Go Green Deerfield

Monarch Maniacs
2019-07-29 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Monarch Maniacs of Northern Illinois for a one hour tour of Wilmette’s Centennial Prairie Park at the corner of Wilmette and Crawford Avenues.
After the tour, we’ll meet for dinner and ice cream nearby. Then we return to the park for twilight viewing of fireflies and other insects.
(Rain Date: Friday, August 2nd, at 5 p.m.)
For more information https://www.sierraclub.org/Illinois/woods-wetlands

Sustainable Yard Tour
2019-07-27 10:00 - 14:00
Go Green Deerfield invites you to attend our first annual Sustainable Yard Tour on July 27, 10 a.m. to 2p.m. The self-guided walk includes six low maintenance gardens spotlighting environmentally friendly features such as native plantings and stormwater management. Their environmentally conscious owners, will be available the day of the tour to share their passions and knowledge of gardening.
For added fun, download the iNaturalist app to help you find featured plants, shrubs, and trees on the tour, or just try it out for kicks on your next nature adventure!
Pick up a map on the day of the walk at 531 Woodvale Ave. After touring this first garden, visit the other gardens in any order. The event is free and open to all ages.

Film Screening: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution
2019-07-20 14:00 - 16:00
The Climate Reality Project – Chicago Chapter, Go Green Northbrook and Go Green Deerfield will be screening this new documentary followed by a panel discussion on renewable energy options. Do join us! Register below to ensure a seat.
About the film: Filmmaker James Redford embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US. Unlikely entrepreneurs in communities from Georgetown, TX to Buffalo, NY reveal pioneering clean energy solutions while James’ discovery of how clean energy works, and what it means at a personal level, becomes the audiences’ discovery too. Reaching well beyond a great story of technology and innovation, “Happening” explores issues of human resilience, social justice, embracing the future, and finding hope for our survival.

Go Green Deerfield 2nd planting day at PTC Sat 7/13
2019-07-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Patty Turner Center, 375 Elm St., Deerfield, IL, United States
Sign up to make the renovated front garden at PTC even more beautiful with our Go Green Deerfield volunteer planting group in cooperation with the Deerfield Park District.
We’ll be planting native plants like purple coneflowers, bee balm, and little blue stem grass, adding some sweet smelling herbs, and moving day lilies and ground cover plants to the side of the building.
Stay tuned for the last planting day after the pavers are installed, when we will add more fresh herbs around the new walkway.
Please contact Amy Call at 773-456-7266 for questions or more details.

Help with the Clean Energy Jobs Act - Sierra Club
2019-07-08 18:00 - 20:00
The Clean Energy Jobs Act is a groundbreaking bill that would bring Illinois to 100% clean, renewable energy, while creating jobs and economic opportunities for communities that need them most.
Join Sierra Club Air + Energy for a special Air + Energy meeting to learn more about this bill, and how you can help build momentum this summer.

July 4th Deerfield Parade
2019-07-04 12:00 - 14:00
Join Go Green Deerfield as we walk, ride, and cycle in the Deerfield Parade. Why just watch the parade when you can be part of it! If you want to join us, meet at Deerspring pool about 11:30 a.m. for this family event. Step off is at noon.
Fun at the Deerfield Parade!

Battling Buckthorn
2019-06-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Deerfield Public Library, 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, 60015
Saturday, June 15
@ Deerfield Public Library
Learn how to identify buckthorn, remove it and replace it in your yard!
Buckthorn has harmful effects on surrounding trees, wildlife and native landscapes. Learn from an expert why these invasive woody plants need to be removed and how to establish a plan for eradication. Our presenter, Matt Ueltzen, Restoration Ecologist, LCFPD, has more than 20 years’ experience conserving habitats in the region.
Note: This is the first program of a 3-part tree education series. Please save the dates of Sept. 21 for an educational tree walk and Oct. 12 for a hands-on tree planting activity.
For more information about this program or other upcoming events call 847.719.7404 or visit deerfield.il.us/green.
Sponsored by the Village of Deerfield’s Sustainability Commission, the Deerfield Public Library and Lake County Forest Preserves.

