If you'd like to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors and help restore health to our local woodlands, please join us this Sunday, October 10, from 9:00 to noon for a restoration work day at Harms Woods East! We'll meet in the Harms Woods South parking lot (Groves 1 & 2), which is a block […]
Have something to share or a question to ask? Want to just check in with GGW friends or meet new people? Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at 10am via Zoom for a relaxed but lively discussion of local issues and upcoming events. Register for our next open meeting here.
Prairie plants native to Illinois often spread their seeds by wind, and we can help. Come join Go Green Wilmette for tours of the bird habitat in Gillson Park and help us collect and spread the prairie plant seeds. We will have refreshments and exhibits about birds, insects and trees as well!
Register now for a virtual visit with the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Six years after it was first published Braiding Sweetgrass hit the bestseller list in 2020 with its […]
Fall 2021 Community Engagement Opportunities Our designers have taken time to review all of the community feedback from this summer, and they have put together several new concept options for the Gillson Comprehensive Plan. CLICK HERE to view the new concept options from the presentation given at the September 27 Committee of the […]
The Natural Resources Commission is hosting a Fall River Cleanup to clear trash and invasive plant life in and around the Techny Basin. Want to help out? The group will meet in the Willow Creek Shopping Center parking lot at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24. Work gloves and trash bags will be provided. Call (847) […]
Now more than ever it’s clear that we need science, solutions, and solidarity to ensure a livable future for all. Join us to learn the latest science around the climate crisis and what the Chicago area and our own community are doing to address it. We’ll hear from Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives with […]
Fall 2021 Community Engagement Opportunities Our designers have taken time to review all of the community feedback from this summer, and they have put together several new concept options for the Gillson Comprehensive Plan. CLICK HERE to view the new concept options from the presentation given at the September 27 Committee of the […]
One Book One Northwestern is excited to invite the author of this year's common read, Professor Hope Jahren. She will be in conversation with Professor William Miller, One Book faculty chair, about her book "The Story of More; How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here." Registration begins on Oct. 1. […]
Fall 2021 Community Engagement Opportunities Our designers have taken time to review all of the community feedback from this summer, and they have put together several new concept options for the Gillson Comprehensive Plan. CLICK HERE to view the new concept options from the presentation given at the September 27 Committee of the […]