Harms Woods East Workday

Harms Woods – South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United States

If you’re looking for ways to get outdoors in the winter months, what better way to do it than cutting brush and peeling off layers while you warm up in the woods?  To enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at […]

Harms Woods East Workday

Harms Woods – South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United States

If you’re looking for ways to get outdoors in the winter months, what better way to do it than cutting brush and peeling off layers while you warm up in the woods?  To enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at […]

Harms Woods East Workday

Harms Woods – South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United States

If you’re looking for ways to get outdoors in the winter months, what better way to do it than cutting brush and peeling off layers while you warm up in the woods?  To enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at […]

Earth Day Beach Clean Up

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

Please join us to kick off the 2023 beach cleanup season on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 9-11 a.m at the breezeway of Gillson Beach House! Our first beach cleanup of the season will be held in partnership with toesnwater and we’ll be collecting data of what we find for the Alliance For Great Lakes research.   […]

Celebrate Earth Day

Village of Glencoe sites

Celebrate Earth Day. Join us to clean up Glencoe parks and lakefront. We will meet at various locations. This is a rain or shine event.  Dress for the weather.  Bring your own boots, gloves and buckets to collect debris in.  Refuse and recycling cans will be placed at each cleanup location to empty your finds […]

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. […]

Gillson Park Bird Habitat Workday

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

Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to work on Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat. Meet at the habitat on Michigan Ave. Thanks to our many volunteers for helping us keep this lovely space in great condition. It’s also a great way to be outdoors and spend an hour or two with a friend. We […]

9th Annual Native Plant Sale

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

We are excited to hold our annual Native Plant Sale again this year! Plants will be available first come, first serve.  The sale will be in the Gillson Beach parking lot. We will have a large variety of plants and plenty of volunteers to help you make your selections. Click HERE for a list of […]

Riverwoods Preservation Council Native Plant Sale

Riverwoods Village Hall 300 Portwine Road, Riverwoods

Buy native plants in a beautiful woodland setting! Place: Riverwoods Village Hall, 300 Portwine Road, Riverwoods, IL Website: RiverwoodsPreservation.com (pre-orders preferred, but open inventory will be available on a first-come/first-served basis) Contact: riverwoodspc@gmail.com