Go Green Deerfield

Go Green Deerfield workday at PTC & Briarwood Park
2022-04-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Join members of Go Green Deerfield and the Deerfield Park District to help beautify a native butterfly garden at Patty Turner Center, or have your hand at some woodland restoration removing invasive Buckthorn at Briarwood Park.
10am to 12pm
Rain or shine
Dress appropriately for the weather.
Optional: Garden gloves, hand tools, shovel, spade.
Briarwood site, optional: Loppers/hand saw. Strongly suggest long pants and sleeves, and safety goggles/eyeglasses.

Seed Starting for Your Garden
2022-02-09 18:00 - 19:30
SWALCO and University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners Announce 2022 Learning Series
Gardening and food bring people together. They foster a sense of enjoyment, peace, security, health and well-being. More individuals and families are reaching out and interested in learning how to start a garden while others are excited to learn how to compost. And, for those who are already gardening, perhaps we can help you “up” your gardening game.
The Garden Learning Series features a number of workshops to help and educate on a variety of topics. The first program will cover seed starting for your garden and of course, we will offer a program dedicated to compost and composting! Workshops will be held the second Wednesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. A list of upcoming topics and workshops can be found on the SWALCO site.
This program series is offered in collaboration with University of Illinois Extension and Master Gardeners via a two-year grant that SWALCO received from USDA. The grant focuses on efforts to promote composting and food waste diversion, and also hopes to increase the generation and use of compost in commercial, residential, agriculture, and community gardens sectors in Lake County. Registration is free for all, thanks to the grant.

CEJA 101
2022-02-08 19:00 - 20:00
In September 2021, Illinois passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) which builds on the success of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) passed in 2016. These groundbreaking bills bring the benefits of a clean energy economy to residents and businesses across Illinois, and will rapidly expand access to the savings, clean energy, and job benefits of solar power.
Learn more about CEJA with Trajectory Energy Partners on February 8th at 7pm CT via Zoom.

Nature’s Best Hope: Meet Conservationist Doug Tallamy
2021-09-23 18:30 - 20:00
Renowned author and professor Doug Tallamy will discuss the link between plants, insects, and human well-being, and steps we can take to restore biodiversity. Humans are nature’s best hope.
Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy offers a hopeful and achievable plan for suburban dwellers to help save the planet.
Join us at the Northbrook library to discuss the interdependence between plants, animals, and humans, and the practical, easy methods that you can incorporate into your own yard.
This event will be held on Zoom. Register through the link below to receive a link to join the meeting.

3rd Annual Sustainable Yard Tour
2021-07-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Various Deerfield yards
Let’s meet up at Go Green Deerfield’s 3rd Annual Sustainable Yard Tour on Saturday, July 24th from 10am to 2 pm.
We’ll be showcasing six beautiful Deerfield yards with some of the following features:

Native plants, shrubs, and trees
Butterfly gardens
Home and municipal composting with LIVE DEMO!
Healthy hedges of native shrubs and trees
Buckthorn removal practices
Edible landscaping with veggies and fruit
Rain barrels and rain gardens that help ease rain water runoff
Rooftop solar panels
Natural lawn care

Stay tuned next week for a listing of the six yards, and tune up your bicycle to make the tour truly sustainable!
Go Green Deerfield members on site to help answer many of your questions on these sustainable topics.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the yard tour in person! Check out our Facebook and Instragram pages and website after the event for a virtual tour.

Deerfield Historical Site Garden Workday
2021-06-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Deerfield Historical Site, 517 Deerfield Rd, Deerfield
Join us for a 2nd garden workday to help the Deerfield Area Historical Society renovate the garden plots at the Deerfield Historical Site from 9 am to 11 am.
This workday will focus on planting some native plants that early European settlers in our area planted for medicinal purposes including bee balm, purple coneflower, milkweed, and more!
Click here for more info.

Deerfield Historical Site Garden Workday
2021-05-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Deerfield Historical Site, 517 Deerfield Rd, Deerfield
Join us to help the Deerfield Area Historical Society renovate the garden plots around the Deerfield Historical Site from 9 am to 11 am. This workday will focus on site prep for planting native plants at the next workday, with some additional veggie seed planting.
Click here for more details.

Walden Garden workday
2021-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | walden elementary, 630 Essex Ct, Deerfield
Help out Walden elementary students and their families do weeding and dividing in the prairie garden around the Walden sign from 10 am to 12 pm.
Open this link for more info on this workday and others this Spring.

