Save the Date -
Saturday, April 21, 2012
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION & Workday at Deer Grove Forest Preserve - Special guest speaker Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle . . learn more
Send us your best EcoTips!
Upper Mississippi River Essay Contest "Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.”
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We send out a monthly email to our NW Cook members to announce special programs, volunteer opportunities . . . more
Save Money on Electricity & Help the Environment
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Deregulation of the electricity industry in Illinois is providing residents with a lot of options and even more questions . . . more
The Chicago Group of the Sierra Club invites you to:
Blue Water, Brown Water:
Tales from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District from
MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore
February 8, 6:30 p.m.
Illinois Chapter office, 70 E.Lake St., Suite 1500, Chicago . . . more
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Can We Do Better?
So simple. Any good environmentalist,
or "wannabe"
. . . knows what we should be doing. But what are we actually doing . . .see what Karen Peterson has to say on the subject . . . moreExperience Green Dining
You don't have to trek all the way into Chicago to experience these restaurants.
According to Lara Jackson, there are plenty of green restaurants in the suburbs. Listed are just a few restaurants you can try out . . . more
Upcoming Program Meetings
February 11th - Community Electricity Choice more
March 8th - Meet the Candidates with Barb Hill more
April 12th - Natural Lawn Care with Chris Mest more
EARTH WEEK - April 18th -
A Photographic Journey into the Wilds of Chicago with nature photographer Mike MacDonald
Special Program Location: April 18, Wednesday, 7pm at Harper College Room Z119 (capacity 74) more
February/ March 2012
Congratulations are in order! The results are in for the 2012 Executive Committee members . . . more
Black Bears!
Wow, we had a great turnout for Eric's presentation at our November program meeting . . . more
Aldo Leopold - Green Fire Our October program meeting at the Arlington Heights Library, sponsoring the film . . . more
"Idling Gets You Nowhere" Idling wastes fuel and money and pollutes the air we breathe. Arlington Heights Cool Cities . . . more
A Personal Journey Down the Renewable Energy Road - Peter Gorr recently transitioned his home in Palatine to new clean solar energy, with one of the largest residential solar electrical systems in Illinois
Part 1 - The Economy and the Environment
Part 2 - Selecting a Solar Energy System
Part 3 - Economics of a Solar Energy System
Inner City Outings
Inner City Outings Meets Hackmatack . . .and Oh What Fun We Had! more
Book Review
"The Grandest of Lives"
Eye To Eye With Whales by Douglas H. Chadwick more
Featured Area Park
Parks, trails or preserves in our boundaries more