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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
