North Shore Green Women Event

Online

North Shore Green Women & the Notorious RGB Join members of North Shore Green Women for a virtual tour of “The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Following the tour, there will be time for socializing and networking. Register HERE

6th ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE PARADE OF LIGHTS

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at the Shelton Park playground for a surprise presentation then stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of longer days.  Festivities will end at the Shelton Park fire pit to […]

6th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at Glencoe’s Shelton Park playground for a surprise presentation and then stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of longer days. Festivities will end at the Shelton Park fire pit […]

Earth Month Kick Off

IL, United States

Join the City of Lake Forest and local organizations as we celebrate Earth Day 2022 in a series of events throughout the entire month of April 2022. Come out to this fun event and submit your Act For Earth Intention (as a person, group, organization or business). Jump into the fun photo booth, learn about […]

Free

Sewing Challenge: T-Shirt Bags with Green Minds!

Gorton Community Center 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

Join us for a t-shirt to bag program hosted by Green Minds LFLB on April 5th, 4pm – 6pm at Gorton to celebrate Earth Month! Come and sew t-shirts into reusable produce bags.  The bags will be donated to a farm on America’s largest food desert.  You can also make a bag (or 2!) for […]

Free

The EcoVoice Festival

Chicagoland Various addresses, Chicagoland

The EcoVoice Festival is three days of performances and activities that build awareness, educate, and call others to action on climate change. The 2022 inaugural festival will take place July 8-10 and be hosted at Loyola University and the University of Illinois, Chicago. The festival will feature the premiere live performance of the New Earth […]

https://ecovoiceproject.org/ecovoicefestival

Go Green Morton Grove Compost-Palooza Party & Tour

5631 Church Street, Morton Grove, IL 5631 Church ST, Morton Grove, IL, United States

In recognition of International Compost Awareness Week, Go Green Morton Grove is hosting a party to help community members explore several options for keeping food waste out of landfills.  Come learn about the container-swap service available year-round through Collective Resource Compost and the nine-month, seasonal yard waste tagalong option available through Groot. See examples of things like vermicomposting, […]

Free

Tales from the Trails

Sketchbook Brewery 4901 Main St., Skokie, IL, United States

The Skokie Bike Network is hosting a storytelling event in July - "Tales from the Trails". It will feature live stories from the perspective of the lives we live while riding bikes. There is no charge and all are welcome. We are soliciting submissions of stories to be read from anyone who wishes to share. […]

Community Bike Ride

Wilmette Village Hall 1200 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL

Bike Walk Wilmette, Wilmette’s active transportation advocacy group, hosts monthly bike rides on the last Thursday of each month April to November, a local version of Chicago’s “Critical Mass” rides. Join them for a 30 – 40 minutes group ride with a different theme each month. Meet at Village Hall. Riders of all ages and abilities welcome. Contact […]

The State of the Great Lakes

Gorton Community Center 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

The Great Lakes hold 84% of North America’s fresh water, they are an essential component of life in the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes support 48 million people with drinking water and provide over $60 billion in wages annually. However, as fresh water sources in other parts of the country begin to dry […]

$30.00