Learn how volunteers restored degraded land in Northbrook into a thriving habitat teeming with endangered animals and plants. Somme Preserves are an ecological community treasure that is growing. Today, Northbrook's Somme Preserves are a thriving home to hundreds of native plants and animals, but this was not always the case. Forest Preserve Steward Christos Economou […]
Join the Kenilworth Union Church Green Team and a panel of experts in the Culbertson Room to learn more about solar energy. In 2021, Kenilworth Union Church became one of the first houses of worship on the North Shore to participate in a community solar program. Learn about community solar for our church and your […]
The EEA Wild & Scenic Film Festival presented by NorthShore Evanston and Skokie an event presented annually by the Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and the city of Evanston. Join us for the 14th annual in-person only screening at Rotary International on March 8th! Doors open at 6:30 pm. A second screening of the same films […]
Seth Magle, Ph.D., Director, Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo What wildlife wanders, forages and hunts in our urban ecosystem? Some species are new arrivals, and others have been here all along, thank you. Using Lincoln Park Zoo’s diverse scientific specialties, the Urban Wildlife Institute studies the interaction between metropolitan development and nature. Learn about […]
Midwest Grows Green’s (MGG) Natural Lawn Care Workshop at Chicago’s Experimental Station will feature nationally known turfgrass managers who apply limited inputs. Midwest Grows Green’s Technical Assistance Program team of Ryan Anderson and Vytas Pabedinskas will share how site preparation with compost topdressing restored the Ray Elementary schoolyard’s turfgrass without synthetic chemicals. North Shore Country Club’s golf course […]
Nearly a trillion red-eyed flying cicadas will hatch in the U.S. this spring as two adjacent broods emerge from the ground. This double hit of cicadas hasn't occurred since 1803 and Illinois will witness the action. Presented by cicada expert Dr. Gene Kritsky, professor emeritus of biology at Mount St. Joseph University and the author […]
Join Midwest Grows Green for a workshop covering best natural resource management practices, policies and strategies. This workshop identifies the alternative structures, practices and products available to navigate an uncertain future of increasing glyphosate bans and restrictions. The Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Lawn & Land Forum has invited presenters from across the landscaping and natural resource management […]
Discover the Night! International Dark Sky Week is a worldwide event promoted by DarkSky International and its local chapter, DarkSky Chicago. The week was started by a Virginia high school student Jennifer Barlow in 2003. In explaining why she started the week, Barlow said; “I want people to be able to see the wonder of […]
Start your Earth Month celebration on April 4th at the College of Lake County as we host internationally renowned artist AY Young for a night of music and community. With over 900 performances worldwide, AY's Battery Tour redefines live music by exclusively using renewable energy. It goes beyond entertainment, integrating music with education, community upliftment, […]
Annette Prince, Director, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Nearly a billion birds perish each year as a result of window strikes. They see the sky or tree in a window reflection and fly towards it, dying at the solid pane. For decades, Annette Prince of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors has collected about 11,000 birds a […]
