To Celebrate National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary are hosting an Open House, where visitors can tour the station and enjoy activities including: -See Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary boats up close. -Get boater education and vessel exam information. -Learn about marine pollution and keeping the waters […]
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 […]
If you can’t put solar panels on your own home or business, you can now subscribe to a community solar project with no upfront investment. Learn how you can save money while supporting local renewable energy. Join Trajectory Energy Partners for a webinar for North Shore businesses and houses of worship on May 26th at […]
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach from 9am – 11am. 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 […]
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 […]
This free, virtual institute opens on June 1 and closes on August 15, 2021, allowing participants to discover tools, review resources and receive training on the topics they need to move their programming forward. This training opportunity is open to child feeding, garden, and education site teams across Illinois. Check out the opportunities available as a registered […]
Plastic pollution is a problem for Lake Michigan’s beaches and waters – but we can do something about it. Join Lara O’Brien and María Dabrowski from the University of Michigan to learn the facts and how you can act. Registration Required HERE
Register here for this great opportunity to hear an important, truthful view of the Climate Crisis. This will be a discussion of the current state of the crisis and what steps we must take now to avoid global temperature rise beyond 1.5 degrees. Stanley Cox, author of The Green New Deal and Beyond will be […]
ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE FULL! Each year, Illinois EPA coordinates with local muncipalities to conduct one-day collections to provide no-cost public drop-offs for the disposal of household hazardous waste. There will be a one day collection in our are in Glencoe IL. The event requires registration. See this page for registration and a list of acceptable […]
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach from 9am – 11am. 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 […]
