Go Green Illinois Schools Spring Meeting, Thursday, May 16, 11:30-1:00 at Indian Trail School, 2075 St. Johns Ave. Highland Park, IL Join us as we tour and learn about the Indian Trail School’s new Garden Learning Center including a greenhouse and organic garden designed to connect the classroom to horticulture focusing on core academic […]
Please join us on Sunday, April 28, at 7:30 a.m., for a bird-watching walk on Canal Shores Community Golf Course. We will meet on Maple Ave. in Wilmette, just West of the Canal, by the 10th hole tee. There is free parking on the South of the street and you can park there for up […]
61ST ANNUAL DES PLAINES RIVER CANOE & KAYAK (and SUP) MARATHON MAY 19 REGISTRATION STARTS MARCH 1 AT www.canoemarathon.com Need more information? Email: info@canoemarathon.com
The Little Garden Club of Wilmette will be hosting Gillson Wildflower Walks on two Sundays in May (May 5 & 19).Walks begin at Wallace Bowl at Michigan & Washington Aves.
Elmwood Dunes: Sunday, May 19 from 10:00 to noon. We’ll remove aggressive weeds from the hilltop garden.
Join members of local Go Green groups at the Winnetka Book Stall for a discussion of “The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World.” The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created […]
GET DOWN AND DIRTY! PLANTING IN THE GARDEN Sundays, May 5 & May 26 1:00-3:00 pm It’s time to dig in the dirt and plant the Garden’s veggies,herbs and flowers for 2019.
Please attend this public open house to comment on the Skokie Valley Bike Trail Plan. A project to provide 4.5 miles of new multi-use trail is back on track, more than a decade after the idea of extending the Skokie Valley Trail from Lake County through Northfield, Wilmette, Glenview and Skokie was first proposed. When […]
Pollinators Sustain Life Our world depends on its tiniest creatures... Throughout the year, the Garden is focusing on Bees & Beyond, a program that inspires a genuine appreciation for the vital role pollinators play in our everyday lives and in a healthy, diverse planet. Beginning in June: Pollinator-themed display gardens Topiaries Floral carpets Interactive exhibition, Pollinator’s […]
Join Teen Miss Great Lakes, Sydney Bitar, and help keep our beaches and lake plastic free. Trash bags will be provided. Please dress for the weather, rain or shine! Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/796695884045678/ Direct Sign Up Link: http://greatlakesadopt.org/Secure/Event/14788?fbclid=IwAR1gdruXrkBrwXiwYBzzCeOroLOjG2wPCN3SKkJPvrbsohov7Mogm6s6fgQ
