Let’s talk dirt! To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, a panel of speakers with experience in composting will help you get started and address your questions, comments, and concerns. The panel will consist of residents and community and business leaders with experience in either composting on their own or hiring composting companies. Cosponsored by the Glencoe […]

Opening Trail Restoration Day 9 am -11 am Join us as we celebrate spring by planting natives on the Green Bay Trail! This winter, Friends of the Green Bay Trail sowed 18 different native plant varieties at the Glencoe Park District’s greenhouse. We plan to plant 1000 of the more than 4000 plugs that are […]

Join area expert birder, Tim Joyce, of Wild Birds Unlimited, for a bird walk along the Glencoe Golf Club’s forested borders. Dress for the weather and ground conditions. Bring binoculars and a small note pad. The walk will not be cancelled for light rain. A cancellation notice will be sent if storms are forecasted. Participation […]

Lend a hand at Trail Bi-weekly gatherings Saturdays at 9am -11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing […]

Lend a hand at Trail Bi-weekly gatherings Saturdays at 9am -11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing […]

Join us – Lend a hand Saturdays at 9am - 11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing […]

5th Annual Green Bay Trail Day Saturday, July 27 from 8am-Noon TRAIL DAY MAP Families and kids: Test your skills on the Glencoe Park District’s rope course challenge. Enjoy crafts and story time with the Glencoe Library. Get a bug box from the Friends of the Green Bay Trail and try the Bee Toss. Look […]

Bob Grese, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's landscape architecture program, advocates for ecologically-based design and  restoration.  He  researched the work of early landscape architects who adopted such an approach to design, such as the work of O.C. Simonds and Jens Jensen who worked throughout the Midwest, including Highland Park, and were known for the […]

Join us – Lend a hand Saturdays at 9am - 11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing […]

Join us – Lend a hand Saturdays at 9am - 11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing […]