A quandary: those of us who care most about nature tend also to feel the losses most deeply. How can we maintain our emotional balance amid climate turmoil. Lise van Susteren, frequent contributor on CNN, NBC, the Washington Post and diverse other media, shares how climate activists can protect themselves and the planet, maintaining their […]
Climate change is widely expected to increase the range and distribution of mosquito and tick vectors of disease as well as the viruses they carry with serious implications for the future of public health. Against this backdrop, the catalogue of materials capable of controlling mosquitoes is rapidly dwindling due to overuse, resistance, and regulatory pressure. […]
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 survive and even thrive. Human efforts to eliminate urban rats have severely impacted wildlife, and the rats are still here. What are we to do? […]
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 the plan and selected plants for the new Native American gardens at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian on Central Street and willshare the […]
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 true? Doug Taron from the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network tracks long-term trends in butterfly populations. He sees a significant decline in abundance from 1997 to […]
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 and fly towards it, dying at the solid pane. For decades, Annette Prince of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors has collected about 11,000 birds a […]
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 all along, thank you. Using Lincoln Park Zoo’s diverse scientific specialties, the Urban Wildlife Institute studies the interaction between metropolitan development and nature. Learn about […]
The EEA Wild & Scenic Film Festival presented by NorthShore Evanston and Skokie an event presented annually by the Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) and the city of Evanston. Join us for the 14th annual in-person only screening at Rotary International on March 8th! Doors open at 6:30 pm. A second screening of the same films […]
The Evanston Environmental Association and the City of Evanston will host the 12th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on March 11th plus five days of streaming opportunities. Enjoy the festival either in-person or from the comfort of your homes through their new interactive livestream platform. The festival offers a line-up of the best in environmental and adventure short films covering […]