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 […]
Join GGW Board members for a cup of coffee (or tea) at Wilmette's Central Station Coffee. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out what's happening and how you can get involved. Mark your calendar for April 12th at 11am, as well.
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 […]
Join us for our next discussion in March, which will be a fun one. Bookseller and environmentalist Jon Grand and economist and environmentalist Craig Witty will lead a discussion of the 1968 article, The Tragedy of the Commons, by Garrett Hardin. The Tragedy of the Commons explains individuals' tendencies to make decisions based on their […]
Find out how you can save money, make your home more comfortable, and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. Register HERE David Weaver of Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will explain many ways renters, condo dwellers and homeowners can address climate change through energy-efficiency and cost-saving programs and electrification. Receive information on: Tax credits […]
Join GGW Board members for a cup of coffee (or tea) at Wilmette's Central Station Coffee. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out what's happening and how you can get involved.
Climate Change & Lake Michigan: 2023 & Beyond | Community Conversation Series Join the New Trier Democrats for an Earth Day panel event, featuring our very own MWRD Commissioner Cam Davis, Mark Wagstaff, senior waterfront engineer at SmithGroup, and Sergio Vargas of the Illinois Environmental Council. Register for this FREE event HERE
Get ready to get loud and celebrate Earth Day with the One Earth Film Festival at the Earth Day Mini Film Fest in partnership with the City of Chicago from April 19-23, 2023. This weeklong celebration features powerful films and discussions that will help you understand critical environmental issues and take concrete actions to celebrate […]
Please join us to kick off the 2023 beach cleanup season on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 9-11 a.m at the breezeway of Gillson Beach House! Our first beach cleanup of the season will be held in partnership with toesnwater and we’ll be collecting data of what we find for the Alliance For Great Lakes research. […]
Go Green Wilmette is very excited to be holding another Repair Café! A Repair Café is an event that encourages people to repair rather than discard items like clothing, small appliances, lamps, bikes, toys and kitchen items. Repair services are offered free of charge by volunteers who work with the community members to repair the […]
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking. Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our beach clean up efforts. […]
Join in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station […]
Join Go Green Wilmette for a chance to work on Gillson Park’s beautiful bird habitat. Meet at the habitat on Michigan Ave. Thanks to our many volunteers for helping us keep this lovely space in great condition. It's also a great way to be outdoors and spend an hour or two with a friend. We […]
Join GGW Board members for a cup of coffee (or tea) at Wilmette’s Central Station Coffee. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out what’s happening and how you can get involved.
We are excited to hold our annual Native Plant Sale again this year! Plants will be available first come, first serve. The sale will be in the Gillson Beach parking lot. We will have a large variety of plants and plenty of volunteers to help you make your selections. Click HERE for a list of […]
Join in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station […]
Habitat Helpers of Mallinckrodt Park will meet outside the Mallinckrodt Community Center. We will weed some native plant beds in Mallinckrodt Park. Bring water to drink and gardening gloves. Dress for the weather. Trowels and tools provided by the Wilmette Park District.
Join us for a beach clean up at Gillson Beach. Look for our table at the south end of the park near the diagonal beachfront parking. Feel free to come early or stay beyond 11am, but please check in at our table. View the short video we filmed about plastic pollution and our beach clean up efforts. […]
Join in for a bird walk on a Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel as they migrate north. Get tips for how to attract more birds to your yard. Beginners and children welcome! Meet at the martin house by the Coast Guard Station […]
