Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and bug spray […]
Join us to clean the numerous species of native seeds collected during trail work days. Seeds will be sorted and bagged for future planting on the trail and represent thousands of dollars saved which will be used for additional plant purchases and trail stewardship costs. Saturdays, 2 - 3:30 PM Where: 1730 Chancellor St., Evanston Supplies: Garden or disposable […]
6th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights Decorate yourself, family, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. No candles or open flames, please! Meet at the Shelton Park playground for a surprise presentation then stroll the Green Bay trail to sing songs and celebrate the arrival of longer days. Festivities will end […]
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NORTH SHORE Wednesday, January 12, at 1 pm What does climate change mean for our area—what can we expect, and what can we do about it? Please join international climate expert and University of Illinois professor emeritus Dr. Don Wuebbles for a discussion of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021 Report […]
Learn about the work of Piet Oudolf, the leading naturalistic landscape and garden designer through the personal research of landscape design consultant Deborah Chud. She’ll trace her discovery of Oudolf’s work, her research into his design principles, his ideas of structure and the balance of coherence, plant combinations, and her use of that research to […]
In celebration of Earth Day, join us as we clean up Glencoe parks and the lakefront! On Saturday, April 23, we’ll meet at 10 AM at various sites for a community clean-up. This event is cosponsored by the Friends of the Green Bay Trail, Glencoe Park District, and the Glencoe Sustainability Task Force. Volunteers must […]
Meet at the Mary Street entrance to the trail at 9 AM, work until 11AM. We will share the work plan there. No training needed. Dress for the weather and trail conditions. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel the day for sprinkles, but will […]
Join area expert birder, Tim Joyce, of Wild Birds Unlimited, for a bird walk along the Glencoe Golf Club’s forested borders adjacent to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Dress for the weather and ground conditions. Bring binoculars and a small note pad. Tim will reserve time for birding, feeding and landscape questions. The walk will not […]
Meet at the Mary Street entrance to the trail at 9 AM, work until 11AM. We will share the work plan there. No training needed. Dress for the weather and trail conditions. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel the day for sprinkles, but will […]
Meet at the Mary Street entrance to the trail at 9 AM, work until 11AM. We will share the work plan there. No training needed. Dress for the weather and trail conditions. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel the day for sprinkles, but will […]
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We restore nature’s beauty to The Green Bay Trail.
