Please bring adult bikes in repairable condition and gently-used kids bikes for donation to the Gillson Park Swim Beach on May 8th from 9am – 11am. (Then stop by the native plant sale!) Bikes will be collected, repaired and shared by Working Bikes with people in Chicagoland, Central America and Africa. Contact them for other drop off […]
7th Annual Native Plant Sale Socially Distanced In-Person Sale! May 8, 2021 from 9 am to 11 am Gillson Park Swim Beach parking lot Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. For a list of plants we expect to offer, see this list. For additional resources, see this page.
Join in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station […]
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach from 9am – 11am. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking. Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our […]
Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to work on Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat. Thanks to our many volunteers for helping us keep this lovely space in great condition. We will have tools available for those who wish to do a bit of habitat maintenance. Please wear a mask and gardening gloves. Watch this […]
Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to learn about and appreciate Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat on our last official workday on Sunday, October 11, anytime between 9 am and noon. We will offer socially distanced tours from local experts, who will teach us a bit about seed spreading, plant identification and the importance […]
Watch this short video to see why our bird habitat near Lake Michigan is so important. We will meet at the bird habitat that stretches south from the corner of Lake and Michigan Avenues in Wilmette. Please bring a mask to wear at times when we must be close to each other. We will weed […]
Watch this short video to see why our bird habitat near Lake Michigan is so important. We will meet at the bird habitat that stretches south from the corner of Lake and Michigan Avenues in Wilmette. Please bring a mask to wear at times when we must be close to each other. We will weed […]
Join us on for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach from 10am to noon. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking. Feel free to come early or stay beyond noon, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic […]
Go Green Wilmette resumes twice monthly beach clean ups at Gillson Beach beginning June 6 from 10am to noon. Look for our table at the south end of the park. Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic gloves) and a bucket or container to collect micro-plastic pieces that wash up during every storm. Please have a […]
