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One Earth Film Festival – Go Green Park Ridge – Upstream Downriver & Wings of Dust

Park Ridge Community Church 100 Courtland Ave, Park Ridge

Go Green Park Ridge with the support of the Park Ridge Sustainability Commission are sponsoring a screening of the One Earth Film Festival "Water Program". "Upstream, Downriver" takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline community activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations. In "Wings of […]

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GGW Repair Cafe

St. John’s Lutheran Church 1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Details to come!

Village of Hampshire native seed distribution

Henpeck Park, 995 South State Street, Hampshire IL 60140 IL, United States +1 more

Village of Hampshire will be distributing Free native seed envelopes to residents on Friday, April 26, at the following events: -10am Village Arbor Day Ceremony @ Henpeck Park -1pm Hampshire Township Park District Arbor Day Birthday Party @ Seyller Park Can’t make these events? Seed envelopes will be available at both Village Hall & Ella […]

EV Car Show

Ravinia Festival 301 Ravinia Park Rd. (off Green Bay Rd), Highland Park, IL, United States

Go Green Highland Park invites you to join us for our 2024 Drive Electric Earth Month Electric Vehicle (EV) Show. At the event, you can see various EV models in one place, and talk with their owners about the experience of driving an EV. By hearing directly from people who use EVs as a regular […]

International Compost Awareness Week in Illinois

Various Locations IL, United States

Participants: Get your compost/composting events on our map of Illinois! SUBMIT YOUR ADVENTURE IN COMPOSTING, OTHER HAPPENING OR LIBRARY PROGRAM DETAILS BY APRIL 10. Attendees: Join individuals around the world to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) this May 5 – 11. ICAW is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the global compost […]

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Legislative Lunch & Learn: International Compost Awareness Week

Zoom

Grab your lunch and join IFSCC to learn about the status of soil health, food scrap, and compost-related policy in Illinois and beyond, including: • legislation that’s been introduced this year, • how you can support what’s been introduced, and • how to turn your ideas into initiatives no matter where you are. Speakers: Liz […]

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ALL ABOUT COMPOSTING

Glencoe Public Library 320 Park Ave., Glencoe, IL, United States

Let's talk dirt!  To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, a panel of speakers with experience in composting will help you get started and address your questions, comments and concerns. The panel will consist of residents, community and business leaders with experience in either composting on their own or hiring composting companies. The in person program […]

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Stories & Songs at the Compost Café

Zoom

Join us for a spectacular and “soil-ful” evening of stories, songs, snippets and serenades. It’s all in honor of International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) and the wonder of compost and caring for our beautiful planet. Our “scrappy” group of entertainers and artists are digging up scoopfuls of fun to delight you with a special selection […]

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Butterfly and Dragonfly Populations, what Research shows

Evanston Rotary 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Doug Taron, Curator of Biology and Vice President of Research and Conservation, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum "I don't see as many butterflies as I used to." Is this statement really true? Doug Taron from the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network tracks long-term trends in butterfly populations.  He sees a significant decline in abundance from 1997 to […]

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A Native American Garden: Urban forests and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

Evanston Rotary 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Dr. Eli Suzukovich III, Northwestern University, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Program in Environmental Policy and Culture Dr. Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa/Cree/Krajina Serb), will share his knowledge and research regarding urban forests and the impacts of local climate change. In Evanston, he developed the plan and selected plants for the new Native […]

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