Spring Into Action – Green Bay Trail Clean up
Spring Into Action – – Come help us tidy up The Green Bay Trail What to bring: Wear work gloves and bring a dandelion weeder if possible.
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Green Bay Trail Day
Glencoe Shelton Park 251 Harbor St., Glencoe, IL, United StatesCelebrate the Trail and the Sesquicentennials! Bring family and friends for FREE food, music and more: Enjoy breakfast pastries pastries and specialty fruit beverages courtesy of Charles Schwab Treat your dog to biscuits from Noah's Ark Children's scavenger hunt and trail activities Get a new bike water bottle from Green Bay Cycles Try Shelton Park’s […]
Free
9th Annual Buckthorn Barbecue: Tracks on the Trail – A Moving History
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesThe Buckthorn Barbecue is the Friends of the Green Bay Trail's annual celebration of its restoration efforts and an opportunity to share its future plans. This year's keynote speaker is Geoffrey Baer, Emmy award winning WTTW-Channel 11 host and producer of historical documentaries. Geoffrey will share the rich history of the Green Bay Trail and […]
$3 – $100
Winter Solstice – A Parade of Lights
Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesFREE! Celebrate the shortest day of the year with a Parade of Lights on the Green Bay Trail. Decorate yourself, dogs, strollers and wagons with lights and things that glow. Parade will begin at the Shelton Park playground. Stay for hot chocolate, refreshments and a fire at the fire pit. Severe weather will cancel the […]
Free
Incredible Bats!
Takiff Center 999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesSee 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. […]
Free
Incredible Bats!
Takiff Center 999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesFREE! 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 […]
Biomimicry: Natural Solutions to Design Challenges
Glencoe Public Library 320 Park Ave., Glencoe, IL, United StatesHave you owned Velcro shoes? What does a kingfisher have in common with a high-speed trains? Thank Biomimicry. These are examples in which science and technology found innovative design solutions in the natural world. Learn how animals and plants are being studied to solve today's problems. Presenter Kim White, formerly with Brookfield Zoo, is a […]
Free
Urban Ecology of Coyotes
Takiff Center 999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesCook County’s coyotes are the most studied population of coyotes in North America. Join us as we follow the trail of coyotes studied by wildlife biologists working in the Forest Preserves through the Urban Coyote Research Project. Negin Almassi, Forest Preserves of Cook County Naturalist, will discuss coyote behavior and ecology, how we can live […]
Free
Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail
Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesThe Friends of the Green Bay Trail sponsors trail work days several times a month from 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Trail's Harbor St. entrance, just east of Green Bay Rd. in Glencoe. Restoration and stewardship work varies. Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended. Bring reusable gloves, clippers, bug spray and a mask. […]
Free
Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail
Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesThe Friends of the Green Bay Trail sponsors trail work days several times a month from 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Trail's Harbor St. entrance, just east of Green Bay Rd. in Glencoe. Restoration and stewardship work varies. Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended. Bring reusable gloves, clippers, bug spray and a mask. […]
Free