Wilmette Beach Clean Ups

Wilmette Beach Clean Ups

Since 2019, Go Green Wilmette has sponsored multiple beach cleanups each summer. On Saturday mornings, residents from Wilmette and beyond don reusable gloves and use reusable buckets to pick up the trash the waves have brought in: cigarette butts, shotgun shell...
Keep Our Skies Dark

Keep Our Skies Dark

Less than 100 years ago, most everyone could look up and see a spectacular starry night sky. Now, millions across the globe may never experience this spectacle due to the use of artificial light at night which impairs our view of the universe.       The inappropriate...
Grow Your Food

Grow Your Food

Have you thought about starting a vegetable garden but aren’t sure it’s for you? Although visiting the farmers market is a good way to get fresh, ripe greens, vegetables and fruits raised near you, growing your food is even better and more cost effective. You can turn...
Reuse plastic pots from garden projects

Reuse plastic pots from garden projects

Allison Sloan of Shady Grove Wildflower Farm in Evanston collects pots for reuse! You can drop off pots at 918 Wesley in Evanston. Allison says, “Any sizes smaller than gallon, preferably with no logos and no cracks. Cleaned and stacked even better! Trays are...
Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette

Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette

Go Green Wilmette (GGW) initiated the Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette (BPGW) program in 2012. This program offers public recognition to Wilmette businesses that engage in environmentally responsible practices and encourages increased sustainability in local...
Village Relations

Village Relations

Go Green Wilmette works closely with the Village of Wilmette. Below are just some of the ways that various members of the GGW Board interacts with the village on a variety of topics.   WE PARTNER We work with the Village of Wilmette in the following ways: Promote...
School Outreach

School Outreach

Go Green Wilmette supports local school districts in their efforts to raise environmental awareness and make schools more sustainable. These schools include  New Trier High School District 203 and Wilmette District 39 Schools,  – Central School, Harper School,...
Faith Community Outreach

Faith Community Outreach

Go Green Wilmette recognizes the important role of our faith communities in raising environmental awareness in their congregations and developing sustainable practices that protect and preserve our shared planet. Our Board member liaison: reaches out to all Wilmette...
Parks and Nature

Parks and Nature

Go Green Wilmette provides many opportunities for Wilmette residents to get outside and enjoy our parks. We also plan events that help residents learn more about the importance of increasing native habitat in our yards and parks. Check our calendar for upcoming events...
Village Relations

Wilmette Adds Community Solar Program

Registration for the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (CS² Program) Now Available for Residents! Following the Village Board’s endorsement of the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (CS² Program) at their December 14, 2021 meeting, residents...

Where can I donate books? 

A local option to donate books is at the Wilmette Public Library, through the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.  Check with them before taking books to donate as they occasionally suspend donations for various reasons. Bernie’s Book Bank takes books for...