Join the Friends on the Trail at the Mary St. entrance to the Green Bay Trail. We will share the work plan there. Enjoy the trail’s blooms, butterflies and birds while collecting seeds and removing invasive plants. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel for […]
Meet at 9 AM. We will share the work plan there. Enjoy the trail’s blooms, butterflies while collecting seeds and removing invasive plants. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel for sprinkles but will do so for heavy rain or other weather conditions. Bike to […]
The Renewable Energy Day is a great way to explore options for moving away from fossil fuels. Learn about rooftop and community solar options, EV’s and electric bikes, and geo-thermal installations from trusted Wilmette neighbors. “Home base” for the event will be the parking lot of St. John’s Church across from the library. There […]
Want to learn about solar? Attend the free Illinois Solar Tour! There are homes and buildings all over the state that are signed up as host sites for the Illinois Solar Tour. This is a chance to learn from your neighbors how they are saving money and the planet through solar energy. You can also […]
Living green infrastructures are an essential element of climate adaptation and can provide significant environmental, social, and economic benefits. Yet green infrastructure remains the exception. Learn about solutions provided by green roofs and walls, bioswales/rain gardens, urban trees, permeable pavement systems, and other strategies successfully used in urban and suburban settings. Program is presented in […]
Where: Gillson Park Bird Habitat Northwest corner of the park above the beach parking lot Join Go Green Wilmette as we enjoy autumn in Gillson Park. For the last habitat workday of the season in the Park’s Bird Habitat, we will celebrate the space by gathering seeds from several species of native plants growing there. […]
Register now! Join us for “We’re Ovar It,” a webinar discussion about earth-friendly menstrual wellness. It’s time to address how period products affect the health of our bodies and the earth through a discussion and Q&A with activists and experts within the earth-friendly wellness space. A bit of background: In the United States alone, approximately […]
Join Illinois Green Alliance and the Northbrook Park District IN-PERSON for a guided tour of one of the first net zero energy verified projects in Illinois! Designed by Wight & Company, the 44,200 square foot Techny Prairie Activity Center (TPAC) is a PHIUS+ 2015 & Source Zero Certified Project. The facility received a $1.78 million […]
Are you uncertain about what is recyclable and where to recycle it? A representative from Waste Management & other experts provide an inside look at how to recycle effectively to help the environment. Do you find yourself “wishcycling” small plastic objects? Or confused about whether shredded paper is recyclable? Recycling helps the environment when done […]
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. […]
