by Tina Schultz | Jan 26, 2021 | Outdoor Spaces
Homeowners do not have to shovel their sidewalks but it is the neighborly thing to do and makes winter walking so much safer for all of us. (It IS required in Chicago, Evanston and some other suburbs.) If you have an elderly neighbor, why not shovel their walk, too?...
by Tina Schultz | Jan 12, 2021 | Compost!, Low Impact Living
You can do your part to help reduce food waste year round. The Village of Wilmette has helpful resources on their website. See also this eight-minute video produced by SWANCC about backyard composting. The Village curbside compost pick up program runs from the first...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 5, 2020 | News
Friends of Go Green Wilmette gathered virtually in 2020 to celebrate another year of engagement and progress. We started with a slide show of GGW in action over the last 14 years (check it out – you just might spot yourself in it!) and continued with a wine...
by Tina Schultz | Nov 16, 2020 | Birds and Insects, Outdoor Spaces
The most important thing you can do is to “leave the leaves” in the yard and leave the seed heads in your gardens. Birds that do not migrate need food and shelter all winter. This great Audubon article tells you the many ways you can support birds all...
by Tina Schultz | Oct 21, 2020 | Air and Water, Outdoor Spaces
Go Green Wilmette hosted a clean lawn care workshop for the trade in 2020, presented by the American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) and sponsored by Chalet. More than eighty people participated in the webinar from park districts, lawn care companies, municipalities,...
by Tina Schultz | Aug 7, 2020 | News, Outdoor Spaces, Yard Care
Videos of four amazing sustainable yards and a community vegetable garden plot are available for you to enjoy on GGW’s very own You Tube Channel. You can also find videos about our beach clean up efforts, Gillson Park bird habitat and The Dirty Truth about Leaf...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 29, 2020 | Community Outreach, Programs and Events
There are many ways you can reduce your eco-footprint in your apartment or condo with small and simple changes. You can also help green your whole building by sharing our guidelines with your building owners or management. Use some or all of these documents to jump...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 29, 2020 | Programs and Events
The Go Green Reads book discussion group aims to raise environmental awareness, inspire people to take individual and collective action, and create more sustainable and resilient communities. The group meets six times per year. Go Green Reads is offered through a...
by Tina Schultz | Jun 19, 2020 | News
Care for the environment has become an important priority for the congregation of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Pastor Allison Bengfort has engaged the congregation in a process of reviewing ways they can help the planet.. Care for the environment has become an...
by Tina Schultz | May 23, 2020 | Energy, News, Solar Choices
Northwestern University and Clearway Energy Group just announced that Northwestern has signed up for 11.9 megawatts (MW) of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois, the equivalent of taking 2,934 cars off the road each year. Northwestern’s long-term commitment...
by Tina Schultz | May 23, 2020 | Food Choices, What and Where You Buy
The Environmental Working Group has updated their Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/full-list.php list – your best guide for which fruits and vegetables are the most and least contaminated. The list helps you decide whether to buy organic...
by Tina Schultz | May 13, 2020 | Air and Water, Outdoor Spaces, Yard Care
Go Green Wilmette is focused on helping people create healthy and beautiful lawns. Our plant sale results almost 20,000 additional native plants in our area providing habitat, storm water management and beauty. We have created Greener Lawn Care Guidelines and...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 23, 2020 | News
During Earth Month, while you’re at home with your family, try some of these ways to appreciate nature and help the Earth: (Click on this link for the full list and more information) Go for a bird walk. Teach yourself about insects. Start a container garden....
by Tina Schultz | Apr 9, 2020 | Air and Water
Because so many more of us are at home during the day, and because there is less background noise, we are all noticing the sound and smell of leaf blowers now more than ever. Wilmette restricts the use of gas-powered leaf blowers from May 15 to Sept. 30, but all those...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 14, 2020 | News
In addition to as many positive changes you can make based on our Going Green Matters’ exhibits, civic engagement and advocacy is the single most important activity you can do. Jen Walling of the Illinois Environmental Council explains why this is so important...
by Tina Schultz | Jan 31, 2020 | News, Outdoor Spaces, Trees
Ready for a bit of good news? View this inspiring 3 1/2 minute video starring Greta Thunberg about the potential for trees and natural solutions to help with climate change.
by Tina Schultz | Jan 18, 2020 | News, Outdoor Spaces, Trees
Treat yourself to this ten minute video about a Michigan arborist who had a near death experience and now devotes his time to saving old growth, west coast redwood trees by cloning them and replanting them further north in protected areas. Between logging practices,...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 12, 2019 | News
Greta Thunberg was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019! The 16-year-old climate activist earned the recognition for her fearless efforts to raise global awareness about climate change. She is the youngest person to receive the title in its 92-year...
by Tina Schultz | Oct 2, 2019 | Programs and Events
Go Green Wilmette occasionally hosts workdays to improve the habitat at the north end of Gillson Park. We’d love all the helpers we can get! Garden expertise is NOT required! The work involves things like transplanting of plants from dense areas into places that need...
by Tina Schultz | Aug 31, 2019 | Air and Water, Outdoor Spaces
Nurdles are very small pellets of plastic, less than 5 mm in size. They are melted down and molded by the plastic industry to create commonly used plastic items. Unfortunately, billions of nurdles and smaller microplastics end up in the Great Lakes and then wash up on...
