Go Green Deerfield

Highland Park EV show and Arbor Day Celebration
2025-05-03 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Ravinia Festival West Parking Lot, 301 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park, il, 60035
Go Green Highland Park, in association with the City of Highland Park’s Arbor Day event, will be hosting an EV show. We will offer a wide variety of the available EVs with the opportunity to learn from both owners and local dealers.

Plant & Tree Giveaways to green up your home & garden
Tree Planting Demonstration/Q & A Session
“Meet & Greet” with birds of prey hosted by Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education
Touch-A-Truck Exhibit
Hefty ReNew Recycling Starter Kit Giveaway
Confidential Document Shredding (No businesses; limit four banker’s boxes/bags per vehicle)
Bicycle Recycling courtesy of Working Bikes(Adult bikes accepted in repairable condition or gently-used kids bikes, bike parts, tools, and accessories)
Electric Vehicle Showcase-Find a list of participating vehicles here.

Earth & Arbor Day Celebration
2025-04-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Riverwoods Village Hall, 300 Portwine Rd., Riverwoods, IL, 60015
Riverwoods Preservation Council presents a fun-filled celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day as we honor our planet and its incredible trees! 🌱🌎
Come together for an afternoon of music, activities, sustainability market, connect with locals, and cake (because who doesn’t love cake? 🎂)! Let’s get our hands dirty, learn something new, and make the world a greener place—one tree at a time.
🌿 When: Saturday April 26, 1-4pm
🌿 Where: Riverwoods Village Hall
🌿 What to bring: A love for the Earth, a friend, and a positive attitude!
See you there for a green celebration to rememb

er!

IEC Town Hall with representative Bob Morgan
2024-10-11 12:00 - 13:00

Illinois Solar Tour
2023-09-30 10:00 - 15:30
Don’t miss this year’s hybrid Illinois Solar Tour – In-person and virtual tours set for Saturday, Sept 30 from 10am-3 pm. This annual event showcases homes and businesses across the state. Learn how you can make a step towards sustainable energy that reduces costs, supports energy independence, and reduces carbon emissions.
Go Green Deerfield is proud to be the sponsor of the Deerfield Community tour, with seven sites around town to visit in-person or online.
Learn more and register at www.illinoissolar.org/Illinois-Solar-Tour

Highland Park Garden Tours
2023-08-27 13:00 - 16:00
Habitat HP Sustainable Garden Tour
Sunday, August 27, 1-4 PM:

Come explore pollinator-friendly gardens full of native plants (and some cultivars) that attract a wide variety of pollinators, from caterpillars, bees, and butterflies to hummingbirds, and even bats! This late-summer tour will feature August blooms alongside rain barrels, fruit and veggie plants, and more. Chat with owners about their gardens and NWF certification. Help us gather feedback so that we can offer a larger number of gardens for the 2024 garden tour!
Host site addresses and a map will be published on the GGHP homepage, the Habitat HP page and sent via email to registrants on Friday, August 25.

Aster Hours with Sue Davis
2023-08-25 17:00 - 2023-08-26 13:00
Join Go Green Deerfield at Aster Hours with Sue Davis.

Friday, August 25, 5-7 pm
Saturday, August 26, 11 am to 1 pm
Sue’s Garden – 1171 Oxford Road, Deerfield

Learn about this important late season native pollinator resource & classic fall perennial.

Select and take home some asters for your garden; 13 different species available. There are asters for sun to shade and wet to dry areas – select the ones best for your garden.

Free – only for personal use or conservation/habitat restoration projects; not for resale.

Hope to see you there.

Ask the Arborist
2023-03-11 10:00 - 23:30 | Deerfield Public Library, 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, 60015
Join the Village Arborist for a short presentation and Q&A on tree selection, care, and health. You may submit questions in advance by March 8th to alichterman@deerfield.il.us.

4th Annual Go Green Deerfield Sustainable Yard Tour
2022-07-30 10:00 - 14:00
It’s back and better than ever this year! Showcasing some beautiful, practical, and sustainable yards and homes right here in Deerfield, the GGD Sustainable Yard Tour on Saturday, July 30th from 10 am to 2 pm will be sure to inspire you to do something new in your yard to save money, time, and resources.
Meet members of our community, see their yards, and have a great conversation about sustainability. See pretty butterfly gardens and other native plantings, fantastic veggie gardens to feed your whole family, wise water use with rain gardens and rain barrels, multiple home and municipal composting, rooftop solar, and even get to meet some backyard chickens.
Stay tuned for details!

