Can technology developments in fuel-fired equipment provide a viable pathway for Net Zero Carbon, replacing fossil gas in companion with electrification in order to meet decarbonization goals? This session will not talk about what's expected, but explore what's possible and happening. Speakers: Allen Dusault, Energy Research & Development at Franklin Energy Services Martha White, Energy […]

PROGRAM CANCELLED We hope to reschedule this program for the spring of 2023.  Visit the Friends’ website for program updates and event calendar.

Environmental Law and Policy Center's (ELPC) webinar will discuss the 2023 outlook for electric vehicles in the Midwest. Find out why "range-anxiety" will soon be a thing of the past. Significant federal and state legislation and market forces are creating tremendous opportunities for funding, manufacturing and purchasing electric vehicles of all kinds: passenger cars, public […]

St. John's Goodfest Goes Green! Go Green Wilmette will be at the Goodfest gathering at St. John's Church on Oct. 1 helping to make it a "Zero Waste" event. Do you belong to a group planning an event? If so, let GGW help you reduce waste, compost food scraps and make it an earth-friendly event. Three cheers […]

Join Illinois Green Alliance and the Northbrook Park District IN-PERSON for a guided tour of one of the first net zero energy verified projects in Illinois! Designed by Wight & Company, the 44,200 square foot Techny Prairie Activity Center (TPAC) is a PHIUS+ 2015 & Source Zero Certified Project. The facility received a $1.78 million […]

Are you uncertain about what is recyclable and where to recycle it? A representative from Waste Management & other experts provide an inside look at how to recycle effectively to help the environment. Do you find yourself “wishcycling” small plastic objects? Or confused about whether shredded paper is recyclable? Recycling helps the environment when done […]

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. […]

If 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 meet in the Harms Woods  South parking lot (Groves 1 & 2), which is the first parking lot north of Golf Road (the one shaped […]