Upcoming events
Invest Like the Planet Depends on It
Go Green Illinois Monthly Meeting
For many people, the indirect emissions created by our bank accounts and investments represent the largest component of our personal carbon footprint - more than waste reduction, food choices and even travel. The goal of our March program is to share information in an accessible format that will help you make financial decisions that are in line with your environmental values.
Learn how banking and investment decisions impact the environment. If you have a bank account, a college savings account, a retirement plan, or other investments, this program will provide tools and information to enable you to determine what your investments are funding and to make choices that are better aligned with your values. Discuss how our Go Green groups can educate our community members about this important topic.
We will also learn about the Climate Safe Pensions Act pending in the legislature in Illinois, and action you can take to help move it forward.
Our guest speakers for this meeting will be Nancy Bell and Elliot Rossen.
Spring SportSwap
Bring your gently used sports gear to swap for a voucher to Ackerman SFC March 16-20 during regular business hours.
NO EQUIPMENT WILL BE COLLECTED ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY! Use your voucher to shop on Sunday from 1-2:30 pm. No items will be accepted on Sunday 3/22 except clothes and leggings. Read More
Outdoor Walking Club
Join us for Go Green GE’s monthly walking club on March 24th at the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center. We will meet DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner Jeff Gahris and learn about some of the sustainable aspects of the center, and then take a walk on the renovated trail. Rain, Snow or Shine! See you there!
Plastics: From Awareness to Action
Do you feel perplexed by the plastic pollution problem? Curious what to recycle, or if it matters at all?
Concerned about the news of plastic in our water and bodies?
Wondering if there's anything you can do!?
The answer is YES!
Join us for a day of learning and community action.
Learn the backstory behind some of our biggest problems with plastic pollution and participate with others in activities where you can learn to make a difference in your home and community.
Spread the word and bring your family, friends, and neighbors!
Light refreshments will be served. Register
Community Mending Clinic
Join Sandy Plahetka of Sew With Sandy and Go Green Glen Ellyn for a FREE Community Mending Clinic in the Shakespeare Room at the Glen Ellyn Public Library. Bring one or two items to repair and learn how, with Sandy's help!
All supplies will be provided. Suggested items for mending include clothing with holes (t-shirts, pants, coats), stuffed animals, replacing buttons, etc.
Space is limited, so please register.
Mending Clinic
Join us for this clinic to learn how to mend! We will have a sign up for those wanting something to be mended, stay tuned.
The Buzz in Your Garden
The Buzz in Your Garden is an introduction to the many pollinating bees making essential contributions to the health and productivity of gardens and ecosystems. Join Judy Cardin, a bumble bee expert and educator with the Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade, for a webinar with fascinating facts about our native pollinators.
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001Gys45IAB
Habitat Heroes: Project Churchill
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gepark/activity/search/detail/37196?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Watts the Impact?
Join us for a discussion on Data Centers.
Learn what data centers are and what they are used for, the associated potential environmental impacts, how city planners and lawmakers are balancing demand with environmental impacts, and what residents should know.
Go Green GE Outdoor Walking Club
Come join us for our monthly outdoor walking club on the 4th Tuesday of the month at noon.
Dress for the weather! We'll meet in the Churchill Park (NOT Churchill Woods) parking lot at 271 St. Charles Road in Northwest Glen Ellyn. See you there!
Anote's Ark
Fourth film of 2026 Global Flicks series. From Bangladesh, we will travel to the Pacific nation of Kiribati to see Anote’s Ark. This documentary film centers around President Anote Tong and his efforts to save his nation (which is predicted to be submerged within decades due to climate change), his people, and 4,000 years of Kiribati culture. The post-film Q&A will be facilitated by COD Biology Professor Shamili Ajgaonkar. For the evening showing, we will also be joined by Ellen Nabeti who spent over two years in Kiribati as a Peace Corps Volunteer during Anote Tong’s presidency.
Wednesday, Feb 25 | 1:30 & 7:30 pm
Belushi Performance Hall | 1:30 pm
Playhouse Theatre | 7:30 pm
FREE
Coffee and Catbirds
https://www.active.com/glen-ellyn-il/classes/coffee-and-catbirds-2026
The Conservation Foundation Book Club
The Overstory by Richard Powers
We want to bring our community together to discuss ideas within nature-based literature. It’s a great way to get to know each other, as well as deepen our understanding and relationship to the land we live on. This group will be led by our friend, Kristy Belton, and meet every other month on the first Wednesday. We hope you’ll join us! This event is free and no registration is required!
Book Discussion - "The Problem with Plastics"
https://www.beyondplastics.org/events/the-problem-with-plastic
River Prairie Group of Sierra Club: Active Transportation in DuPage
Learn about trails, bike lanes, e-bike regulations, and active transportation concerns in the s uburbs. Dave Simmons of Ride Illinois will be presenting.
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001JQgWTIA1
Go Green GE Walking Club!
Join Go Green GE for our new monthly Walking Club! This month we are hitting Panfish Park. If you fancy some fresh air and even fresher conversation, come on out on January 27th at noon.
We will meet every fourth Tuesday at Noon at a different park, so check here for details!
SCARCE REPAIR FAIR
Don’t replace it … repair it! Experts will be onsite at SCARCE to perform simple repairs on household items. While you’re here, take a look around our onsite SCARCE-LY Used Books & Records Resale Shop. The event is free but there may be a small fee for repairs. Cash is strongly encouraged. Other forms of payment will be accepted at the discretion of each vendor. Items will be evaluated and repaired on a first-come first-serve basis. If a vendor is unable to fix an item onsite for any reason, they might ask you to leave the item with them to be completed and returned to you at an agreed upon date. Click here for more details.
Intergenerational Care for Land and Community(Robin Wall Kimmerer)
In this Wild Ones free national webinar, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. Together, they will explore questions such as: How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers? What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades? Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists? Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other. Click here to register.
Habitat Heroes: Project Churchill
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gepark/activity/search/detail/37195?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Urban Stream Research Center Open House
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the DuPage Forest Preserve District’s efforts to raise freshwater mussels and federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonflies. Then, meet some of the crayfish, insects, and fish that call the county’s waterways home. Tours begin every 30 minutes. All ages; under 18 with an adult. $5 per person. Register online or at 630-933-7248.
BLACKWELL FOREST PRESERVE
Nature Walking Club
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gepark/activity/search/detail/37191?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Proven Plants for Small-Scale Native Gardens
https://theconservationfoundation.org/event/small-native-gardens/
Held in partnership with The Pizzo Group, this webinar highlights effective native plants for landscape design by looking at the ecosystems where they naturally thrive. By focusing on each species’ “happy place” — it’s ideal soil, moisture, light, and plant community — we show how matching plants to their native habitats boosts resilience and long-term success. Part of the Conservation@Home Professional Training series, the session with experts from Pizzo Native Plant Nursery emphasizes the importance of regionally adapted plants in creating sustainable, biodiverse landscapes.
Conservation on Tap
Conservation on Tap: Learn about local conservation topics, casual drop-in setting
https://theconservationfoundation.org/event/2026-conservation-on-tap-1/
Habitat Heroes: Project Churchill
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gepark/activity/search/detail/37195?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Wheaton textiles & electronics recycling event
https://www.scarce.org/event/wheaton-monthly-recycling-event-2021-12-11/2025-12-13/
Conservation on Tap
Conservation on Tap: Learn about local conservation topics, casual drop-in setting
https://theconservationfoundation.org/event/2025-conservation-on-tap-5/
National Take a Hike Day
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gepark/activity/search/detail/36397?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true