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.
If you’d like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We’ll meet in the Harms Woods South parking lot (Groves 1 & 2), which is the first parking lot north of Golf Road (the one shaped […]
A recent UN report predicts that as many as one million species will disappear from planet earth because of human activities. Many of these are insects and nearly all species at risk rely on insects. Insects have already declined 45% since 1974.The most alarming part of this statistic is that we don’t seem to care, […]
A recent UN report predicts that as many as one million species will disappear from planet earth because of human activities. Many of these are insects and nearly all species at risk rely on insects. Insects have already declined 45% since 1974. Doug Tallamy will remind us of the many essential roles insects play, and […]
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.
Join us for a presentation and discussion with experts on the health risks from plastic. Dr. Robert Sargis- Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois College of Medicine Cancer Parkinson's Dr. Gail Prins- Professor of Urology, covering kidney, bladder, prostate and fertility, University of Illinois College of Medicine The presentation will be […]
Celebrate the arrival of longer days. Light up the night. Dress your family, dog, wagons, strollers and yourself with glowing decor. No candles or open flames. Enjoy the Abbot’s Bromley Horn Dance, an ancient musical procession performed at this time of year. Festivities will end with a bonfire and refreshments. Severe weather will cancel the […]
Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection dates are December 27, 28; January 3 & 4, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. The collection is free to the public. Go Green Wilmette, with the help […]
Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection dates are December 27, 28; January 3 & 4, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. The collection is free to the public. Go Green Wilmette, with the help […]
