Elmwood Dunes Spring Clean Up
Elmwood DunesPlease join us for our spring workday at Elmwood Dunes! We’d love to have your help. We’ll get started at 9:00, and we’ll work for about an hour or until everything is cleaned up.
Loading view.
Bird Walk
Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station […]
Bird Walk
Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station at the […]
Gillson Park Bird Habitat Workday
Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Doug Tallamy presents the Homegrown National Park
online IL, United StatesDoug Tallamy returns to share his Homegrown National Park Initiative. Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, call for action is to use public and private spaces to support and expand biodiversity. 83% of US. land is privately owned. He challenges property owners to select ecologically effective plants, shrink lawn size and remove invasives in order […]
Doug Tallamy on the Homegrown National Park Initiative
Virtual ILDoug Tallamy returns to the Glencoe Library to share details about his newest initiative, Homegrown National Park. The author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants and other acclaimed books on environment, Tallamy is calling on public and private spaces to offset the rapidly rising impacts of climate change by supporting and […]
Gillson Park Beach Clean Up
Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin 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. […]
Bird Walk
Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station at the […]
How to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint: Electrification of Buildings to Reduce Emissions
Geneva Library 227 S. 7th St., Geneva, IL, United StatesMost people do not realize that greenhouse gas emissions from buildings are in the top three, with electricity generation and transportation. Many buildings leak heated and cooled air and rely on appliances fueled by methane gas. Electrification eliminates gas powered appliances, replacing them with energy efficient electric appliances, which can be run off renewable energy. […]
Habitat Helpers of Mallinckrodt Park Work Day
Mallinckrodt Park 1960 Elmwood Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesHabitat 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.