Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., 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. […]

Family Fall Festival

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

Join Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District for our Family Fall Festival in the Gillson Bird Habitat on Sunday, October 13th from 2-4 pm. Autumn is the time when the native plants in the habitat have their seeds ready to spread. We will give them a helping hand by collecting plant seeds and […]

Craft Your Climate Message: Halloween Edition

Climate activism doesn't need to rely on scare tactics! Join Kim Moldofsky, the Bold Belief Builder at Scrappy Affiramtions,  to review best practices for climate communication and craft a Halloween-themed message using paint, markers, colored pencils, or whatever supplies you have on hand. Spark your imagination! This is a free Zoom-based workshop designed for creative […]

Free

Fall Paddle Festival

Tower Road Boat Launch Tower Rd., Northfield, IL, United States

Embrace the fall season with nature-based activities on and off the water. Participate in a canoe trip, archery, pumpkin painting, nature play and more. All ages. Registration isn’t required. Call for inquiries 773-758-8899.

Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., 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 advocates for better biking, walking, and active transportation for all ages and abilities in Wilmette. They collaborate with the Village, Park District, and schools on issues relating to active transportation and support efforts to make biking and walking in Wilmette better, safer, and more fun. They sponsor community bike rides on the […]

Pumpkin Pitch 2024

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]

Pumpkin Pitch 2024

Various Locations IL, United States

Join the Village and Go Green Wilmette for the Pumpkin Pitch! Pitch your pumpkins on November 2 and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Hall (1200 Wilmette Avenue) and Centennial Park (2300 Old Glenview Road) parking lots. This event, coordinated by SCARCE, helps to reduce landfill greenhouse gas emissions from decomposing […]

GoGreen La Grange Boot and Shoe Community Share

La Grange 100 W Cossitt, La Grange

La Grange Public Library. Swap your old styles for new ones.  We will be accepting used shoes in any condition and will recycle those that are not wearable.

Free

Biodiversity in the city: using acoustics to understand the bats of Chicago

Zoom

Liza Lehrer will introduce the bats of Chicago, discuss their conservation status, dispel some common myths, and dig into her research at at Lincoln Park Zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute that seeks to understand how habitat in the region can be designed to best support this at-risk taxa.

Free