Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at Glencoe’s Shelton Park playground to mark the passing of the year’s longest period of darkness. Enjoy the Friends’ presentation of the Abbot’s Bromley Horn Dance, an ancient musical procession historically performed at this time […]
Doug Tallamy returns to the Glencoe Library to share details about his newest initiative, Homegrown National Park. The author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants and other acclaimed books on environment, Tallamy is calling on public and private spaces to offset the rapidly rising impacts of climate change by supporting and […]
The Friend’s fourth annual Green Bay Trail Day is a FREE celebration of the Trail’s restoration, made possible with the contributions of hundreds of volunteers, community organizations and generous donors. The Trail is now a multi-community recreational site on which to bike or stroll to enjoy its restored natural setting, Festivities will offer family activities, […]
Buckthorn 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 wildlife habitat and native species, and learn how to control it in your own landscape. Alternative replacement shrubs will be discussed. Presented by Matt Evans, […]
Join 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, please! Meet at Glencoe’s Shelton Park playground for a festive musical presentation. Stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of […]
Celebrate the arrival of longer days. Light up the night. Dress your family, dog, wagons, strollers and yourself with glowing decor. No candles or open flames. Enjoy the Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance, an ancient musical procession performed at this time of year. Festivities will end with a bonfire and refreshments. Severe weather will cancel the […]
Meet at Glencoe Beach for a community clean-up in celebration of Earth Day. Community partners will offer interactive earth-friendly activities and educational opportunities. This is a rain or shine event. Dress for the weather. Bring your own boots, gloves and buckets to collect debris. Refuse and recycling cans will be placed at each cleanup location […]
Kim Ainis, a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, will lead a relaxing three hour guided walk in nature. It is an opportunity to unplug in a peaceful setting with a series of invitations or prompts, designed to help participants deepen senses and connections to nature through this slow-paced sensory walk. This event is offered […]
Green Bay Trail Day is a FREE celebration of the Trail’s restored beauty. Stroll the Trail to visit more than 30 stations for music, sustainable gardening advice, buckthorn removal, native plant selections, tree care, and birding. Receive a bike tune up, connect with other bike organizations. Visit the butterfly hatchery. Observe Plein Air Painters. Discover […]
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT Celebrate the arrival of longer days with the Friends of the Green Bay Trail and Glencoe Park District. Decorate your family, dogs, wagons and strollers with lights that glow. No open flames please! Join the historical musical Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance to celebrate the arrival of longer days. Festivities end with […]