Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Beach (near Dog Beach) Overlook Drive, Wilmette, IL, United States

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. […]

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 […]

Event Series Go Green Winnetka Fall Native Plant Sale

Go Green Winnetka Fall Native Plant Sale

Indian Hill Park 131 Wilson St, Winnetka, IL, United States

With autumn coming up, many homeowners are thinking of putting aside their garden tools for the season. Common practice is to purchase plants in the springtime and appreciate them throughout the summer. But what if planting in the fall yielded better results for a perennial to survive and thrive? When it comes to landscape plantings, […]

Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Beach (near Dog Beach) Overlook Drive, Wilmette, IL, United States

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. […]

Wilmette Block Party

Downtown Wilmette Wilmette, IL, United States

Stop by the GGW Booth at the Block Party!  There will be kids games and lots of information you can use to make your life more sustainable.

Gillson Park Bird Habitat Workday

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to work on Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat. Meet at the habitat on Michigan Ave. Thanks to our many volunteers for helping us keep this lovely space in great condition. It’s also a great way to be outdoors and spend an hour or two with a friend. We […]

Go Green Illinois meeting

IL, United States

Please sign up for our email newsletter on the home page to receive information on the meeting topic and registration.

VIRTUAL – Collecting and Saving Seeds from the Garden

Online

Collecting your own flower seeds is a great way to preserve native flowers (and favorite old varieties of annuals) and to produce free flowers for your garden. Learn about identifying seeds at peak ripeness and how to dry and store them for years to come. Presented by Dolly Foster, a horticulturist who for 23 years […]

Heat Pump Program

Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join the Village of Wilmette and Go Green Wilmette to learn how your home can benefit from a heat pump. This information session will go over the environmental benefits, comfort, and potential savings that you can enjoy when utilizing a heat pump in your home.  

National Cleanup Day – Sept 16 to 23

We all know that we shouldn’t litter, and we have the best intentions. But you’ve probably noticed that even prosperous and educated North Shore communities see a lot of plastic packaging and shredded bags blowing around streets or snagged in shrubs. Plastic in the environment harms people and wildlife, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces […]