2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States

The EEA Wild & Scenic Film Festival presented by NorthShore Evanston and Skokie an event presented annually by the Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and the city of Evanston. Join us for the 14th annual in-person only screening at Rotary International on March 8th!  Doors open at 6:30 pm. A second screening of the same films […]

GGW Repair Cafe

St. John’s Lutheran Church 1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Details to come!

Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking.  Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our beach clean up efforts. […]

Family Fall Festival

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District for our Family Fall Festival in the Gillson Bird Habitat on Sunday, October 13th from 2-4 pm. Autumn is the time when the native plants in the habitat have their seeds ready to spread. We will give them a helping hand by collecting plant seeds and […]

Fall Paddle Festival

Tower Road Boat Launch Tower Rd., Northfield, IL, United States

Embrace the fall season with nature-based activities on and off the water. Participate in a canoe trip, archery, pumpkin painting, nature play and more. All ages. Registration isn’t required. Call for inquiries 773-758-8899.

Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking.  Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our beach clean up efforts. […]

Community Bike Ride

Wilmette Village Hall 1200 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL

Bike Walk Wilmette advocates for better biking, walking, and active transportation for all ages and abilities in Wilmette. They collaborate with the Village, Park District, and schools on issues relating to active transportation and support efforts to make biking and walking in Wilmette better, safer, and more fun. They sponsor community bike rides on the […]

Pumpkin Pitch 2024

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]

Pumpkin Pitch 2024

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]

Go Green Reads: Life As We Know It (Can Be)

Virtual IL

Need a dose of hope? Join Go Green Reads as we discuss award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir’s new book. Weir draws on his years of immersive travel and reporting to share the best ideas and stories of hope and positivity from the people and communities around the world who are thriving […]