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Our Urban Wildlife: Coyotes, Bats, Rats and other critters

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States +2 more

Seth Magle, Ph.D. Director, Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo What wildlife wanders, forages and hunts in our urban ecosystem? Some species are new arrivals, and others have been here […]

Event Series GGW Open Meeting

GGW Open Meeting

Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

Join 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 […]

Bird Collisions: Hazardous Features and Easy Solutions

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States +1 more

Annette Prince Director, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Nearly a billion birds perish each year as a result of window strikes. They see the sky or tree in a window reflection […]

Event Series GGW Open Meeting

GGW Open Meeting

Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

Join 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 […]

New Trier Democrats Community Conversation: This Land is Your Land

Kenilworth Assemby Hall 410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, IL, United States

A New Trier Democrats Community Conversation Series Topic:  This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land.  An Earth Day conversation about nature, stewardship and conservation For more information […]

Film Screening and Talk Back: Canary

Wilmette Theatre 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s […]

Recycling and Shredding Event

Regina Dominican High School 701 Locust Rd, Wilmette, United States

New Trier Township is offering a free recycling and shred event at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. Unused prescription medication can also be dropped off safely. Paper devoid of […]

GGW Repair Cafe

St. John's Lutheran Church 1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Repair instead of discard!  Volunteers will offer repair services on lamps, clothing, small furniture, small appliances and bike tires - free of charge - and often with a lesson on […]

Gillson Park Beach Clean Up

Gillson Beach House 101 Lake Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

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 […]

Event Series Guided Bird Walk

Guided Bird Walk

Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join in for a bird walk starting in late April and each Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel […]

Event Series Guided Bird Walk

Guided Bird Walk

Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join in for a bird walk starting in late April and each Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel […]

Event Series Tree Walk

Tree Walk

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join GGW and local Tree Keeper experts on a tree walk in Gillson Park.  Walks begin at 9 am and 10 am. Meet at the Wallace Bowl area to begin […]

Event Series GGW Open Meeting

GGW Open Meeting

Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

Join 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 […]

10th Annual Native Plant Sale

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

We are excited to hold our 10th annual Native Plant Sale again this year! Plants will be available first come, first serve. The sale will be IN PERSON at the […]

Event Series Guided Bird Walk

Guided Bird Walk

Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join in for a bird walk starting in late April and each Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel […]

Butterfly and Dragonfly Populations, what Research shows

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States +1 more

Doug Taron Curator of Biology and Vice President of Research and Conservation, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum "I don't see as many butterflies as I used to." Is this statement really […]

Friends of the Wilmette Library Pop Up Sale

Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

The Friends of the Wilmette Public Library invites you to our Pop-Up Sale! The event takes place outside the Wilmette Public Library. Most items are priced at $1 for gently […]

Event Series Guided Bird Walk

Guided Bird Walk

Wilmette Harbor Coast Guard Station 10 Harbor Dr., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join in for a bird walk starting in late April and each Sunday morning in May. Learn how to identify both backyard birds and those stopping to rest and refuel […]

Event Series Tree Walk

Tree Walk

Gillson Park Lake Ave. and Michigan Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States

Join GGW and local Tree Keeper experts on a tree walk in Gillson Park.  Walks begin at 9 am and 10 am. Meet at the Wallace Bowl area to begin […]

Go Green Reads: The Secret Life of Groceries

Virtual IL

Join us and peek behind the curtain in the highly secretive US grocery industry. Author Benjamin Lorr conducted five years of research and hundreds of interviews to answer questions such as - […]

Community Bike Ride

Wilmette Village Hall 1200 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL

Bike Walk Wilmette advocates for better biking, walking, and active transportation for all ages and abilities in Wilmette. They collaborate with the Village, Park District, and schools on issues relating […]

Native American Garden: Urban Forest, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States +1 more

Dr. Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa/Cree/Krajina Serb), will share his knowledge and research regarding urban forests and the impacts of local climate change. In Evanston, he developed […]

Event Series GGW Open Meeting

GGW Open Meeting

Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

Join 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 […]

Summer Nature Fest ’24

Peggy Notebaert Museum 2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Explore the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum after hours! Join for a family friendly evening of summer fun featuring: Live Animals An Appearance by WTTW Kids’ Nature Cat Live Music Outdoor […]

A Book Talk with CNN’s Bill Weir

Evanston Public Library 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Bill Weir, CNN's Chief Climate Correspondent, will be discussing his new book Life As We Know it Can Be: Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World, and […]

Understanding Climate Change

Highland Park Library 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Park, IL, United States

Get a timely update on climate change from Linda Kurtz, a local environmental leader recently trained by the Climate Reality Project. Linda, a GGW Board Member and former member the […]

Community Bike Ride

Wilmette Village Hall 1200 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL

Bike Walk Wilmette advocates for better biking, walking, and active transportation for all ages and abilities in Wilmette. They collaborate with the Village, Park District, and schools on issues relating […]

Go Green Reads: Kingbird Highway

Virtual IL

Join us for this discussion of Kingbird Highway whether you have a chance to read the book or not. Suitable for all ages. At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of […]

Urban Rats: how to Manage them and Let Wildlife Thrive

One Rotary Center One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States +1 more

Larry Heaney Negaunee Curator of Mammals, Field Museum. Rats have lived with humans for many generations. They know us very well, and have diverse strategies that have allowed them to […]

Event Series GGW Open Meeting

GGW Open Meeting

Central Station Coffee & Tea 1150 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

Join 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 […]

Wilmette Sidewalk Sale

Downtown Wilmette Wilmette, IL, United States

Stop by our booth at the annual sidewalk sale to talk about environmental issues and learn how you can get involved!