by Tina Schultz | Jul 25, 2019 | News
More than 250 people visited seven beautiful and inspiring yards on our recent Sustainable Yard Tour! People walked and biked between houses enjoying the shade of Wilmette’s many mature trees and reducing the carbon footprint of the event. Sustainable yards provide...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 22, 2019 | Birds and Insects, Outdoor Spaces
If you have already added native plants in your own yard, and you live on an alley, you may be able to find a place to add more native plants like one of our Sustainable Yard Tour hosts has done. Or, perhaps you can help a friend, parent or adult child add native...
by Tina Schultz | May 3, 2019 | News
Avoca School District 37 was awarded an IDOT SRTS grant to create mapping to Avoca West and Marie Murphy schools and for the creation of an action plan to address the safety deficiencies students encounter walking/biking to school. Kudos to Bike Wilmette members...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 19, 2019 | Energy, Energy Conservation, News
Chicago just became the largest city in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean energy. Legislation passed unanimously in April 2019 by the city council will enable the metropolis of 2.7 million to power all of its buildings on clean and renewable energy by...
by Tina Schultz | Apr 5, 2019 | News
New Wilmette bike racks will be installed throughout the Village this spring, thanks to a grant from the Wilmette Harbor Rotary Club. The grant will also cover a bike fix it station to be located across from Village Hall near the bike trail.
by Tina Schultz | Mar 23, 2019 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
The bottom line is toilet paper choices matter! Many popular brands are made from virgin trees with no recycled content and lots of bleaching. The USA has 4% of the world’s population yet we consume 20% of the toilet paper! Read labels and choose wisely. Give...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 14, 2019 | News
One of the best ways to “do more” is to become an “eco-influencer.” Share those great ideas with others – friends, neighbors or family members. Convince them to join you in making some “simple swaps for low waste living” and...
by Tina Schultz | Mar 4, 2019 | News
The beautiful SkyDay photo gallery will premiere at the Going Green Matters this Sunday! Thank you for helping us surpass our goal of 1000 photos!! Please continue to take photos and upload them to SkyDayProject.org and select the Go Green Wilmette gallery. We hope...
by Tina Schultz | Jan 4, 2019 | News
Here is a list of top ten tips but the short list is eat less meat, drive and fly less, and reduce home energy use – for example, unplug that second refrigerator! Take a look at National Geographic’s Six Ways to Reduce Plastic Waste. And, last but not...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 14, 2018 | Energy, Energy Conservation, News
The Evanston City Council continued the City’s strong leadership on climate issues by unanimously approving the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP), a comprehensive plan to reduce Evanston’s impact on global climate change while preparing the...
by Tina Schultz | Dec 14, 2018 | News
We are thrilled to be partnering with SkyDay – a project that turns photographs of the sky into citizen art. The project was created by Wilmette artist Ben Whitehouse who explains, “This is a global citizen artwork designed to bring people together in...
by Tina Schultz | Nov 16, 2018 | News
We are thrilled to be partnering with SkyDay – a project that turns photographs of the sky into citizen art. The project was created by Wilmette artist Ben Whitehouse who explains, “This is a global citizen artwork designed to bring people together in...
by Tina Schultz | Oct 30, 2018 | News
More than a hundred people gathered at the Wilmette Wine Cellar (http://www.wilmettewine.com) recently to celebrate another year of hard work and progress. The money raised at the event will help fund our year-round programs, events and campaigns. Guests heard about...
by Tina Schultz | Oct 27, 2018 | Low Impact Living, Recycle
Check in with local shops – be sure to call first to determine if their policies have changed. You can also post ads on Next Door or other garage sale type pages. Local shops – Wilmette Bicycle & Sport Shop Green Bay Cycles – Winnetka George...
by Tina Schultz | Oct 19, 2018 | News, Outdoor Spaces
The Wilmette Park District, residents and local environmental groups are voicing opposition to the requested easement in Isabella Woods that would negatively impact trees, wetlands and open space. Learn more here. See Channel 5 News story here. To add your...
by Tina Schultz | Sep 21, 2018 | Programs and Events
What are Green Grants? Go Green Wilmette grants funds for programs, projects and events that are in keeping with the mission of Go Green Wilmette – To raise environmental awareness, inspire people to take action, and create a more sustainable community. Grant...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 31, 2018 | News, Outdoor Spaces, Yard Care
Read this review of our 2018 Sustainable Yard Tour in Splash Magazine Chicago.
by Tina Schultz | Jul 27, 2018 | News
On Tuesday, August 28th, the Village Board passed a resolution endorsing the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact. The Compact provides the framework for municipalities to implement their own sustainability plans. The goals of the Compact help...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 27, 2018 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
Go Green Wilmette is collaborating with Shedd Aquarium’s Let’s Shedd Plastic campaign to help Chicagoland reduce the use of plastic straws and other single-use plastics. What can you do? Strike up a conversation with your server or bartender and tell them about...
by Tina Schultz | Jul 27, 2018 | Low Impact Living, Product Choices
Bar soap is definitely the way to go. Liquid soap now makes up 70% of the hand and body wash market and the result is a huge amount of plastic waste. Liquid soaps are also petroleum based and more expensive! So, make the switch back to earth-friendly bar soap to save...
