Friends of the Green Bay Trail

EVENTS

Apr 23 – Oct 31 all-day

12:00 am

Help us re-forest the Trail! (Click on “Tickets” for an order form) Removing invasive buckthorn and diseased ash trees has given us the opportunity to add native trees and shrubs. Once again the Village of[...]

Jun

Tue

Fri

Trailblazers Wanted!

Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – Jun 30 @ 11:45 pm

10:00 am

Tickets

A generous anonymous donor has offered to match, dollar for dollar, any contribution $1,000 or more received by June 30, up to $25,000. (Click on “Tickets” for an order form) Inspired by this, we are recognizing anyone[...]

Jul

Tue

Parade with Us! @ Winnetka Fourth of July Parade

Jul 4 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

9:30 am

Tickets

Show your support for the Trail and march with us! Dress as you would on the trail as a cyclist, walker, runner, or stroller-pusher.

Jul

Tue

Parade with Us, Part II @ Glencoe Fourth of July Parade

Jul 4 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

1:30 pm

Tickets

Let’s parade two! Come as a hiker, a runner, a cyclist–however you use the trail. Meet at Central School; we’ll have supplies to decorate your bike!

Jul

Sat

Monthly Volunteer Workday @ Green Bay Trail at Woodlawn Ave. Winnetka

Jul 8 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Help restore nature’s beauty on the Green Bay Trail. Meet at the Water Fountain on the Trail at Woodlawn Ave., Winnetka. We cut buckthorn and other invasives, plant trees, shrubs, and other plants, collect and[...]

Aug

Sat

Monarch Mania @ Green Bay Trail at Mary St.

Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Come visit the Hatchery where we protect eggs, caterpillars, and pupae of the Monarch Butterfly from predators. We feed those very hungry caterpillars their favorite food: milkweed! Once our butterflies hatch, we send them out[...]

Aug

Sat

Monthly Volunteer Workday @ Green Bay Trail at Woodlawn Ave. Winnetka

Aug 12 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Sep

Sat

Monthly Volunteer Workday @ Green Bay Trail at Woodlawn Ave. Winnetka

Sep 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets