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Go Green Reads: Paddling to Winter: A Couple’s Wilderness Journey

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Julie Buckles and Winnetka native Charly Ray built a wood and canvas canoe together, exchanged wedding vows, and embarked on The Trip, planning to travel 2,700 miles in that canoe to the Arctic Ocean for their honeymoon. In Paddling to Winter, Julie tells the incredible true story of their year-long journey on the Voyageur Highway from Lake Superior in Wisconsin to Wollaston Lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Filled with […]

Webinar: Cold Climate Heat Pumps

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Presented by Electrify Now, this webinar will give you a jump start learning about the next best thing in reducing home energy use – heat pumps. High efficiency heat pumps – often called Cold Climate heat pumps – are a key technology in helping individuals and communities move towards rapid electrification and decarbonization no matter where they […]

The Power of Sustainable Investing

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Learn why investing in companies with high environmental and social priorities makes good financial sense. Three investment professionals will discuss how to develop an investment portfolio that combines building equity with helping to secure a livable world for you, your family, and our future. In partnership with Go Green Northbrook and Northbrook Chamber of Commerce. […]

Go Green Reads: Fen, Bog and Swamp

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A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment—by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth’s most desirable and dependable resources, and […]

Recycle Right: Your Questions Answered

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Are you uncertain about what is recyclable and where to recycle it? A representative from Waste Management & other experts provide an inside look at how to recycle effectively to help the environment. Do you find yourself “wishcycling” small plastic objects? Or confused about whether shredded paper is recyclable? Recycling helps the environment when done […]

Going Green Matters Webinar Series: We’re Ovar It – Earth Friendly Menstrual Wellness

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Register now! Join us for “We’re Ovar It,” a webinar discussion about earth-friendly menstrual wellness. It’s time to address how period products affect the health of our bodies and the earth through a discussion and Q&A with activists and experts within the earth-friendly wellness space. A bit of background: In the United States alone, approximately […]

Going Green Matters Webinar Series: Addressing Climate Change at Home

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Want to know what you can do right now to make a difference? Have you been wondering about induction stove tops, heat pumps or garage EV chargers? Just what does “home electrification” mean? Join us to learn many ways to fight climate change right at home. Local environmental advocate Jay Futterman will lead us on […]

The Wonderous World of Fireflies

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For centuries fireflies have sparked wonder. Join us to learn how they got their bright lights, their remarkable lifestyles, hear how human activities put fireflies at risk, and  what you can do to help protect these charismatic insects. Sara Lewis, a professor of biology at Tufts University and the author of Silent Sparks: The Wonderous […]

The Social Life of Trees

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Join us for a fascinating presentation on the interrelationships between trees with Dr. Suzanne Simard. In her book ,Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, Dr. Simard’s research  reveals trees are more than timber or pulp resources. Trees are interconnected via complex fungi connections that serve as social networks. They  communicate vulnerabilities, […]

Add a Little Prairie to Your Garden

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Include native Illinois prairie plants in your garden and watch the pollinators arrive! Native prairie plants can make a ho-hum garden intriguing. Naturalist and author Cindy Crosby will discuss which species work well in a home garden setting and how to choose the best plants for your conditions. Cosponsored by the Friends of the Green […]

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