Go Green Reads: Purified

Virtual IL

We will discuss Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water, by journalist Peter Annin. Veteran journalist Peter Annin shows how wastewater has become a surprising weapon in our country’s war against water scarcity. Annin probes deep into the water reuse movement in five water-strapped states—California, Texas, Virginia, Nevada, and Florida. He drinks beer made […]

Virtual Event: Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Guide

Virtual IL

Looking to electrify your ride? Are you interested in buying an electric vehicle (EV)? Join the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and discover valuable tips and tricks to become a more informed and savvy EV shopper. Program hosted by the Wilmette, Glenview, and Winnetka-Northfield Public Libraries. REGISTER HERE

Combating Voter Suppression & Election Misinformation & Disinformation

Highland Park Public Library 494 Laurel, Highland Park, Illinois

The League of Women Voters of Highland Park-Highwood, in partnership with Common Cause Illinois, presents a panel discussion that will cover the 2024 presidential election cycle's most critical issues:  safeguarding voter rights, access to fact-based information, and discerning the validity of election information in the era of rampant misinformation and disinformation and the impact of […]

Book Event: At the Edge of the Ice

Kenilworth Union Church 211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, IL, United States

Join the Kenilworth Union Church Children’s Ministries, the Green Team and author, Carolyn Armstrong, to discuss her new book on Sunday, February 4. The autographed copy of the book book is available for purchase price of $10 payment by check or cash at the church front desk, or online on the church website. It is […]

I Say the Sky: Poetry, the Natural World, the Climate Crisis, and Connection: A Reading and Discussion with Poets Nadia Colburn & Hila Ratzabi at Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Seminary Co-Op Bookstore 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago

On Sunday, February 4, 2024, at 3:00pm, The Seminary Co-op Bookstore will present I Say the Sky: Poetry, the Natural World, the Climate Crisis, and Connection with award-winning poets Nadia Colburn and Hila Ratzabi. Nadia and Hila (an Oak Park resident) will read from their collections and engage in a discussion about poetry and the […]

Free

Harms Woods East Workday

Harms Woods – South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United States

If you’d like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We’ll meet in the Harms Woods South parking lot (Groves 1 & 2), which is the first parking lot north of Golf Road (the one shaped […]

Restoring Prairie, Woods and Pond with Laurie Lawlor

Glenview Public Library 1930 Glenview Rd., Glenview, IL, United States

Hear the inspiring true story of how volunteers in a small Wisconsin town restored a forgotten wilderness by removing litter and invasive plants, cutting buckthorn, and planting natives, creating a natural habitat that's an outdoor classroom for children and a beloved nature walk for the whole community. Copies of Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond will be available […]

Free

Nurturing Nature: How Dispelling the Dark has Altered our World

Zoom

It’s A Night Thing: How Dispelling the Dark has Altered our World Ken Walczak Board of Directors, DarkSky International, helped co-found the local DarkSky Chicago chapter Senior Manager, Adler Planetarium Associate. REGISTER for the first speaker https://evanston.libnet.info/event/10078035 The Full Series: https://climate-action-evanston.webflow.io/natural-habitat-initiatives/nurturing-nature-speaker-series Artificial lighting has chased away the dark with devastating effect on insects, birds, humans and other species.  Fireflies simply stop blinking rather than compete with lights, giving up their breeding success for our artificial lights. With Ken Walczak of Adler Planetarium and DarkSky Chicago, […]

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