Chicago River Day
2021-05-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Briarwood Park & Trinity Woods, Deerfield, Deerfield
Join Go Green Deerfield, the Deerfield Park District, Trinity UCC and Friends of the Chicago River for Chicago River Day. This year with 2 locations!
Register via Eventbrite for the Briarwood Park on River Rd. site here or for the Trinity UCC on North Ave site here. Both are the last remaining flatwoods in Deerfield and are critical habitats.
Volunteer to improve the health and beauty of the Chicago River system by cleaning up litter and planting monarch-friendly flowers, shrubs and trees. Use the Friends of the Chicago River FAQ link below to learn more about River Day, what to bring, and what to expect when you get there.
Individual registration is required. Social distancing will be observed and masks required.

Highland Park Reuse-O-Rama
2021-04-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Hidden Creek Aqua Park, 1220 Fredrickson Place, Highland Park, IL
Reuse-O-Rama drives in the past have collected over 3,308 lbs. of reusable and recyclable household materials, and this year’s drive-thru event will be even better!

The City is hosting this special recycling event in partnership with the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO).
Residents may donate a wide variety of items via the contactless drive-thru in preparation for spring cleaning.

Please place unwanted household items in your trunk for volunteers to easily access and unload. For more information, view the event and the link for a complete list of acceptable items.

PTC Outdoor Spring Native Plant Sale Sat April 17th
2021-04-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Patty Turner Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield, IL, United States
Register at the link below for the Native Plant Sale at the Patty Turner Center this Saturday, and get an early jump on getting native plants into your home garden this Spring!
Members from Go Green Deerfield will be on site to answer questions and give tips on these native plants.
https://www.deerfieldparks.org/event/ptc-outdoor-spring-native-plant-sale/2021-04-17/

LCFP Virtual Program - Gardening with Native Plants
2021-02-20 10:00 - 11:00
Join the experts from the Lake County Forest Preserves as they introduce some of the common native wildflowers, grasses and trees of the area and provide information on how to get started with a native garden at your own home. This is an online presentation avalaible with a reservation.

Online Presentation: Transportation Transformation
2021-02-16 19:00
The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area and the Palatine Cool Cities Environmental Team host an online presentation by US Representative Sean Casten of the 6th Congressional District. Representative Casten is a leader in areas of clean energy policies and technology. He introduced the Efficient Vehicle Leadership Act, legislation that would combat the climate crisis by reducing transportation emissions, and is a member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Representative Casten will provide background on the electrification of our transportation system, inform us on how to save Americans’ money by creating a financial incentive for consumers to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles, and update us on current legislation related to this issue.

This online event is free. Those interested can register using the link below.

Tackling Plastic Pollution in the Chicago Region
2021-02-03 13:00 - 14:00
Leveraging the power of collective action, Shedd Aquarium is working with policymakers, restaurants, school and scout groups, community leaders and many others to reduce dependency on single-use plastic and tackle plastic pollution from every angle. Learn more about the problem of plastic pollution in the Chicago region and the Great Lakes, Shedd’s efforts to advance smart solutions, and ways you can take action today.
Presented by the Conservation Foundation, this Zoom webinar is free but requires registration using the link below.

2020 Windy City Coop & Eco-Yard Tour
2020-09-19 10:00 - 2020-09-20 17:00
The Windy City Coop Tour is back for its 10th year showcasing backyard poultry, eco-yards and urban livestock across Chicagoland!
During this self-guided tour, hosts open their yards to visitors and share their experience keeping backyard livestock in an urban setting. The Windy City Coop Tour provides access to local examples of the broader nation-wide movement toward sustainable yards.
• Visit 25+ sites in Chicago, and two suburban locations
• Learn about chickens, bees, gardening, rainwater collection, composting as part of sustainable urban lifestyles
• Get ideas for starting your own backyard coop
So, how does it work?
– Visit the Host Site Info document and see what sites are open, get locations and descriptions >> https://rb.gy/jjn4n3
– Choose your own itinerary on our map >> https://rb.gy/v6klsm.
– Clicking on map points for photos and descriptions.
– Check the days and times sites are open, Sat 10am-1am, and/or 1-4pm, Sunday 10am-1pm and/or 1-4pm.
– Plan your route!
This tour is socially distanced! All guests and hosts are required to wear masks for the safety of each other. Host sites are private property, and hosts reserve the right to deny entry for any reason.
NO DOG ALLOWED. We love dogs, but please leave Fido at home this time!
This event is sponsored by
Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting
and supported by
Advocates for Urban Agriculture
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Citizens for Conservation Native Tree & Shrub Sale
2020-08-15 08:00 - 2020-09-01 17:00
Start planning now for CFC’s 24th Annual Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale. Online pre-ordering is August 15th – September 1. Plant pick up will be by appointment September 19 – 20.

