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9th Annual Native Plant Sale
Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesWe are excited to hold our annual Native Plant Sale again this year! Plants will be available first come, first serve. The sale will be in the Gillson Beach parking lot. We will have a large variety of plants and plenty of volunteers to help you make your selections. Click HERE for a list of […]
Riverwoods Preservation Council Native Plant Sale
Riverwoods Village Hall 300 Portwine Road, RiverwoodsBuy native plants in a beautiful woodland setting! Place: Riverwoods Village Hall, 300 Portwine Road, Riverwoods, IL Website: RiverwoodsPreservation.com (pre-orders preferred, but open inventory will be available on a first-come/first-served basis) Contact: riverwoodspc@gmail.com
Go Green Morton Grove Compost-Palooza Party & Tour
5631 Church Street, Morton Grove, IL 5631 Church ST, Morton Grove, IL, United StatesIn recognition of International Compost Awareness Week, Go Green Morton Grove is hosting a party to help community members explore several options for keeping food waste out of landfills. Come learn about the container-swap service available year-round through Collective Resource Compost and the nine-month, seasonal yard waste tagalong option available through Groot. See examples of things like vermicomposting, […]
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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 […]
Native Plant Sale – Go Green Park Ridge and Maine East Ecology Club
MaineEastHighSchool Dempster and Dee Road, Park RidgeMake your yard a habitat for birds and bees! Dozens of species available in small pots at $4. Dee and Dempster entrance to Maine East.
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Is Illinois Ready for a Food Scrap Ban?
WebinarA statewide ban on disposal of food scraps in landfills starts with planning legislation. Come join us on this webinar to learn how other states have navigated this process successfully to legislate, and to then implement food scrap bans in their states. How might a similar ban work for Illinois? Speakers will include Natasha Duarte, […]
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.
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. […]
Restoring the Nachusa Grasslands
online IL, United StatesThe Nachusa Grasslands is a 3,800-acre restored tallgrass prairie near Franklin Grove, about a two-hour drive west of the North Shore. Managed by The Nature Conservancy and volunteers, it is Illinois’s largest and most biologically diverse grasslands restoration project. Naturalist and longtime Nachusa volunteer, Susan Kleiman will describe the restoration process and the introduction of […]