Join us at the Wilmette Public Library for a Town Hall meeting to discuss the benefits of community solar to residents in the Wilmette area. Non-Wilmette residents are invited! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Are you interested in solar energy but can’t install a system on your own roof? Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Community Solar Project invite […]
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a two-day event presented annually by the Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and the city of Evanston. Different movies are shown on the two different Fridays of the festival. This is the festival's ninth year. It was initially held at the Evanston Ecology Center, but in more recent years […]
Saturdays, December 7 2019 – April 25, 2020 Make your Saturday morning destination the Evanston Ecology Center Indoor Farmers’ Market. Come support Midwest vendors selling your winter time favorites. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot at Bridge and McCormick. This parking lot can be accessed from McCormick Blvd.
This upcoming town hall will focus on the environmental issues that legislators will be considering this legislative session. The 2020 environmental legislative agenda is ambitious, including water quality, clean energy, climate change, endangered species, regenerative agriculture among many others. So you won’t want to miss out! Join Sen. Fine, Rep. Gabel, Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, the Illinois […]
2020 can be the year that Illinois passes legislation establishing a concrete, actionable plan moving us toward 100% clean energy goals and an equitable future for all Illinoisans. But we need you, and as many other passionate environmentalists as possible, to join us for our 2020 Clean Energy Lobby Day to show our elected […]
Protecting the night sky from light pollution is a critical mission that supports human health, preserves wildlife habitat, and provides visual access to celestial objects for professionals and amateur astronomers alike. Adam Kreuzer will discuss how all of us can fight light pollution and save our dark sky. Kreuzer, a delegate with the International Dark […]
Have you owned Velcro shoes? What does a kingfisher have in common with a high-speed trains? Thank Biomimicry. These are examples in which science and technology found innovative design solutions in the natural world. Learn how animals and plants are being studied to solve today's problems. Presenter Kim White, formerly with Brookfield Zoo, is a […]
at Michigan Shores Club Sponsored by Go Green Wilmette and The Village of Wilmette The theme is “Trees: Back To Our Roots.” The fair will feature nearly 100 exhibits on the importance of trees and a wide variety of other environmental topics. Attendees will be able to leave with new information and inspiration to protect […]
The Go Green Reads discussion group meets to discuss Ecopiety: Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Piety by Sarah McFarland Taylor. This unique book examines the intersections of environmental sensibilities, contemporary expressions of devotion and reverence, and American popular culture. The author asserts it is through a framework of play and delight that we […]
The Village of Wilmette, in partnership with the Park District, will provide a dumpster for the proper disposal of plastic ice rink liners. These liners cannot be recycled. The dumpter is available from March 9 to the end of March and is located at Centennial Park.