Go Green Deerfield volunteer workday at Deerfield Historical site
2022-06-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Illinois State Capital, 301 W. 2nd St, Springfield, IL, 62701, United States
Deerfield Area Historical Society and the historic site by Kipling school is undergoing renovation of their gardens around the historic buildings.
Part of the renovation is phasing out some of the non-natives liked lilies and transitioning to more native species used by Native Americans and early settlers in our area, such as Ecchinacea (Purple coneflower), milkweeds, and many more plants and trees.
Join members of the DAHS and GGD to weed and plant in the gardens on Saturday, June 18th from 12 pm to 2 pm.
Bring some hand tools and a sharp spade if available. Cold soda and water included!

Go Green Deerfield volunteer workday at Patty Turner Center
2022-06-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Patty Turner Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield, IL, United States
Come out and help tidy up both the front garden and east side butterfly garden tomorrow at Patty Turner Center from 10 am to 12 pm, or until it’s too hot to work!
Bring some garden hand tools, a sharp spade if you have one handy, and some ice cold water. I’ll have some soda for brave garden souls:)

Go Green Deerfield volunteer workday at Walden school park
2022-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | walden elementary, 630 Essex Ct, Deerfield
Join members of Go Green Deerfield do some perennial plant division of this established native tallgrass prairie garden around the Walden school sign.
Also will do some weeding, and potentially some clean up/plant division in the wet natural area east of the semi-circular drive and Walden sign.
Plants likely needing division: yellow coneflower, sweet black eyed Susan, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, possibly few others such as little or big bluestem, Indian grass, tall coreopsis, New England aster.
Meet by the Walden sign at 10 am. Parking on Warrington and Essex is best during the school day.
Very helpful to bring: shovel and/or spade, pruning shears, soil knife, hand trowel, gloves. Wear sturdy work shoes. *Can drop off items then park car
**May have additional workday on Memorial Day weekend depending on how much work is left.
Please email questions to Amy acall71@gmail.com

Go Green Deerfield volunteer work day at Briarwood Park
2022-05-21 12:00 - 14:00 | briarwood nature area, Greenbriar Dr and Eastwood, Deerfield, IL, United States
Join members of Go Green Deerfield and the Deerfield Park District to help restore our local woodland by removing invasive plants such as garlic mustard, dame’s rocket, multiflora rose, and buckthorn at Briarwood Park. Important work was done on Chicago River Day, but much more needs to be done!
Removing invasives ensures that native plants and trees get enough sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow, and is essential in maintaining a healthy woodland.
Meet at the parking lot entrance to Briarwood Park, 300 River Rd.
12:00 to 2:00 pm
Rain or shine—>UNLESS there are storms or downpour rain. Dress appropriately for the weather.
Optional: Garden gloves, hand tools, shovel, spade, loppers, hand saw.
*Strongly suggest long pants and sleeves, and safety goggles/eyeglasses. Insect repellent also helpful for a tick deterrent.
Email Amy acall71@gmail.com with questions.

Chicago River Day at TUCC and Briarwood/Trail Tree Park
2022-05-14 09:00 - 12:00
CRD is returning to Deerfield for the 3rd year!
Go Green Deerfield teams up with members of Trinity United Church of Christ for a CRD work site at the church’s woodland bordering the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River.
At the Briarwood and Trail Tree Park CRD work site, Go Green Deerfield helps the Deerfield Park District continue to restore another wooded treasure near the river in our community.
Both workday sites will incorporate trash pickup in the wooded areas as well as the nearby river branch, removal of invasive species like Buckthorn, and planting of native plants, trees, and shrubs. You may opt for any one of these activities. There is something for everyone!
See below for registration info from Friends of Chicago River. Don’t delay! Registration fills up fast!
Trinity site
Briarwood site
This event is family friendly with parental supervision. Rain or shine.
*Some tools will be available on site, but you are also welcome to bring hand trowels, shovels, spades, garden gloves, safety goggles, loppers/hand saw (for Buckthorn removal option).
*Long pants and sleeves and sturdy, closed toed shoes are highly suggested.

Spring Ephemeral Walk at Briarwood Park
2022-05-01 10:00 - 11:00 | briarwood nature area, Greenbriar Dr and Eastwood, Deerfield, IL, United States
Take a stroll with members of the Deerfield Park District and Go Green Deerfield through one of Deerfield’s woodland gems, and learn about our native spring ephemeral plants.
These spring beauties emerge and bloom before the trees leaf out, then fade away until next spring.
See plants like mayapple, trillium, spring beauties, Jack in the pulpit, hepatica, and more!
Leading the tour is Rob Sulski, who has many years of experience working with native plants and in woodland and prairie restoration.
Long pants and closed toe shoes are highly encouraged, as well as staying on the trail. Another native plant that is emerging is poison ivy! (*This walk is a great time to learn how to identify it)

Go Green Deerfield workday at PTC & Briarwood Park
2022-04-28 10:00 - 12:00
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.
