You Care. Do Something. We’ll Help.
The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar.
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
- September 10, 12, 14: C3 Environmental Leadership Training Orientation Sessions
- September 12: Chicago [...]
You Care. Do Something. We’ll Help.
The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar.
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
- August 1: Environmental Awareness Fun Booth at the Hope Festival
- August 8: Winnemac Park [...]
You care. Do something. We’ll help.
The following is a list of events coordinated by our C3 Leaders and Trainees, as well as volunteer opportunities facilitated by our C3 Partners. For a full listing of events, visit the C3 Calendar.
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
- July 11: Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale in Lawndale/Pilsen
- July [...]
2008 Chicago West Nile Virus Public Education and Community Outreach Campaign
West Nile Virus infection (WNV) is an illness conveyed to humans primarily by mosquitoes. In most cases, people infected with WNV either show no symptoms or have very mild flu-like symptoms, called West Nile fever. WNV is an urgent issue that needs to be taken [...]
Department of Environment News and Opportunities – June 2008
- June 7: Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility Open
- June 9-11: NeoCon at Merchandise Mart
- June 13: Bike to Work Day Rally
- June 21: Environmental Resource Event at U.S. Cellular Field
- June 30: Registration Deadline for Solar PowerUp! for Kids
- Alert: Protect yourself and your family [...]
Department of Environment News and Opportunities – May 2008
- May 10: Smart Home Green + Wired
- May 10: Green Your Closets and Drawers
- May 15: Daley Plaza Farmers Market
- May 17: Clean and Green
- May 17-18: Green Festival
- May 17-18: Great Chicago Places and Spaces Tour
Smart Home Green + Wired
- Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. [...]
How green is your workplace? The 2008 Bicycle Commuter Challenge is now open to all companies who want to compete to be the most environmentally friendly company in Chicagoland. Sign up now at www.biketraffic.org/commuterchallenge.
Companies competing in the Bicycle Commuter Challenge strive to earn the highest percentage of employees biking for part or all of [...]
Call for volunteers
- March 27: Resource Center Fundraiser
- April 22: Logan Square Earth Day
Events and opportunities
- March 15: Chicago Green Homes Fair
- March 17: Rogers Park Green Corps ‘Greening Your Home’ Workshop
- March 29: Earth Hour
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Resource Center Fundraiser
- Thursday, March 27 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Caro d’Offay Gallery, 2204 W. North Avenue
The Resource Center [...]
From our friends at the Southeast Environmental Task Force:
Recycling: Why? and How?
Join us for our first monthly Environmental Workshop!
This month the topic is RECYCLING. Learn why it is important to recycle and how to recycle most affectively. There will be speakers from the Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Department of Streets and [...]
Illinois Rain Garden Initiative
The Illinois Rain Garden Initiative is designed to empower students and communities to confront local flooding concerns, restore native Illinois prairie habitats, and learn about green solutions to storm water management. The Lieutenant Governor’s Office will award 22 grants of $500 each to plant rain gardens. Eligible organizations include public [...]
Ross Peterson, Vice President of the Jackson Park Advisory Council is looking for natural area restoration volunteers for Jackson Park, Humboldt Park and other areas of the Chicago Park District. As part of this recruitment, he is asking volunteers to think about attending the Herbicide Training and Testing Workshop at the Brookfield Zoo on January [...]
From our friends at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum:
Climate Change in Illinois
Wednesday, January 16, 6:30-8 p.m.
In partnership with Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
The heat is on! Climate change will continue to be a major concern in 2008.
Cherry trees blooming in January, polar ice caps melting at an alarming rate, and warming [...]
Alliance for the Great Lakes is hiring. See below for two available positions: September Adopt-a-Beach Assistant and Summer Intern.
September Adopt-a-Beach Assistant (2008) Job Description
Primary responsibility is to support the Outreach Coordinator in preparation of the annual beach cleanup event, September Adopt-a-Beach on Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 9 am – 12 noon.
This [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) needs to hear from you to limit U.S. Steel’s discharge to Lake Michigan!
Action Needed Now:
· Attend EPA public hearing Dec. 11 or submit written comments
The U.S. EPA has scheduled a public hearing on Dec. 11 in Gary, Ind. to invite comments on a draft water pollution discharge permit [...]
Dear C3 alumni,
I hope you are all having good luck with your projects. I’ve been working with the Bureau of Forestry, Chicago Park District, Wrightwood Neighbors, C3, and Scott Waguespack – 32nd ward Alderman on enhancing the current Christmas tree mulching program.
This year’s tree mulching event takes place January 12, 2008 from 8:45am [...]
Here’s a great way to help the River from home – add a rain barrel to your house. Rain barrels help you conserve water, reduce the amount of water going directly to the sewer system and provide water for your garden.
Friends of the Chicago River board member Grant Crowley has a great [...]
Friends of the Chicago River is launching our Clean Water Campaign to build community support for public investment in cleaning up the Chicago River. Friends’ staff will be making presentations to local officials and community groups distributing the Clean Water Principles for individuals and groups to endorse.
As part of this effort, we [...]
Join Faith in Place and Interfaith Worker Justice for a co-sponsored workshop on building or remodeling as a congregation. The workshop on Sunday, November 12 will cover topics including:
Green building for congregations
The Energy Star self-audit program for congregations
Tips from experts on how to fund new building programs
How to verify good labor standards by congregational contractors
Register [...]
This post initiates a new category, Green Business. I’d like to start posting not only the names of businesses we think are run in environmentally friendly ways, but also what it is that they are doing that we think is so friendly. We need to define the category, not just fill it [...]
Well, it seems the blog is already working. Melissa Haeffner of the I-GO car-sharing program googled C3, found the blog, and we’ve had quite a conversation by email. She answered a lot of my questions about how the program works, what it costs, and how the “community” of I-GO car-sharers is all about [...]