As part of the Active Transportation Alliance's Suburban Action Week, the Inclusive Community Engagement Workshop will help you brainstorm and explore how to involve a broad range of groups and individuals in your advocacy efforts for walking and biking. To register for this session and receive a Zoom link, please sign-up for Suburban Action Week […]
As part of the Active Transportation Alliance's Suburban Action Week, the Ask an Engineer: How Projects Get Built Workshop will explore the ins-and-outs of how pedestrian and bicycle projects get engineered and built. The session will be led by Mike Kerr, Engineer and President of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd who has built many walking […]
Learn about how you can kick gas to the curb, and even power your car with the sun! Jay Futterman of Go Green Highland Park and Tim Milburn of GoGreen Park Ridge will: Discuss the basics of how electric vehicles work Dispel myths Identify what types of EVs are available Explain how EVs and solar […]
Join us for a wheelbarrow of expert tips on best practices for watering, seeding, fertilizing and mowing, while at the same time reducing your carbon footprint for a healthier lawn and planet. Presented by Tom Tiddens, supervisor of plant health care at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Free virtual event co-sponsored by the Glencoe Sustainability Task […]
Join us for the tenth anniversary season of the One Earth Film Festival, March 5–14, 2021. This year’s festival theme is “10 Years of Inspiring Change,” and you’re invited to watch more than 25 outstanding short and feature-length films that shine a light on the most important issues of our time. Watch online from the […]
Sacred Cow proposes a new way to look at sustainable diets. The authors assert, ‘It’s not the COW, it’s the HOW, and that the answer to our broken food system is not no meat, it's better meat. The book takes a deep dive into the nutritional claims against meat, why cattle raised well are actually good for […]
Topics: Water Conservation and Sustainable Landscaping
Find out why natural gardening is better for you, our community, the planet and songbirds, bees, fireflies, praying mantises, and butterflies. Then learn how to get started, how to select plants, how to maintain your garden. Natural Habitat Evanston will present and discuss the issues with you. (25 minute presentation; 1 hour total) Register and […]
What would it feel like to zip around in your very own Tesla Model X? Enter ISEA's raffle and you just might find out! By entering the Tesla Raffle, you are supporting the Illinois Solar Education Association's mission to help make the transition to a clean energy future! This goal is achievable with your support! […]
Join us for this webinar to learn why soil health is so important to our eco-system, our food systems and the planet. Find out how soil health is related to carbon sequestration and climate change. Get tips on how to improve soil health in your own yard. Featuring experts from the Illinois Extension Services. REGISTRATION […]