Village 50/50 Parkway Tree Sale
2020-08-07 08:00 - 17:00
Applications for Deerfield’s 50/50 parkway tree program are available now through Aug 31.

Community Solar Webinar
2020-07-14 19:00 - 20:00
You can save money while supporting local renewable energy at the same time.
If you can’t put solar panels on your own home, but want to support 100% renewable energy in Illinois with no upfront investment, you can now subscribe to a community solar project.
Join Trajectory Energy Partners and Go Green Deerfield for a webinar via Zoom on July 14th to learn more about the program details, savings benefits, contract terms, and more. Feel free to join in for all or only part of the program. There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A.
Register Here

Chicago River Day 2020 in Deerfield
2020-05-09 08:45 - 12:00
Chicago River Day 2020 returns to Deerfield on May 9! The response last year was outstanding so this year we’ve added a second location. Register here for the Trinity UCC on North Ave or the Briarwood Park on River Rd location. Preserving and restoring these spaces are critical to a productive ecosystem and storm water mitigation.
You will be helping pollinators, birds and amphibians, regain a foothold in the woodlands along Deerfield’s section of the north branch of the Chicago River. We have opportunities for people of all abilities to: clean up litter, plant flowers for a monarch waystation, plant trees and shrubs, or remove invasive buckthorn. Please arrive prior to 9:00 a.m. so we can start on time
Registration is encouraged so that we can provide enough supplies for each location. Register for the Trinity UCC on North Ave or the Briarwood Park on River Rd location.
As a special thank you, volunteers receive a Chicago River Day T-shirt! Snacks will be provided, too! Volunteering brightens our landscape and our community spirit. Grab a friend, your family or a whole group and join your neighbors who embrace this opportunity. Please wear closed toed shoes, work clothes that can get dirty, and bring a full (reusable if possible) water bottle. Families with children over 8 are encouraged to participate. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Spring woodland walk with an Ecologist
2020-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | briarwood nature area, Greenbriar Dr and Eastwood, Deerfield, IL, United States
Join members of Go Green Deerfield and an Ecologist for an early Spring walk through wooded and partly-wooded trails in Briarwood Park and Trail Park.
This walk will showcase Spring “ephemeral” flowering plants like Trillium species, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Trout lilies, Wild Hyacinth, Wild blue phlox, and Virginia Bluebells, which flower and feed bumblebees and other pollinators when few other plants are flowering. As the heat and dryness of the summer approaches, these plants fade away, hence the term “ephemeral”, or lasting a short time.
Be prepared for the ever-changing weather, and make sure you wear water-proof boots.
The walk will start at 12:00pm and last for an hour.
This event is family friendly!! Kids reap many benefits to their health and emotional well-being spending time outdoors and experiencing nature.

Going Green Matters
2020-03-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Avenue, IL, 60091, United States
Go Green Wilmette’s premier environmental fair draws more than 1,400 participants from twenty communities. Our theme this year is “Trees: Back To Our Roots.” Explore more than 80 exhibits on the importance of trees and:

Plastic solutions
Saving energy
Transportation choices
Green landscaping
Growing your own food
Connecting to nature

Protecting precious places
Green home design
Safe home & body products
Solar energy
Recycling tips
And so much more!

One Earth Film Festival
2020-03-06 - 2020-03-15
SAVE THE DATE!
Returning for its 9th year on March 6-15, 2020
One Earth Film Festival is the Midwest’s premier environmental film festival, creating opportunities for understanding climate change, sustainability and the power of human involvement. We showcase top-issue, thought-provoking environmental films and lead audiences in interactive post-film discussions focused on solutions. One Earth Film Festival is a production of Green Community Connections.
Protecting the planet begins by uniting with one another to make a change. By joining us at the fest we can harness the Power of We and engage the entire Chicago region in a conversation about our planet. Check out this year’s lineup of 48 film/events at venues across four counties from March 6 to 15. This year’s festival includes several showings in the north suburbs, check the link below for show dates and times.

