Free Styrofoam Recycling Collection in Wilmette The Village of Wilmette and Go Green Wilmette are sponsoring a Styrofoam collection for the year-end holidays. Residents can drop off white block Styrofoam for which will be taken to Abt Electronics for recycling. Where: Wilmette Public Works facility lobby, 711 Laramie Avenue (ring bell) When: Weekdays only, […]
Free Styrofoam Recycling Collection in Wilmette The Village of Wilmette and Go Green Wilmette are sponsoring a Styrofoam collection for the year-end holidays. Residents can drop off white block Styrofoam for which will be taken to Abt Electronics for recycling. Where: Wilmette Public Works facility lobby, 711 Laramie Avenue (ring bell) When: Weekdays only, […]
Join members of the GGW Board to share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, talk gardening, check in with GGW friends, or meet new people. Find out what's happening and how you can get involved.
If you're looking for ways to get outdoors in the winter months, what better way to do it than cutting brush and peeling off layers while you warm up in the woods? To enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at […]
Barrington Library - In collaboration with Go Green Barrington The average American buys a new piece of clothing every 5.5 days. Our fashion choices affect the people who make the clothes, safe water, clean air, and what goes to the landfill. Learn from Amanda McCarty, host of the Clotheshorse podcast, how to make the best […]
Julie Buckles and Winnetka native Charly Ray built a wood and canvas canoe together, exchanged wedding vows, and embarked on The Trip, planning to travel 2,700 miles in that canoe to the Arctic Ocean for their honeymoon. In Paddling to Winter, Julie tells the incredible true story of their year-long journey on the Voyageur Highway from Lake Superior in Wisconsin to Wollaston Lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Filled with […]
Join members of the GGW Board to share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, talk gardening, check in with GGW friends, or meet new people. Find out what's happening and how you can get involved.
If you're looking for ways to get outdoors in the winter months, what better way to do it than cutting brush and peeling off layers while you warm up in the woods? To enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at […]
Activity Fair for Adults & Teens - Get Involved in Wilmette Connect with GGW at this fair by visiting with us at our booth. Learn more about non-profit organizations on Chicago's North Shore and discover ways to get involved. Details and registration here. Refreshments will be served. The Woman's Club of Wilmette is hosting the event. Sponsored […]
WHAT ARE THE TAKEAWAYS FOR THE US FROM URUGUAY’S TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES VIRTUAL on ZOOM Registration Requested HERE Uruguay is an international Climate Change leader which has transformed its energy sector to 90% renewables, planned relocation of vulnerable coastal communities, built climate resilient infrastructure and changed agriculture as well as cattle ranching, for sustainability […]
Let's get re-acquainted! Enjoy breakfast with GGW friends and supporters, hosted by the Board of Go Green Wilmette at the Wilmette Park District's The Lawn at the Wilmette Golf Course. Plan for an optional walk (or possibly ski or snow shoe) afterwards on the golf course and adjacent forest preserve trails. $25 Limited tickets. Reserve […]
