Learn why insects are on the decline worldwide, and why the Field Museum believes that urban and suburban areas like Wilmette have a vital role to play in saving them. Learn about the Museum’s Monarch community science efforts and how you can participate. Come hear Conservation Ecologist Erika Hasle from the Field Museum and Kate […]
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 […]
Join native plant landscape designer Monica Buckley as she takes us through the design and transformation of a Chicago-area yard from large lawn to native plant paradise. Monica will show us how elements of a space beyond just sun and shade will determine what plants to select. She will describe how native plants attract beautiful […]
7th Annual Native Plant Sale Socially Distanced In-Person Sale! May 8, 2021 from 9 am to 11 am Gillson Park Swim Beach parking lot Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. For a list of plants we expect to offer, see this list. For additional resources, see this page.
Please bring adult bikes in repairable condition and gently-used kids bikes for donation to the Gillson Park Swim Beach on May 8th from 9am – 11am. (Then stop by the native plant sale!) Bikes will be collected, repaired and shared by Working Bikes with people in Chicagoland, Central America and Africa. Contact them for other drop off […]
Volunteers in the watershed from Wisconsin to Indiana will be working to clean up all parts of the Chicago Area Waterways System. Social distancing will be practices. This is a fun family event which makes a terrific difference for wildlife and water quality in the region.
Certified organic vegetable and herb seedlings, as well as a limited number of pollinator plants, will be available for purchase in the parking lot of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 235 S. Kenilworth, Elmhurst. Bags of organic compost and growing mix will also be available. Those who preordered seedlings will be able to […]
Join in for a bird walk! 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 at the south end of Gillson […]
This program will celebrate the wonders of avian migration. Every year birds migrate thousands of miles to find the best habitat for breeding and raising their young. In this presentation Emma England will discuss how they achieve this feat. She will talk about the large variety of birds such as warblers, orioles and hummingbirds that migrate through […]
