Go Green Wilmette hosted a clean lawn care workshop for the trade in 2020, presented by the American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) and sponsored by Chalet. More than eighty people participated in the webinar from park districts, lawn care companies, municipalities, colleges, schools, equipment manufacturers and environmental groups. The webinar made the case that cleaner electric commercial-grade equipment is available with greatly reduced maintenance and fuel costs. We are working with the Village to revise gas-powered leaf blower restriction enforcement and with north suburban communities to establish or strengthen their leaf blower ordinances.
The following thirteen communities had Park District, Municipal and/or environmental organization representation: Deerfield, Elmhurst, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Oak Park, Skokie and Wilmette.
The following lawn care companies participated: Chalet (sponsor), Mariani’s, Cardenas, Scott Byron, Greenwise, Solar & Earth, A Garden Guy and Nature’s Perspective.
We had representatives from property management companies, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and schools, colleges and universities including Loyola Academy, Loyola University, and College of Lake County.
Many thanks to Chalet for sponsoring the workshop and including many staff members in the event.
