Join Lydia Scott, Director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative, as she shows how thinking of trees as infrastructure can help communities to protect and provide for trees in their planning, which helps trees provide the most value. Register HERE
The City of Highland Park and SWALCO are partnering for this collection event. Bring new and gently used accessories, books, clothes, plush toys, shoes, small household items & decor (18x18x18 in. or smaller)sports equipment, and textiles for donation and reuse. More information, including a full list of accepted items, is here.
Hear Kate Carney of Cook County Dept. of Environment and Sustainability on ways to reduce waste and proper paths to recycling. This virtual educational program is cohosted by Go Green Barrington and the Barrington Area Library.
If you can’t put solar panels on your own home, 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 Go Green Wilmette, The Wilmette Theatre, and Trajectory Energy Partners for an Earth Month webinar on April 20th at 12pm […]
Make It Better Media Group Invites You to a Live Virtual Event Going Green 2021 Building Resilience by Living Sustainably In Celebration of Earth Day! Join panelists Nathan Kipnis, Founder and Principal Architect for Kipnis Architecture and Planning, Patrick Costello, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer for Green River Financial Services, and Andrea Densham, Senior Director of Conservation Policy at Shedd Aquarium as they discuss topics […]
Join us for a panel presentation with a local farmer and other experts to discuss an exciting solution to climate change and how each of us can participate. A link to the film will be provided. Watch the award-winning documentary Kiss the Ground and then ask the experts your questions. We will provide a link to the […]
Citizens’ Greener Evanston is thrilled to host Earth Month for Everyone, a series of virtual events on April 22-24 intended to show how climate justice and environment affect everyone, and how we can change the world - together. During the three days you can choose from lunch and learn sessions and late afternoon/ early evening sessions. Learn about actions […]
Panel discussion on what can be done to hold polluters responsible for harm caused to the local communities. To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-forum-a-conversation-on-environmental-accountability-tickets-143455347807
Earth Day Tree Planting Register Now Help keep Lake Bluff beautiful and healthy by planting five trees with Lake Bluff Open Lands Association. Reserve a COVID-friendly time slot; 30-minute reservations are available each day. Your $50 donation to LBOLA includes an instructional lesson on tree planting from a professional and a small take-home tree with […]
Trees are hardy and long-lived, but especially in an urban environment, they need care in order to thrive. For 30 years, Openlands, a Chicago area conservation group, has operated its TreeKeepers program to teach people about trees and tree stewardship. To date, TreeKeepers has trained more than 2,200 people to care for trees by planting, […]
