Gillson Beach Clean Up

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

Look for our table at the south end of Gillson Park. Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic gloves) and a bucket or container to collect micro-plastic pieces that wash up during every storm. Please have a mask on hand in case it’s needed for the safety of all. You are also encouraged to collect garbage […]

Go Green Illinois meeting

Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

Topic TBD

GreenBuilt Home Tour – Virtual!

Online

The GreenBuilt Home Tour is going virtual this year! Join Illinois Green for four unique web events highlighting green homes across the region. The GreenBuilt Home Series will be held on July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, and July 29th. These webinars will focus on topics like passive house design, deep energy retrofits, all-electric homes […]

Microplastic Madness Film Screening and Q&A

Online

Seven Generations will be hosting a free screening of the award-winning film Microplastic Madness, followed by a Q&A with the film's co-directors and the Shedd Aquarium's director of  conservation. It's a wonderful film that will inform and inspire both children and adults. Microplastic Madness is an optimistic take on the local and global plastic pollution crisis […]

Free

Gillson Park Bird Habitat Workday

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

Watch this short video to see why our bird habitat near Lake Michigan is so important. We will meet at the bird habitat that stretches south from the corner of Lake and Michigan Avenues in Wilmette. Please bring a mask to wear at times when we must be close to each other. We will weed […]

GreenBuilt Home Tour – Virtual!

Online

The GreenBuilt Home Tour is going virtual this year! Join Illinois Green for four unique web events highlighting green homes across the region. The GreenBuilt Home Series will be held on July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, and July 29th. These webinars will focus on topics like passive house design, deep energy retrofits, all-electric homes […]

Gillson Beach Clean Up

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

Go Green Wilmette resumes twice monthly beach clean ups at Gillson Beach beginning June 6 from 10am to noon. Look for our table at the south end of the park. Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic gloves) and a bucket or container to collect micro-plastic pieces that wash up during every storm. Please have a […]

GreenBuilt Home Tour – Virtual!

Online

The GreenBuilt Home Tour is going virtual this year! Join Illinois Green for four unique web events highlighting green homes across the region. The GreenBuilt Home Series will be held on July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, and July 29th. These webinars will focus on topics like passive house design, deep energy retrofits, all-electric homes […]

Water: Too Much; Too Little

IL, United States

Join a virtual interactive conversation about rising water tables, well water, wetlands, gullies and ditches in Riverwoods with the Executive Director of the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, the Riverwoods Village Ecologist and the Riverwoods Village Engineer.  This event is sponsored by the Riverwoods Preservation Council.

Free

Gillson Beach Clean Up

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

Go Green Wilmette resumes twice monthly beach clean ups at Gillson Beach beginning June 6 from 10am to noon. Look for our table at the south end of the park. Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic gloves) and a bucket or container to collect micro-plastic pieces that wash up during every storm. Please have a […]