Explore Urban Agriculture Neighborspace Howard Area Community Garden Workday Saturday, May 19th 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1715 W. Juneway Terrace Contact bwilley@neighbor-space.org Join volunteers from Neighborspace, Openlands, and Chicago Cares for an exciting workday at this Rogers Park community garden, one of the oldest commmunity gardens in the city. There are 50 vegetable plots housed . . . → Read More: Featured Event! Neighborspace Howard Area Community Garden Workday, 5/19, 9AM
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Twenty years ago, Friends of the Chicago River started Chicago River Day with 25 volunteers who dragged shopping carts, mattresses, and plastic bags from its banks. Today, this inspiring event has grown to 4,000 volunteers at 65 locations along the Chicago River. Celebrate this amazing milestone through Chicago River Day 20/20 – . . . → Read More: Chicago River Day 20/20 still has many events before River Day! Celebrate Earth Day by attending one of the many upcoming stewardship events coming up soon! Can’t make it? Check out our Event Calendar, which will be updated with exciting opportunities from stewardship events to festivals and everything in between to celebrate Earth Day all year long. __________ Explore Stewardship Across Chicago What better way to . . . → Read More: Earth Day is Just Around the Corner, but You Can Celebrate Every Day Over the past two years, ECCo (Environment, Culture, and Conservation, a division of the Field museum) staff have been working with partner organizations in four neighborhoods–Forest Glen, Bronzeville, South Chicago, and Pilsen–and across the Chicago Region (including us!) to turn their research on community assets into local projects and tools for education and action that . . . → Read More: Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit from the Field Museum
Check out the Chicago Conservation Corps’ six-year report here. We have come a long way since 2006 and we want to share the memories and impacts with you. It has been an amazing 6 years and we look forward to many more years of grassroots community development and environmental stewardship throughout Chicago. Want to . . . → Read More: The Chicago Conservation Corps Six-Year Report Content Creator, including photographs: C3 Blogger Tom from www.letUbeU.com The word ‘conservation’ can be confusing. It is defined as the prevention of injury or waste. When we refer to conservation from an environmental viewpoint, we are talking about not injuring animals & insects and their homes, and not wasting natural resources–energy, land, and water. . . . → Read More: Conservation is #SoSimple Explore Dune Restoration Chicago Park District Rainbow Beach Workday Saturday, March 24th 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Note New Time) 77th St. and the Lake (Meet at the entrance to the Nature Area, southeast end of the beach.) Contact the steward at alison.anastasio@gmail.com for more information or to register. In the mid . . . → Read More: Chicago Park District Rainbow Beach Workday, 3/24, 10AM Explore Garden Stewardship Restoration Workday at North Park Village Nature Center Sunday, March 18th 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 5801 N. Pulaski No registration necessary. Call 312-744-5472 for more information. Enjoy a day in the woods of the North Park Village. Help remove invasive plants like buckthorn; plant and/or remove trees; and learn about . . . → Read More: Restoration Workday at North Park Village Nature Center, 3/18, 9AM Want to help manage stormwater and prevent flooding in Logan Square? Interested in making green improvements to your property, no matter where you live? Join us at the first public workshop for the Milwaukee Avenue Green Development Corridor grant program! DETAILS March 13, 2012, 7–9 pm Hairpin Lofts, Logan Square Arts Center 2800 N. Milwaukee . . . → Read More: Spring Public Workshop for the Milwaukee Avenue Green Development Corridor Grant Program, 3/13, 7PM Content Creator, including photographs: C3 Blogger Tom from www.letUbeU.com The Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) has put together an impressive resume of accomplishments over the past 5+ years. In case you are new to C3, we are a group of over 400 volunteers and teachers (with 3 staff members to facilitate) who recruit and . . . → Read More: Celebrate the Accomplishments of the Chicago Conservation Corps Content Creator: C3 Trainee Tom from www.letUbeU.com Chicagoans are fortunate to have a large source of fresh water as our neighbor. Over 5.4 million people—44% of the Illinois population—depend on the Chicago Department of Water Management to provide a reliable supply of drinking water from Lake Michigan. Chicago is working hard to avoid situations similar to . . . → Read More: How To Save Water & Save Money Content Creator, including photographs: C3 Blogger Tom from www.letUbeU.com Working Bikes Cooperative is a non-profit organization in Chicago devoted to the motto: Reduce Reuse Recycle. They collect neglected bikes and tune them up to reuse & sell. The revenue is used to ship the remaining bikes to different corners of planet earth so that a poor . . . → Read More: Dirty Hands at Working Bikes Cooperative We are in the heart of winter, and most likely, your windows are closed and fresh air is at a premium. So don’t pollute the air in your home with cleaning products that contain hazardous chemicals and volatile organic compounds. We will make it easy for you to find another option. Here is a . . . → Read More: How To Make Air-friendly Cleaning Products
Explore Energy Savings C3 Leader, Amy Talbot leads a Winter Wonderland Energy Savings Workshop Saturday, February 25th 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA), Community Room 2520 S. Western Ave. Contact . . . → Read More: C3 Leader, Amy Talbot leads a Winter Wonderland Energy Savings Workshop, February 25th, 1PM
Explore Green Cleaning C3 Leader, Stephanie Douglass leads Adventures in Green Cleaning Wednesday, February 22nd 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Uncommon Ground 1401 W. Devon Ave For more information, contact 260-ALL-GROW. Indoor air can be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Come learn . . . → Read More: C3 Leader, Stephanie Douglass leads Adventures in Green Cleaning, February 22nd, 5PM
Explore Bike Maintenance Tuesday, January 31st 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Working Bikes, 2434 S. Western Ave No registration necessary. For more information, contact volunteer@workingbikes.org. Come out and learn about bike maintenance at Working Bikes, a local non-profit that diverts . . . → Read More: Working Bikes Cooperative Volunteer Night, Jan 31st, 5PM Explore Outdoor Stewardship Monday, January 16th Whistler Woods, S Halsted St & W 134th St. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. RSVP to Mary Eileen Sullivan at sullivanme@fotp.org. Join Friends of the Parks and Calumet Is My Backyard (C.I.M.B.Y.) at Whistler Woods to . . . → Read More: Featured Event! Friends of the Parks MLK Jr. Service Day at Whistler Woods, Jan 16th, 9AM Most of us are guilty of leaving our car running while we sit and wait, and wait, and wait. Sometimes we’re waiting for a friend while parked in front of their apartment, other times we quickly run into a bank or coffee shop. What you may not know is that idling your car engine . . . → Read More: How To Promote Healthy Lungs & Clean Air – Turn Off Your Car |
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