Upcoming events
Post-Thanksgiving Cooking Oil Recycling Pop Up Event
Post-Thanksgiving Cooking Oil Recycling Pop Up Event
Fresh Air Friday
Enjoy a relaxing hour of mindful walking and immersive nature-based ways to tune in to the present on a 1-mile walk on crushed limestone and grass trails. Ages 18 and up. $5 per person.
Among the Leaves So Green
Step back into winter holiday traditions of the 1890s as you tour the farmhouse decked out in all its splendor with antique ornaments, piney boughs, holly, and more! Learn about the importance of “planting” the tree and sprucing up in winter. Help decorate the farm by stringing popcorn and twisting greenery, and join staff around the fire to mull cider and enjoy some sweet treats. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to enter the farm. All ages. Free. No registration. Questions? Call 630-876-5900.
Among the Leaves So Green
Step back into winter holiday traditions of the 1890s as you tour the farmhouse decked out in all its splendor with antique ornaments, piney boughs, holly, and more! Learn about the importance of “planting” the tree and sprucing up in winter. Help decorate the farm by stringing popcorn and twisting greenery, and join staff around the fire to mull cider and enjoy some sweet treats. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to enter the farm. All ages. Free. No registration. Questions? Call 630-876-5900.
Beeswax Luminaries
Learn about the benefits of beeswax candles and enjoy some aromatherapy while designing and creating three beeswax luminaries, which you’ll embellish with dried plants, flowers, and herbs. Ages 18 and up. $55 per person.
Nature Study Explorers
Create memories with your friends and family as you explore nature through an 1890s lens. Take a step back in time, and learn from the Nature Study movement of the late Victorian era with different seasonal activities. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to enter the farm. All ages. Free. No registration. Questions? Call 630-876-5900 or visit facebook.com/klinecreekfarm.
Winter Solstice Walk
Winter Solstice Walk at Lake Ellyn
Take a break from the busy holiday season for a peaceful walk around Lake Ellyn to celebrate the longest night of the year. Come inside the Boathouse for a warm drink and to explore the science behind the winter solstice. Co-hosted by Glen Ellyn Park District and Go Green Glen Ellyn. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. (free)
Sign Recycling
DuPage County Environmental Committee is pleased to offer the opportunity to recycle political and other corrugated plastic and cardboard signs for recycling. LRS will collect signs and metal stands at no cost. Only corrugated plastic and cardboard will be accepted. Metal stands must be separated from signs prior to drop off.
SCARCE Dupage County Sign & Empty Rx Bottle Recycling Event
SCARCE Dupage County Sign & Empty Rx Bottle Recycling Event
Sign Recycling
DuPage County Environmental Committee is pleased to offer the opportunity to recycle political and other corrugated plastic and cardboard signs for recycling. LRS will collect signs and metal stands at no cost. Only corrugated plastic and cardboard will be accepted. Metal stands must be separated from signs prior to drop off.
Sign Recycling in GE
DuPage County Environmental Committee is pleased to offer the opportunity to recycle political and other corrugated plastic and cardboard signs for recycling. LRS will collect signs and metal stands at no cost. Only corrugated plastic and cardboard will be accepted. Metal stands must be separated from signs prior to drop off.
Under One Sky
Unite to protect the night at Under One Sky 2024, a 24-hour virtual event designed to inspire and strengthen the growing dark sky movement and reduce light pollution worldwide.
Smash and Trash Recycling Mini Event
Go Green is teaming up with the Park District and the GE Village Environmental Commission to bring you a Recycling Event at Village Green, 130 S Lambert Rd. Come and smash your Halloween pumpkins to become compost for the Village Green community gardens. Additionally, we are accepting many hard-to-recycle items with the help of FlatCan, Junkluggers, and EcoShip. Some fees apply.
SCARCE Repair Fair
Should I toss out my broken items? No way! Instead, come out for SCARCE’s 4th Repair Fair! Experts will be on-site to perform simple repairs on household items. Stop by this free event to see how a simple and affordable repair can make treasured items feel like new!
Greener Grove October meeting
Field trip time! Hear from Go Green Glen Ellyn president Jac Casazza and other area environmental leaders on a panel next week sponsored by Downers Grove community environmental organization, Greener Grove.
Trees on Tap with Max Brown, Village Forester, and Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Join Village of Glen Ellyn Forestry Superintendent Max Brown to learn about how GE cares for its legendary trees! Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) will also share information about our area’s tree canopy and how you can play a role to protect it. This event is co-sponsored by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission and Bartlett Tree Experts.
SPEAKERS:
Max Brown, Forestry Superintendent, Village of Glen Ellyn
Aidden Tapia, Community Liaison, Morton Arboretum’s Chicago Region Tree Initiative (CRTI)
Alec Edwards, Master Arborist, Bartlett Tree Experts
Guest Bartending by -- Go Green Glen Ellyn
Appetizers sponsored by -- Bartlett Tree Experts
All tips -- Plant trees in Glen Ellyn!
Did you know?
Many of our mature oak trees are part of an original Pre-settlement Oak ecosystem! They are valuable in their own right – and also as part of a region-wide initiative to preserve and restore Chicagoland Oak corridors. Yet our oldest Oaks are under threat.
