In March we're discussing Drawdown, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawkin. Drawdown describes the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming. For each solution, they describe its history, the carbon impact it provides, the relative cost and savings, the path to adoption, and how it works. "The goal of the […]
Join us to see how a disparate group of farmers, birders, hunters, and tinkerers made their stand to protect the forests and fields around them in this inspirational true story about the Sourland region of New Jersey. Stay for a discussion led by local climate educator Jennifer Linton. Watch the film trailer here. Cosponsored by […]
Find out where your plastic waste is going and how to prevent it from entering Lake Michigan from a Shedd Aquarium educator. Nearly 22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year. We can stop this flow of pollution and keep the lakes healthy and safe for ourselves and the animals that call […]
Join us for a panel presentation with a local farmer and other experts to discuss an exciting solution to climate change and how each of us can participate. A link to the film will be provided. Watch the award-winning documentary Kiss the Ground and then ask the experts your questions. We will provide a link to the […]
Join us to discuss Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy.
Northbrook has one of the few remaining original prairie acreage in THE Prairie State. Please join us for a nature walk where Volunteer Steward, Laurel Ross will share with us the significance of the site, the rare flowering plants and grasses. We are sure to see wildlife too. Laurel Ross was appointed Volunteer Steward in 1992, […]
Some of us are succeeding in refusing, reducing, reusing and recycling the physical items that come into our lives. Do you want to learn more about where to find the best local products? Join us for a presentation by librarian Jill Franklin. Please share your ideas in advance, so we can include them in the […]
Are you concerned about the loss of Birds? Want to do something? Are you interested in making your yard a place for birds to visit, feed, bathe, nest, and raise their chicks? Learn what birds need to make your yard their home. Pam Karlson transformed her small one-tenth of an acre in urban Chicago into […]
Whether photographing trillium at Somme Woods or a Red-tailed Hawk in Somme Prairie Grove, Lisa's photos capture the exquisite and fragile beauty of our ecosystem. If Lisa's photo's inspire you, attend her upcoming virtual library program. She'll focus on techniques to photograph plants, insects, and birds using basic equipment. She will discuss how to look […]
In partnership with the Village of Northbrook: Citizens Utility Board will explain the basics of solar power & how you can save money while transitioning to clean energy. A local resident will describe her experience with the group buy program. Learn in-person about the process with opportunities for Q&A for your situation from representatives of: […]