Embrace the fall season with nature-based activities on and off the water. Participate in a canoe trip, archery, pumpkin painting, nature play and more. All ages. Registration isn’t required. Call for inquiries 773-758-8899.
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. […]
Bike Walk Wilmette advocates for better biking, walking, and active transportation for all ages and abilities in Wilmette. They collaborate with the Village, Park District, and schools on issues relating to active transportation and support efforts to make biking and walking in Wilmette better, safer, and more fun. They sponsor community bike rides on the […]
Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]
Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]
La Grange Public Library. Swap your old styles for new ones. We will be accepting used shoes in any condition and will recycle those that are not wearable.
Liza Lehrer will introduce the bats of Chicago, discuss their conservation status, dispel some common myths, and dig into her research at at Lincoln Park Zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute that seeks to understand how habitat in the region can be designed to best support this at-risk taxa.
Need a dose of hope? Join Go Green Reads as we discuss award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir’s new book. Weir draws on his years of immersive travel and reporting to share the best ideas and stories of hope and positivity from the people and communities around the world who are thriving […]
Plan now for a healthier, gas-free home before your old equipment fails. Join an expert panel on energy audits and learn about new clean energy alternatives like heat pumps, as well as current incentives and rebates available. Co-sponsored by Greener Glenview.
Excessive light at night affects health, the ecosystem and climate change. Learn what steps you can take to restore the night from guest speaker Ken Walczak of the Adler Planetarium.
