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To raise environmental awareness, inspire people to take action, and create a more sustainable community.
Helping Wilmette Go Green Since 2006
Native Plant Sale 2026
May 9th from 9 to 11 am
West Park Garage (NEW LOCATION)
It’s time to go native! Stop by for a great selection of plants for your yard
Adjust Your Lights at Night
Internation Dark Sky Week starts on April 13th. Learn more about this and how lighting affects birds migrating along the lake in Spring
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Happy Earth Day!
Communities around the world will celebrate Earth Day today. Earth Day began in 1970, a year that temperature data show was colder than average for the 20th century. As you might guess, though, 1970 was one of the last years when this was true. Since the late 1990s, no year has been colder than that average, and the average yearly temperature has been rising pretty steadily. The U.S.`s hottest years on record were the last two years: 2024 and 2023.
This Earth Day, we should celebrate the Earth as always, but we must also resolve to do everything we can to limit climate change and its consequences. Private actions can have impacts.
This April, start composting, sign up for community solar, drive less, buy less and eat locally grown foods when you can. Pulling together is the only way we can slow the runaway temperature increases on our horizon
Beach Clean Up! Saturday, April 25, 9am-11am Gillson Beach House Feel free to come early or stay late to this family friendly event, and please stop by our table at some point to check in. Bring reusable gloves (not single-use plastic) and a bucket or container, many plastic pieces are tiny and need to be picked up by hand. Can’t make it? Do a solo beach clean-up anytime and tag #gogreenwilmette on Instagram or Facebook.
Electric Truck at Touch-A-Truck!
Saturday, April 25, 10am-12:pm
Centennial Parking Lot, 2300 Old Glenview Road, Wilmette
GGW will be showcasing an all electric Rivian truck!
Touch-A-Truck puts kids in the driver’s seat! Join the Wilmette Park District, Village of Wilmette and more during this FREE and unique opportunity to explore trucks of all types all in one place.
Attendees, both young and young at heart are allowed to touch, climb, and ask questions about their favorite trucks in a safe, supervised environment.
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Intern Profile: Maeve Newton
Maeve Newton joined Go Green Wilmette in December 2025. An alum of Regina Dominican High school in Wilmette, Maeve recently earned her...
4-H at Wagner Farm Gives Youth Hands-On Agriculture Experience
Most North Shore high school students never experience farm life, agriculture, or animal husbandry. Happily, the 4-H program at Wagner...
Recycling and Waste
Recycling and Composting for Waste Reduction Recycling consumer goods, food scraps and yard waste is an important part of reducing waste...
Adjust your Lights for Safe Bird Flights
Plants and animals depend on natural light cycles to govern life-sustaining behaviors such as reproduction, nourishment, sleep, and...
Wilmette Recycles for the Holidays
The Village of Wilmette works hard over the holidays to recycle various holiday specific items, such as light strings, trees, Styrofoam,...
Styrofoam Collection at Public Works through Jan 31
Getting gifts shipped or packed in Styrofoam this season? Residents are invited to drop off white block Styrofoam for recycling at the...
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There are many ways to help make Wilmette a wonderful environment in which to live and volunteering with Go Green Wilmette is a good place to start! We have opportunities for individuals to have an impact. Or, maybe your school/church youth group is looking to earn service hours. Beach Clean Ups and Habitat workdays are just a couple of ways you can really roll up your sleeves, dig in and make a tangible difference. If you have a particular area of interest or a skill to share, please contact us! We’d love to talk with you and determine how best you can work with us
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Business Partners for a Greener Wilmette
In 2021, the Village of Wilmette approved a Sustainability Plan for our village and part of that plan is to engage with local businesses about ways in which to make every business more sustainable.
This plan dovetails perfectly with the mission of GGW. GGW is offering Wilmette businesses a FREE consultation with our GGW board members on how you might want to make some small but significant changes to your business processes to be more sustainable!
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