![]() ![]() Join Citizens Utility Board, Laudato Si’ Ministries of the Diocese of Joliet, St. Host: Environmental Law and Policy Center The abundance of phosphorus from many sources is causing toxic algae blooms and “dead zones” in waterways from coast to coast including the Great Lakes.ĭan Egan is the Brico Fund Journalist in Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a New York Times best-selling author of the book “Death and Life of the Great Lakes.” Phosphorus is at the center of an increasingly dire environmental crisis poisoning freshwater sources all over the globe. Join the Environmental Law and Policy Center on Wednesday, April 12 for a conversation with Dan Egan on his new book “The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance.” Tune into the Cook County Environmental Commission meeting which will be recorded and streamed live to Facebook.ĭan Egan & His New Book | “The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance” Location: River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062Ĭook County Environmental Commission Meeting Stop by the visitor center to learn about reptiles, mammals and birds from the residents of Misericordia – Heart of Mercy. Join us for an morning Earth Day party from 9 am – 11 am at Sunken Gardens Park to celebrate nature with free native pollinator seeds, tree saplings, nature coloring books, Brookfield Zoo tickets and more! ![]() Lastly, we are asking for donations to be made to the Save Your Ash effort to protect our 40th ward trees from Emerald Ash Borer infestation. WasteNot Compost will be setting up diversion stations and providing information on composting. There will be guest speakers and some live music from local artists. ![]() We will also be raffling off rain barrels from the MWRD. Please join us! We will be giving away free tree saplings, native and milkweed seeds. The 40th Ward Youth Board is having its first annual environmental and sustainability fest in the ward from 11 am – 3 pm in Winnemac Park. And of course, we’ll have lots of fun eco-friendly giveaways like free Brookfield Zoo tickets! We will also have the CTA on-site providing demonstrations on how to load their bus bike racks. Īttendees are also encouraged to bring extra bike or bike parts to donate to the Recyclery’s Freecyclery Program, which provides refurbished bikes to those with limited means. Walk-ins will be accepted for a bike tune up, but appointments are encouraged at. Join elected officials, the Recyclery, Chicago SAFE Ambassadors, and the Chicago Transit Authority for a Community Bike Tuneup.įrom 10 am – 1 pm, engineers from the Recyclery will be at Pulaski Park working one-on-one to tune up bikes. Our Free Community Bike Tuneup on April 8th Join us for FREE paper shredding, electronics recycling, and medication take back on Saturday, April 1 from 9am to 11:30am (or until trucks reach capacity) at the Floor and Decor Parking Lot, located at 3443 W. Our Shred and Electronics Recycling event on April 1st I especially want to highlight several events my office is co-hosting: While most of these events are free, some do require pre-registration and may have a limited number of spots. Below you can find a list of eco-friendly events happening across the Chicagoland area that you can participate in, with links to learn more. Happy Earth Month! There is so much to celebrate this April and ways we can give back to the Earth.
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