Meet at Gillson Beach by the dog park. Bring binoculars if you have them, or check out a pair from the Lakeview Center the Friday before the bird walk. Event occurs rain or shine. For more info contact Karen – Kglennemeier@gmail.com.
PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for ordering native plants through the Go Green Wilmette. We have sold all 2,800 plants – a complete sell out! Pickup is from 8 am to noon on Saturday, May 30th in the Gillson Beach Main Parking Lot. Enter the lot from Lake Avenue and let the parking lot attendant […]
The birds are back! Due to Covid-19, our popular May bird walks in Gillson Park will be self-guided this year. We have compiled helpful resources so that you can still enjoy migratory bird walks while staying socially-distanced. See this birding website created just for GGW by local birder Kat O’Reilly. It includes videos, a map of Gillson […]
Meet at Gillson Beach by the dog park. Bring binoculars if you have them, or check out a pair from the Lakeview Center the Friday before the bird walk. Event occurs rain or shine. For more info contact Karen – Kglennemeier@gmail.com.
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 […]
The second night (March 13) of the 2020 Wild & Scenic Film Festival was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Since a filled theater event may not be safe for the remainder of this year, the Evanston Environmental Association board has decided to offer the films of the canceled March 13 evening ONLINE. Tickets purchased […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for a community solar webinar session via Zoom to get all your questions answered (like program details, savings, contract terms, how to sign up, and more) and take steps to subscribe. Feel free to join us for all or part of it. Here are the details for the webinar: – Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e2_ZqEx0QR6ssKvcocy1Gw – […]
Find out where your plastic waste is going and how to prevent it from entering Lake Michigan from a Shedd Aquarium educator. Nearly 22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year. We can stop this flow of pollution and keep the lakes healthy and safe for ourselves and the animals that call […]
