Please join us to kick off the 2023 beach cleanup season on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 9-11 a.m at the breezeway of Gillson Beach House! Our first beach cleanup of the season will be held in partnership with toesnwater and we’ll be collecting data of what we find for the Alliance For Great Lakes research. […]
Celebrate Earth Day. Join us to clean up Glencoe parks and lakefront. We will meet at various locations. This is a rain or shine event. Dress for the weather. Bring your own boots, gloves and buckets to collect debris in. Refuse and recycling cans will be placed at each cleanup location to empty your finds […]
Join us for exhibits, demos and giveaways to brighten your spring and celebrate Arbor Day. The event will include: Plant & Seed Giveaways Touch-A-Truck Exhibit Tree Planting Demo/Arborist Q&A "Meet & Greet" with IL birds of prey Bicycle Recycling and More...
Go Green Wilmette is very excited to be holding another Repair Café! A Repair Café is an event that encourages people to repair rather than discard items like clothing, small appliances, lamps, bikes, toys and kitchen items. Repair services are offered free of charge by volunteers who work with the community members to repair the […]
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. […]
Be a part of the Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition’s International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW). Adventures in Composting events are open to the public and a virtual Legislative Lunch & Learn will be offered.
Join 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 […]
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 […]
Join area expert birder, Tim Joyce, of Wild Birds Unlimited, for a bird walk along the Glencoe Golf Club’s forested borders. Dress for the weather and ground conditions. Bring binoculars and a small note pad. The walk will not be cancelled for light rain. A cancellation notice will be sent if storms are forecasted. The […]
Dr. Karen Oberhauser is the featured speaker at the Field Museum's Women in Science Luncheon. She is the Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and a conservation biologist specializing in monarch butterfly conservation. Dr. Oberhauser's research focuses on the impacts of climate change, predators, parasites, changes in land use, and insecticides on monarchs and […]
