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Your Green Lifestyle

Linette George, President, Get Organized by George

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 6:45 p.m.
Vernon Area Library

W&W Public Meeting

How do you personally and at home do the “right thing” for the environment with all the confusing and overwhelming information available to us? At Sierra Club's first meeting of the new season, we'll hear from Linette George, President of Get Organized by George, who has been dealing with other peoples’ stuff since 2003.

After seeing first hand how over-consumption can mess-up her clients lives, it became her passion and goal to help people live and work better with less… and go green. Linette is a Certified Professional Organizer®, Certified GO System Trainer, proud member of Co-op America's Green Business Network™ and was recently featured on Ideal Bite.

Ms. George will discuss recycling of common household and electronic items, composting, cleaning products and conscientious consuming. If you ever wondered how to green your day-to-day life, this will be a great opportunity to find out!

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Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.

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Antioch Approves Phosphorus Fertilizer Ban!

Lake Marie, Phosphorus polluted brown waters. © Evan Craig
Lake Marie, phosphorus polluted brown waters. © Evan Craig
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The Woods and Wetlands group of the Sierra Club promotes enjoyment and protection of the local, state, and national environment in the north east Illinois region. The Group includes 2300 Sierra Club members in Lake and Northeastern Cook counties.

 

Does your yard look like the picture?

If you live in Lake County, IL, chances are pretty good that it used to. If you look closely near the middle of the picture, you can imagine that you see an egret that was catching small fish on the day of the picture. There were also some Herons! (Click the one in the top left W&W logo to hear them.) Besides serving up fast food for endangered species, these wetlands purify the water as it seeps into the ground, and reduce flooding of the rivers. The woods in the background complete a common scene in our territory, after which we name the group. The presence of many other ecosystems here, in addition to the woods & wetlands, makes our territory home to more threatened and endangered species than any other in Illinois. Our Forest Preserves feature prairies, savannas, lakes and dunes. Because many species rely on vast open space beyond the borders of our Forest Preserves, we cannot rely on them alone to retain our spectacular wildlife. Please explore this website, and join us in protecting our environment ... for our families, for our future.

Links to Environmental Sites
Sierra Club Home Page Illinois Chapter, Sierra Club Environmental Law & Policy Center
Illinois Environmental Council League of Conservation Voters Union of Concerned Scientists
Worldwatch Institute Planning & Sprawl EDF Scorecard
Great Lakes Endangered Species PIRG New Energy Future EPA Community Environmentalism

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