A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]
Join us for a lively discussion of Artic Dreams by Barry Lopez. This award-winning, bestselling, and groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. Written in prose as pure as the land it describes, Arctic Dreams is a timeless meditation on the ability of the landscape to […]
Go Green Illinois Schools Meeting (run by Katie Narhwold of GGILS and Go Green Kenilworth) Join Go Green Illinois Schools for its Winter Meeting and learn about Ravinia School’s amazing greenhouse and their Green Growers student club. Students use a hydroponic system to grow lettuces in the fall and winter months, selling some produce to a local restaurant, and […]
Join us for a special screening of Renewal, which presents eight different stories about America’s growing religious-environmental movement. Each story is set in a different religious tradition and addresses a different environmental concern.
Northbrook Public Library is hosting a discussion of the book Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael Bloomberg & Carol Pope. Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and former mayor of New York City, and Pope, a lifelong environmental leader, approach climate change from different perspectives, yet they arrive at similar conclusions. Pick […]
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.
A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]
Cam Davis will kick off the “The Elemental Spirits” sermon series with an Adult Education presentation. He will also do a dialogue sermon with Bill Evertsberg on Sunday, February 16. Cam Davis is a public interest Clean Water attorney and in 2018 was elected commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) […]
A Repair Café is an event that encourages people to repair rather than discard items like clothing, small appliances, lamps, bikes, toys and kitchen items. Repair services are offered free of charge by volunteers who work with the community members to repair the item AND if possible, teach them how to fix items themselves. We […]
See live Egyptian fruit and African Straw-colored fruit bats. Bats are considered keystone species and a vital part of natural wildlife. They are essential pollinators, a natural pest control service that minimizes insect borne diseases and are a key indicator of environmental health. The bats will also be accompanied by a descented skunk and opossum. […]