Go Green Deerfield at Village Hall
2019-06-01 09:30 - 10:00 | Deerfield Village Hall, 850 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, 60015, United States
GGD has been invited to present to the Village Board on Saturday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m.
After many months of research, this is our first opportunity to publicly present our findings and recommendations to the Board. Will you take thirty minutes out of your Saturday morning to show that our community is committed to making sustainability the norm?
Our presenters, Art Wilde & Deb Singleton, will be the first speakers on the Board’s agenda. Please show your support and join us at the Village Hall, June 1st, 9:30-10 a.m.

Go Green Illinois Meeting
2019-05-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Chicago Botanic Gardens
The next Go Green Illinois meeting is on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 1-3 pm in the Pullman Room at Chicago Botanic Gardens.
The topic is Native Plants and Natural Lawn Care. We will learn about the environmental benefits of native plants and about how to reduce pesticide use in the landscape. Guest speakers include Stuart Wagenius, Conservation Scientist at Chicago Botanic Gardens and Ryan Anderson, Community IPM Outreach Specialist at the IPM Institute. Stuart will speak about the importance of native plants. Ryan will provide information about the Midwest Grows Green natural lawn care initiative. Beth Drucker of Wilmette and Mary Munday of Glenview will provide information about leaf blower regulations and alternatives.
Feel free to arrive at 11:45 to grab your lunch at the cafe and join us for informal conversation before the meeting.

Lake County Forest Preserve Native Plant Sale
2019-05-11 09:00 - 2019-05-12 14:00 | Independence Grove, Libertyville, Libertyville
Visit the LCFPD’s annual native plant, rain barrel and compost bin sale at Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville. The event runs Saturday May 11th from 9am to 3pm, and on Sunday May 12th from 10am to 2pm.
The Native Pant Sale, held on Mother’s Day weekend, is an annual fundraiser benefiting the forest preserve’s environmental education programs. Purchase native flowers and woody plants, a rain barrel, or a compost bin. As you shop, learn about eco-friendly practices to benefit your home, pocketbook, and community. Get tips for buckthorn removal from a restoration ecologist on Saturday, May 11.
Use the link above to learn more about the event on the LCFPD’s website.

Clean Energy Lobby Day
2019-05-09 | Illinois State Capital, 301 W. 2nd St, Springfield, IL, 62701, United States
On Thursday, May 9th, join supporters of the Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Faith in Place at the Capital in Springfield for the 2019 Environmental Lobby day. In past years, these events have been vital in passing important environmental policies including the Future Energy Jobs Act, and it’s now more important than ever to make sure that state legislators hear our concerns loud and clear. To make sure we are heard, we will be rallying in front of the Capital building!
Buses to/from the event leave from a variety of locations in the early morning, including Chicago loop, Schaumburg, and Libertyville, arrive in Springfield and lobby legislators prior to 12:45 pm, attend the 1:00 pm rally in front of the Capitol, then eat lunch and lobby legislators prior to departure.
If you plan to come down on your own (not on one of the buses), please use the link on the website. to register for the event.
If you plan to come down on a bus, please click on the Sign Up! link on the website.
https://ilenviro.salsalabs.org/2019registration/index.html

Go Green Deerfield Open House
2019-04-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Deerfield Public Library, 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, 60015
Join us Sunday, April 7 from 2-4pm at the Deerfield Public Library, as we Go All In to grow a greener Deerfield.
Meet Go Green Deerfield. We are Deerfield residents striving to make a positive environmental impact in our community by advocating for renewable energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, promoting native plants and trees, and much, much more.
Discover this new community action partner who can help you plug into environmental sustainability projects, both large and small in Deerfield.
Join your neighbors for this important conversation, and be a part of a growing movement to foster community wide sustainability.
Bring the family and invite the neighbors! This event will be interesting, inclusive and interactive.
Please RSVP. Space is limited and we want to make sure you have the opportunity to be part of the conversation.
We look forward to seeing you on April 7!
GGD Collaboration Team –
Art, Deb, George, Camilla, John, Amy, Chris
