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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Applications for Deerfield's 50/50 parkway tree program are available now through Aug 31.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
