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
Did you know the IFSCC and WFAA receive year round guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency? Julie Schilf of EPA Region 5, and EPA ORISE Fellow Amy DeLorenzo are available to help us build a more connected food system right here in Illinois. Julie is a member of the IFSCC's Education Committee, and Amy […]
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 […]
Join us as we welcome Tom Coleman, Chair of Climate Reality Project: Chicago Metro Chapter. Tom will discuss the key steps you and your family can take that will make the biggest impact on the environment and save you money. Did you know we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 72% simply by making […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
