Community Bike Ride
Wilmette Village Hall 1200 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, ILJoin other local cyclists on the last Thursday of each month for a 30 - 40 minute group ride. Rides will have a different route and theme each month. Meet […]
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2023 Wilmette EV Car & Bike Show
St. John's Lutheran Church 1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesCome learn about many different electric vehicle (EV) models available from your friends and neighbors at our local EV exhibit in Wilmette. Check out the new Rivian truck and a […]
2023 Wilmette Solar Home Tour
Various Locations IL, United StatesJoin us for the 3rd Annual Wilmette Solar Home Tour. Learn how and why your neighbors have installed solar panels. The local tour is in conjunction with the Illinois Solar […]
Field Museum: Return to Nature – Rewilding Landscapes Big and Small
Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin in for an incredible program to hear authors Isabella Tree and Charlie Burnell discuss their new publication, The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small, […]
Fall Seed Spreading Event
Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin Go Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District in the Gillson Park Bird Habitat for tree walks and native seed spreading. Many prairie plants spread their seeds by wind, […]
GGW Open Meeting
Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin 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. […]
All About Invasive Buckthorn
Virtual ILBuckthorn is a highly invasive shrub that forms dense thickets and crowds out native plants. Join this virtual program and learn how to identify buckthorn, find out why it threatens […]
Pumpkin Pitch 2023
Various Locations IL, United StatesThe Village of Wilmette will provide dumpsters for you to “pitch your pumpkins” and turn them into compost. Painted gourds and pumpkins are OK, but remove all candles and decorations. […]
GGW Open Meeting
Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin 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. […]
WPD Open House: Gillson Park Landscaping Master Plan
Mallinckrodt Center 1041A Ridge Rd., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin the Wilmette Park District and Upland Design at the next open house. Gillson’s landscape plans have been created and we want to share them with YOU! See the plans, […]
Pumpkin Pitch 2023
Various Locations IL, United StatesThe Village of Wilmette will provide dumpsters for you to “pitch your pumpkins” and turn them into compost. Painted gourds and pumpkins are OK, but remove all candles and decorations. […]
Go Green Reads: inconspicuous consumption: the environmental impact you don’t know you have
Virtual ILJoin us for a virtual discussion of Inconspicuous Consumption, a fascinating and unexpectedly entertaining look at the way our everyday lives impact environmental pollution and climate change. You don't have […]
Green Tea: For Apartment and Condo Dwellers
GGW will host a second Green Tea for apartment and condo dwellers on November 15 from 4 - 6pm. Please RSVP to info@gogreenwilmette.org for the event now and share this […]
Home Energy Answers
Beth Emet 1224 Dempster Street, EvanstonHome Energy Answers Virtual or In Person Nov. 15, 7:30pm Registration Required Making our homes more energy efficient is an important way we can help combat climate change. This panel […]
Film Screening: Common Ground
Music Box Theater 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, United StatesJoin the Chicago environmental community (and friends of Go Green Wilmette and Go Green Illinois) for the Chicago premiere of the film that's inspiring a food and climate revolution. Common Ground […]
TEDxWilmette Salon
Wilmette Theatre 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin the TEDxWilmette community to watch and discuss Jen Walling's TEDx talk "Champion A More Just World Through Advocacy." Beth Drucker, co-founder of Go Green Wilmette and 2019 TEDxWilmette speaker […]
GGW Open Meeting
Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin 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. […]
Rethinking Cooking (and Heating) with Gas
Virtual ILPlease join Faith In Place via Zoom on Thursday, December 14th at 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET for our December Monthly Call. We'll have experts on the call […]
8th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights
Shelton Park 385 Old Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United StatesJoin the Friends of the Green Bay Trail for this popular event! Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, […]
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Holiday Styrofoam Recycling
Centennial Park Crawford and Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL, United StatesGo Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection […]
Holiday Styrofoam Recycling
Centennial Park Crawford and Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL, United StatesGo Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection […]
Holiday Styrofoam Recycling
Centennial Park Crawford and Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL, United StatesGo Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection […]
Holiday Styrofoam Recycling
Centennial Park Crawford and Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL, United StatesGo Green Wilmette and the Wilmette Park District will host a Styrofoam recycling collection at the Centennial Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Rd, Wilmette, at the swimming pool entrance. Collection […]
GGW Open Meeting
Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin GGW Board members at Wilmette's Central Station Coffee any time between 11am and noon. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out […]
Harms Woods East Workday
Harms Woods - South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United StatesIf you'd like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We'll […]
Go Green Reads: Purified
Virtual ILWe will discuss Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water, by journalist Peter Annin. Veteran journalist Peter Annin shows how wastewater has become a surprising weapon in our country's […]
Virtual Event: Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Guide
Virtual ILLooking to electrify your ride? Are you interested in buying an electric vehicle (EV)? Join the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and discover valuable tips and tricks to become a more […]
Book Event: At the Edge of the Ice
Kenilworth Union Church 211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, IL, United StatesJoin the Kenilworth Union Church Children’s Ministries, the Green Team and author, Carolyn Armstrong, to discuss her new book on Sunday, February 4. The autographed copy of the book book […]
Harms Woods East Workday
Harms Woods - South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United StatesIf you'd like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We'll […]
GGW Open Meeting
Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United StatesJoin GGW Board members at Wilmette's Central Station Coffee any time between 11am and noon. Share tips, ask questions, make suggestions, check in with GGW friends, and meet new people. Find out […]
Recycling in Wilmette
Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States +1 moreDo you ever stand with a container in your hand and wonder if it is recyclable or not? Let Wilmette's Sustainability Coordinator, Lucy Mellen, and experts from LRS (Wilmette's Waste […]
Harms Woods East Workday
Harms Woods - South Harms Road, Morton Grove, IL, United StatesIf you'd like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We'll […]
Solar Program at Kenilworth Union
Kenilworth Union Church 211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, IL, United StatesJoin the Kenilworth Union Church Green Team and a panel of experts on Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. in the Culbertson Room, to learn more about solar energy. In 2021, […]
2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United StatesThe EEA Wild & Scenic Film Festival presented by NorthShore Evanston and Skokie an event presented annually by the Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and the city of Evanston. Join us […]
Go Green Reads: Beaverland
Virtual ILWe will discuss Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, a masterful work of narrative science writing that highlights how this unusual and unlikely protagonist has played - and will […]