Chicago Botanic Garden Super Seed Weekend
2020-01-25 09:00 - 2020-01-26 17:00 | Chicago Botanic Gardens
A weekend of events to learn, share, and swap seeds with other gardeners.

Seed Starting Saturday
Saturday’s focus will be on classes and workshops offered by the Garden’s Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School. Plus, don’t miss a behind-the-scenes tour of the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank.
Seed Swap Sunday
Attend the lecture and stay to share and swap seeds with other gardeners.
Lecture: “Preserving our Roots: Saving Seeds and Farm Heritage”

Go Green Illinois Meeting
2020-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Chicago Botanic Gardens
Go Green Illinois’ next meeting is January 14 from 1-3 pm. The topic is solar energy. They will have 2 guest speakers – Jon Carson from Trajectory Energy and Rob Sabo from the City of Highland Park. They will share information about community solar options for homes and government, solar options for public buildings including power purchase agreements and lease arrangements, and alternative energy suppliers. We may discuss the status of the Clean Energy Jobs Act.There will also be a short explanation of electric buses. the status of Pace’s new north suburban garage, and what you can do to help encourage Pace to green their fleet.
Feel free to arrive at 11:45 to grab your lunch at the cafe and join us for informal conversation before the meeting.

Go Green Deerfield Monthly Meeting
2019-11-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2019-10-24 19:00 - 20:30
Stop by our monthly meeting at the Deerfield Public Libary to hear what projects the Branches have been working on. Perhaps you will want to join a branch, too. Our branches are Green Energy, Land & Water, Native Gardening, Waste, and Communications.

Clean Energy Town Hall
2019-11-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Highland Park Police Station
Tuesday, November 19th from 6:30 to 8 pm for a Clean Energy Town Hall at the Highland Park Police Station Community Room. Co-sponsors include Kim Stone, Highpark Councilwoman, State Representative Bob Morgan and Lake County Board Member Paul Frank. The event will feature expert speakers from Illinois Environmental Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, Respiratory Health Association and Climate Reality Project. The event is free and open to the public. You can reserve a spot here.

Deep Decarbonization: An Evening with Professor George Crabtree
2019-11-11 19:00 - 20:30 | McGowan South 1110 West Belden Avenue 1st Floor – Room 105 Chicago, IL 60614, McGowan South 1110 W Belden Ave, chicago, IL
Join 350 Chicago and the DePaul University Institute for Nature and Culture for an evening of discussion on Deep Decarbonization with Professor George Crabtree. This is a free event that is open to students and the public, however RSVP’s are greatly appreciated so that we can have an idea of a head count.
Professor Crabtree is the Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) at Argonne National Laboratory and a distinguished Professor of Physics at UIC. He has testified before Congress on how to meet sustainable energy challenges, presented his vision of the world in 50 years at Chicago Ideas Week, and has led US Department of Energy workshops on next-generation energy storage, hydrogen, solar energy, and more. He is a renowned scientist and is a captivating speaker with a very broad knowledge base.
In this talk, Professor Crabtree will be covering topics such as renewables, electric vehicles, grid transformation, distributed energy resources, sustainable mobility, and many more issues of great consequence to the environmentalism movement in 2019.

2019 Native Landscaping Conference: Creating Beautiful Native Communities
2019-11-09 08:15 - 13:30 | round lake beach cultural center, 2007 North Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach, IL
You will learn a lot from several experts about using native plants in your home landscape whether you are a beginner or an experienced gardener.
This seminar is at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center in Round Lake Beach on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, and is sponsored by the Lake to Prairie chapter of the Wild Ones, a community organization promoting native plants and natural landscaping.
Registration and event exhibitors are available from 8:15 am to 8:45 am, and speakers present from 9:00 am to 1:25 pm.
Contact Amy Call at acall71@gmail.com if you are interested in carpooling to this event from the Deerfield area.
For more info and registration: https://laketoprairie.wildones.org/

2019 Veto Session Lobby Day
2019-10-29 | Illinois State Capital, 301 W. 2nd St, Springfield, IL, 62701, United States
Join the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 at the Capital in Springfield to support the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA). Buses all over Illinois are providing free transportation to this day of lobbying, including a bus leaving early am from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Libertyville.
In addition to transportation, supporters from IEC will provide more information about where to go and how to lobby your legislators once you’ve arrived at the Capital building.
Register for a ride: https://ilenviro.salsalabs.org/vetolobby
