PACE is holding a public hearing at the Wilmette Library Auditorium regarding elimination of Bus Route 421, which services the Wilmette and others communities in the North Shore area.
A Women’s Exchange Program Along with globalization and technology, climate change directly and indirectly affects the migration of people across the globe. As we continue to witness more frequent and severe weather events, people will increasingly be forced to migrate in order to survive. Yet there is little policy-related discussion centered on the relationship between […]
Meet in the south lot on Harms Road, the first forest preserve lot north of Golf Rd.
Monday, February 24 at 6pm Chicago is a leader in eco-friendly building design, with civic buildings like libraries and academic facilities often setting the highest bar. Hear local architects discuss their newest green projects, including the University of Chicago’s Keller Center, the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Kaplan Institute and a library and community space for […]
Saturdays, December 7 2019 – April 25, 2020 Make your Saturday morning destination the Evanston Ecology Center Indoor Farmers’ Market. Come support Midwest vendors selling your winter time favorites. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot at Bridge and McCormick. This parking lot can be accessed from McCormick Blvd.
This upcoming town hall will focus on the environmental issues that legislators will be considering this legislative session. The 2020 environmental legislative agenda is ambitious, including water quality, clean energy, climate change, endangered species, regenerative agriculture among many others. So you won’t want to miss out! Join Sen. Fine, Rep. Gabel, Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, the Illinois […]
2020 can be the year that Illinois passes legislation establishing a concrete, actionable plan moving us toward 100% clean energy goals and an equitable future for all Illinoisans. But we need you, and as many other passionate environmentalists as possible, to join us for our 2020 Clean Energy Lobby Day to show our elected […]
Protecting the night sky from light pollution is a critical mission that supports human health, preserves wildlife habitat, and provides visual access to celestial objects for professionals and amateur astronomers alike. Adam Kreuzer will discuss how all of us can fight light pollution and save our dark sky. Kreuzer, a delegate with the International Dark […]
The Go Green Reads discussion group meets to discuss Ecopiety: Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Piety by Sarah McFarland Taylor. This unique book examines the intersections of environmental sensibilities, contemporary expressions of devotion and reverence, and American popular culture. The author asserts it is through a framework of play and delight that we […]
The Village of Wilmette, in partnership with the Park District, will provide a dumpster for the proper disposal of plastic ice rink liners. These liners cannot be recycled. The dumpter is available from March 9 to the end of March and is located at Centennial Park.