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Attend the May 5-6 at Navy Pier to celebrate solutions leading us to healthier lives and greener communities. Meet and hear community leaders, cultural icons and reknowned visionaries, including: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., Van Jones, Amy Goodman, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Karyn Calabrese, Reed Alexander, Jeffrey Smith, Laura Flanders, Greg Palast, William . . . → Read More: C3 is at the Chicago Green Festival This Weekend! Explore Park Stewardship Jackson Park Wooded Island Workday Saturday, May 26th 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Contact Jerry Levy at sjlevy@jeromelevylaw.com Join Park District Steward, Jerry Levy for a fun day of stewardship and education at the Jackson Park Workday. Volunteers will meet at the Darrow Memorial Bridge, just south of the Museum Of Science and Industry. Activities can include . . . → Read More: Featured Event! Jackson Park Wooded Island Workday, 5/26, 10AM 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
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! You are Invited to a May 15 Climate Change Action Workshop for Community Organizations at The Field Museum What do daycare, cooking, public art, and gardens have to do with climate change? Come to the workshop and find out! When: Tuesday, May 15, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (optional . . . → Read More: Climate Change Action Workshop for Community Organizations, 5/15, 10AM You Are Cordially Invited to the Fifth Annual 10th Ward Green Summit 2012 Partner Kickoff April 27, 2012 Jovial Club 9615 S. Commercial Avenue Chicago, IL 60617 9:00am Registration & Breakfast 9:30am-11:00am Program RSVP to Graciela Robledo at 773.734.9181 Ext. 14 or . . . → Read More: Fifth Annual 10th Ward Green Summit 2012 Partner Kickoff Tomorrow! Growing Forward Insight Sessions at the 2012 Green & Growing Fair Saturday, April 28th, 12-4pm Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. On behalf of GreenNet and all the community gardens that are so important to Chicago’s neighborhoods, you are invited to attend a special Insight Session for community garden leaders at this year’s . . . → Read More: Growing Forward Insight Sessions at the 2012 Green & Growing Fair 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
Have an Earth Day event coming up? Want a dynamic, knowledgeable speaker to come talk about environmental issues or host a C3 table at your event? Consider requesting a C3 Speaker! The C3 Speakers Bureau is a collection of environmental community leaders that are actively engaged in protecting the environment and improving the quality . . . → Read More: Request a C3 Speaker for Your Earth Day Event by April 2nd Check out the blog posts below for more information! Explore Stormwater Management Sustainable Backyards Workshop Tuesday, March 27th 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Chicago Center for Green Technology 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. Register or learn more at www.chicagogreentech.org or call 312-746-9642 Learn how to make your back, front or side yard more environmentally sustainable. This workshop will cover the . . . → Read More: Sustainable Backyards Workshop, 3/27, 6 PM 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 Explore Water Conservation C3 Leader, Stephanie Douglass hosts a Free Wet ‘n Wild Chicago Water Workshop Tuesday, March 13th 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Uncommon Ground 1401 W. Devon Ave. To register or learn more call 260-ALL-GROW Why does your basement smell when it floods? Should you drink hot water from the tap? How . . . → Read More: C3 Leader, Stephanie’s Wet ‘n Wild Chicago Water Workshop, 3/13, 5PM 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 The HomeGrown Chicago community food garden network, sponsored by Openlands, is a training program that focuses on fostering neighborhood groups to assess, plan for, and build long-term stewardship for community-managed green spaces. The objectives of the program are to promote increased growing and consumption of healthy and affordable local food, establish productive uses for vacant . . . → Read More: Homegrown Chicago Accepting Applications |
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