Healthy Lawns, Driveways & Homes
How can you protect your family from the health effects of chemicals that are commonly found in lawn-care products, coal-tar sealants, and ordinary household products? Some of these chemicals are linked to cancer, autism, ADHD, lower IQs, endocrine disruption, diabetes, and other maladies. Learn from the latest research about how to have a healthy home. Join us for a fascinating and informative presentation from Jean-Marie Kauth, PhD, MPH, Professor, Benedictine University and Warrenville Environmental Advisory Commissioner.
Guest Bartending at Two Hound Red: Help us plant a tree!
OAKtober continues! Join Go Green Glen Ellyn as we roll up our sleeves to tend bar at Two Hound Red! Win an annual family membership to the Morton Arboretum! VALUE: $175 That night, listen to Glen Ellyn Forestry Superintendent Max Brown (7p) at Trees on Tap while enjoying a cold brew served by your favorite greenies. Your tips will be used to plant oak trees in Glen Ellyn.
Lorax at Glen Art Theater
Learn how to speak for the trees in this classic tale, shown at the historic Glen Art Theater in downtown Glen Ellyn. Doors open at 10am, show starts at 10:30 This free event is brought to you by Go Green Glen Ellyn as part of OAKtober!
Tree Planting Workshop
Learn what it takes to plan and care for trees including site selection and care. Bring gloves.
Nature Walk: Oak Tree Tour
Join a Park District naturalist and fellow tree enthusiasts as we explore the famous oaks of Lake Ellyn.
Migration Morning
During fall migration, thousands of birds pass through our area on their journey south. These beautiful birds rely on natural areas, big and small, to rest and refuel before continuing their journey to South and Central America. Take a casual walk with us to catch a glimpse of and learn about these amazing creatures. Limited binoculars will be available for loan.
Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day
Think green, fresh air and exercise and (safely) walk, bike or roll to school today!
OAKtoberfest 2024
It’s back! OAKtoberfest 2024!
Celebrate OAKS at OAKtoberfest on October 5th from 1-4 at Maryknoll Park. We have many exhibitors and vendors including custom OAKtoberfest beer from Two Hound Red (Beer for purchase) along with local organizations, sustainably minded local businesses, neighbors and friends! More information to come!
This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY and FREE event for all ages. Come enjoy Maryknoll in Autumn, learn about OAKS, play games like platform tennis, listen to music, shop for sustainable products, have a snack and learn from our exhibitors. We hope to see you there!
See you there!
The Nature of Migration: How Climate Impacts Migration for Humans, Plants, and Animals
At the Glen Ellyn Public Library. Jacquelyn Casazza, president and co-founder of Go Green Glen Ellyn, will discuss how the impacts of climate change have influenced the movement of humans, plants, and animals around the world. What does this migration mean to life—ALL life, on our planet, and how can we care for our planet and all that share it?
REGISTER at
https://gepl.librarycalendar.com/event/how-climate-impacts-migration-humans-plants-and-animals-22603
Spring SportSwap
Come to our Spring SportSwap!
Click the button below to learn about items that we take for swap or donation as well as how the process works!
Go Green GE Guest Bartenders at Two Hound Red!
Visit the Go Green GE team behind the bar at Two Hound Red! Any tips will be used to fund Go Green projects in Glen Ellyn. Come learn what we are up to! Get into the shamrock season with performances from the award-winning Trinity Irish Dancers!!
Smash & (reduce) Trash Recycling Event
Smash and Trash: Pumpkin and Pop-up recycling event! Bring in your Halloween pumpkin and give it a whack to help create compost for the Village Green gardens. While you are there, recycle all the other things you have been saving up, waiting for a recycling event to happen! We are also collecting Halloween candy wrappers. This "Smash and (Reduce) Trash event is at Village Green on November 4th, from 9am-11am.
Some things are free to recycle, others are a modest fee. Here is the list!
‘Styrofoam’ (Polystyrene foam*) - Free (Dart) (no packing peanuts)
Textiles - Free (Flat Can)
Electronics - Free (except monitors $30) (Junkluggers)
Aerosols - $1 per can (Flat Can)
Latex Paint (Flat Can)
Sample - $0.50 per container
Quart - $2 per container
1 Gallon -$5 per container
5 Gallon -$20 per container
1lb Propane Tanks $3 (Flat Can)
Car Seats - $20 per seat (Flat Can)
Household Batteries - $4 per pound (Flat Can)
Candy wrappers from Halloween Bagged)- Free (Go Green)
*Coolers, cups, foam packing blocks, egg cartons, and clean plates and to-go containers are welcome. No packing peanuts
Illinois Solar Tour in Glen Ellyn
Register to have your home featured on the tour if you have solar, or sign up to tour the local homes with solar! Find out more about this year’s solar tour here
Community Meet-Up!
Join us for a community meet up on Wednesday, September 6, to discuss the potential Downtown Event Space to be constructed at the former US Bank property. What green attributes do you want to see included? What additional questions or feedback do you have for the Village or Park District? We will meet in the Civic Center and weather permitting, can walk to the space to envision and discuss. As time allows, we can discuss other green initiatives, questions and ideas for our community. Open to all ages - We hope to see you there! RSVP preferred but not required - RSVP here
SportSwap 4
Join us for 4th Sport Swap courtesy of Go Green GE and the GE Park District!
More information on process and what we accept can be found here.
grounded.
Join us at Spring Ave Rec Center in Glen Ellyn between 8:30-11:30 am for our June 10 pop-up event: Grounded.
Click to learn more about our morning full of plants and yoga pants!