dr. Gene Kritsky, professor emeritus of biology at Mount St. Joseph University and the author […]
Join Midwest Grows Green for a workshop covering best natural resource management practices, policies and strategies. This workshop identifies the alternative structures, practices and products available to navigate an uncertain future of increasing glyphosate bans and restrictions. The Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Lawn & Land Forum has invited presenters from across the landscaping and natural resource management […]
