Get a head start this fall on a beautiful, pollinator-friendly garden next spring. Learn from a native gardening veteran about the benefits of fall planting and how to prepare your yard for winter to preserve habitat for beneficial wildlife. The speaker will include a short list of her favorite native plants, too. A mulch pro […]
Join other local cyclists on the last Thursday of each month for a 30 – 40 minute group ride. Rides will have a different route and theme each month. Meet at Village Hall at 5:45pm. Ride begins at 6pm. Riders of all ages and abilities welcome. Helmets encouraged. Please note: This is an informal gathering of […]
Creating a habitat that invites birds into gardens provides a joyful way to connect with nature and helps support birds and pollinators. This presentation, presented in collaboration with the Skokie Beautification and Improvement Commission, features Pam Karlson’s photos from the Chicago bird garden habitat she created, illustrating how it’s possible to attract more than 100 bird […]
Join us for the 3rd Annual Wilmette Solar Home Tour. Learn how and why your neighbors have installed solar panels. The local tour is in conjunction with the Illinois Solar Energy Association’s state-wide tour. There will be many Wilmette homes on the local tour for you to see in person, by walking by or via […]
The 2023 Illinois Solar Tour will take place on Saturday, September 30th in a hybrid format! Home and business owners with renewable energy installations will open their homes to the public and share their passion, knowledge, and experience of owning, maintaining, and living with renewable energy. The 2023 Solar Tour is available in a hybrid format, […]
Come learn about many different electric vehicle (EV) models available from your friends and neighbors at our local EV exhibit in Wilmette. Check out the new Rivian truck and a variety of EVs from Tesla, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Volkswagen and Nissan, and more. Add YOUR car to our exhibit and tell people why they should […]
Join in for an incredible program to hear authors Isabella Tree and Charlie Burnell discuss their new publication, The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small, and to learn about efforts underway to rewild and bring back nature in the Chicago Region. Presented in partnership with The Garden Conservancy, Chicago Wilderness […]
Join Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District in the Gillson Park Bird Habitat for tree walks and native seed spreading. Many prairie plants spread their seeds by wind, and we can help them! Tree walks will begin on the hour and seed walks on the half hour. People of all ages can come […]
Buckthorn is a highly invasive shrub that forms dense thickets and crowds out native plants . Learn how to identify buckthorn, find out why it threatens wildlife habitat and native species, and learn how to control it in your own landscape. Alternative replacement shrubs will be discussed. Presented by Matt Evans, Managing Ecologist of Woodlands […]
Habitat Helpers of Mallinckrodt Park will meet outside the Mallinckrodt Community Center. We will weed some native plant beds in Mallinckrodt Park. Bring water to drink and gardening gloves. Dress for the weather. Trowels and tools provided by the Wilmette Park District.
