JOIN GCG’S COMMUNITY FENCE RAISING FOR EXPANSION #3! Sunday, June 9 Starting at 10:00 am We need YOU, your help, muscle and energy! There’s nothing like volunteering with family and friends for this grand community effort. Children are welcome, too, accompanied by an adult. Help kick start Season 8 and then keep coming back all […]
CANCELLED June 12 at 2 pm – Wilmette Public Library Unfortunately, this program has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
JUNE 20, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Amanda Little will be at The Book Stall to discuss her recent book “The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World”. Traversing the Globe from Norway to India, and from Ethiopia to California and beyond, Amanda explores the frontiers of food innovation, and the […]
Please join with Faith in Place and Interfaith Green Partners to march in the Arlington Heights parade! We are near the end of the parade picking up recycables and carrying positive evironmental signs. It’s a lot of fun while at the same time showing the local community the importance of caring for our common home […]
Join Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman Sean Casten, and Senator Dick Durbin as they discuss climate change with Tom Skilling, Mary Gade, and Doug Sisterson. Greenhouse gases emitted by activities such as burning fossil fuels and land use cause global temperatures to rise over long stretches of time, but what effect does that have on the […]
Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, Greenwise Organic Lawn Care and the Kenilworth Clippers Garden Club are teaming up to repurpose plants. What does that mean for you? Some established plants that you can dig up and reuse (we’ll be there to help). All we ask is a small donation to the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse. Did you know the Evanston […]
Continue the cycle of giving by donating adult bikes in repairable condition or gently used kids bikes to Working Bikes on Sunday, July 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Marie Murphy School parking lot 2921 Illinois Rd. Wilmette. Donation receipts will be available. Working Bikes is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that has redistributed more […]
Combined Chicago Women in Green (WIG) & North Shore Green Women (NSGW) gathering, Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) We will enjoy mingling and refreshments just off the Esplanade, a Carillon Concert, and guided tours of the new pollinator exhibit and the vegetable garden (or we will execute Plan B indoors if it’s raining!). Our host Rachel […]
Skokie Valley Trail Extension: Village of Northfield is holding a public hearing, in order for their elected officials to gauge level of support for the bike trail project, at their monthly Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, July 16th at 5:30 pm at Village Hall (361 Happ Road, Northfield.)
Join Jennifer Brennan in the Chalet Learning Center to learn all about the Native Plants from our area and how to best incorporate them into our Gardens. Learn the top 10 plant recommendations to help transform your yard into a beautiful, natural sanctuary that is beneficial for both people and wildlife. These 10 plants are […]