Join colleagues of Go Green Northbrook for a book review of Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson. This practical guide provides hundreds of easy tips for reducing household waste that even the busiest people can integrate. Johnson shares her story of simplifying her family’s life from a large home and finding greater happiness and meaning. Discussion led […]
Travel with us to Starved Rock State Park for the Illinois Audubon Society’s Eagle Watch Weekend. See a live bird show, view wild eagles fishing along the river, make crafts and participate in hands-on activities. The colder it is, the better the bird viewing! Children 6+ must be accompanied by a paid registered adult. Dress […]
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2:00 at Wilmette Public Library Join Ginny Noyes, a master flower arranger on January 30, at 2:00 for a very special program. you will learn easy ways to incorporate/ upcycle simple household items into striking flower arrangements for your home. Ginny’s presentations are filled with warmth and humor. Join us for an […]
For more than a century, the Great Lakes have been a target of controversial water diversion schemes, most recently with the highly publicized and polarizing FoxxCon deal. Join Peyer Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, the definitive work on the Great Lakes water diversion controversy for an evening discussion to explore this and […]
Carbon Pricing 101 Please join us on Monday, February 4th, 1 – 2 p.m. for a free program to learn: why carbon pricing is an effective policy for climate action; how pricing will speed a transition to renewable energy; how you can support a carbon pricing policy and more. This program is organized by Citizens’ […]
Wed., Feb 6, 2019, 7pm Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St., Centennial Room Bag It; is your life too plastic? Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts […]
Our winter meeting will be Thursday, February 7, from 11am – 12:30pm at Sunset Ridge School District 29, Northfield. The meeting will include a tour of the new LEED Platinum-certified building. We will also hear from administrators about how the school replaced its 85-year-old building with a collaborative, interactive and technology-based learning environment.
The public is invited to a free party to celebrate the release of an updated version of The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History by Libby Hill. Refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase ($20) and signing by the author.
Please join us for this free One Earth Film Festival event – at Damen Student Center cinema. Director Roger Williams will appear via live stream during this event.
Come branch out with sustainable sisters at Horigan Urban Forest Products in Skokie. “Wood” be a great place to connect! Our host Erika Horigan will explain how they recycle urban trees. When a tree needs to be removed because of damage, disease, or whatnot, instead of going to firewood or mulch, they turn it into […]
