GreenTown: Climate Crisis Virtual Conference

Online

Want to learn more about sustainable development in communities? Attend the 22nd Annual GreenTown Conference to explore a variety of topics ranging from 100% renewable energy and a just transition, to resilient regional food systems. This event will include webinars, film screenings,  panel discussions, and a keynote by Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental […]

How to Get Your Community Composting in Illinois

Register via Eventbrite

How to Get Your Community Composting in Illinois will raise awareness of municipal composting and the value of community engagement. Register HERE. What you will learn Food waste reduction and composting food scraps help solve the climate crisis Food scrap composting programs in Illinois: Which best fits your community? Composting in the time of COVID-19 Engaging […]

Break Free from Plastic Webinar

Online

 Please consider signing up to learn about this important bill that was introduced in the U.S. Congress earlier this year. The bill sets forth requirements for waste and collection systems; makes producers fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products they produce after consumer use; phases out a variety of single-use products […]

Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act webinar

Zoom

This webinar will educate participants on the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, which was introduced in Congress earlier this year. The bill sets forth requirements regarding waste and collection systems; makes producers of certain (single-use/foodservice) products fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use; phases out a variety […]

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GreenTown: Climate Crisis Virtual Conference

Online

Want to learn more about sustainable development in communities? Attend the 22nd Annual GreenTown Conference to explore a variety of topics ranging from 100% renewable energy and a just transition, to resilient regional food systems. This event will include webinars, film screenings,  panel discussions, and a keynote by Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental […]

Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

The Friends of the Green Bay Trail sponsors trail work days several times a month from 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Trail's Harbor St. entrance, just east of Green Bay Rd. in Glencoe. Restoration and stewardship work varies.  Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended.  Bring  reusable gloves, clippers, bug spray and a mask.  […]

Free

Will it Recycle?

Online

Bust some myths about what can really go into your recycling bin, where it goes, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected recycling collection. Free virtual event Oct 5th at 7pm. To register click here. Hosted by the Glencoe Sustainability Task Force.

Smith Nature Symposium: Awards Ceremony Featuring Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern

Online

We are deeply honored to grant the 2020 Distinguished Environmental Leadership Award at the Smith Nature Symposium to Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern. We are humbled by their powerful writing and activism on behalf of nature and the climate, both as individuals and as a couple. We are also honored to welcome Bill Kurtis and […]

Webinar: Addressing the Climate Crisis

Online

Addressing the Climate Crisis (Zoom Registration Required) The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time, if not the most pressing issue. Join Go Green Wilmette on October 10th at 4:00 pm to learn the latest on the science behind climate change, the consequences, and the solutions that are within our reach. As […]

Gillson Park Bird Habitat Appreciation Gathering and Final Workday

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to learn about and appreciate Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat on our last official workday on Sunday, October 11, anytime between 9 am and noon.  We will offer socially distanced tours from local experts, who will teach us a bit about seed spreading, plant identification and the importance […]