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Green Initiatives at the Neighborhood Scale Webinar
Through this free webinar, learn about the new ideas Enterprise Green Communities is exploring around deploying green initiatives at the neighborhood scale to lower the cost of building healthy and affordable housing, sustain residence affordability and promote resiliency. The speakers will … Continue reading
Great Lakes Water Safety Class
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project in partnership with the Chicago Park District and the Illinois DNR are presenting a “Great Lakes Water Safety” class in coordination with the National Weather Service’s “National Rip Current Awareness Week” and the Great Lakes … Continue reading
Wolf Lake Cleanup
Join the Southeast Environmental Task Force for a lake cleanup! There should be enough bags and plastic gloves to go around, but feel free to bring extras or any supplies you think might help. SETF has secured a dumpster for … Continue reading
Great Lakes Water Safety Class
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project in partnership with the Chicago Park District and the Illinois DNR are presenting a “Great Lakes Water Safety” class in coordination with the National Weather Service’s “National Rip Current Awareness Week” and the Great Lakes … Continue reading
Smarter Water Management Webinar
Just as there is a movement in the water/wastewater industry from grey to green infrastructure, there is an analogous movement to more effectively use data/IT infrastructure. This webinar defines the concept of Smarter Water Management, i.e., routine use of data … Continue reading
Invasive Species Symposium
The 2014 Illinois Invasive Species Symposium will be available as a live webcast. To view the webcast live, go to http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/InvasiveSpeciesSymposiumLiveFeed.aspx You are invited to come see what is happening with invasive species in Illinois! The Illinois Wildlife Action Plan’s Invasive … Continue reading
Tagged Free, Illinois, Invasive species, Webcast
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Climate Ready Water Utilities: Financing Adaptation Webinar
Join EPA’s CRWU initiative for a webinar to learn more about the tools and resources available for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities in fulfilling their public health and environmental missions. This webinar series, beginning in the Fall … Continue reading
DuPage County River Sweep
The annual DuPage County River Sweep is a county-wide self-coordinated stream cleanup and restoration event which has been held each spring for over 20 years. The purpose of the river sweep is to encourage volunteers to help “sweep our rivers … Continue reading
Tagged cleanup, Conservation, DuPage, Free, water quality, Water resources
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A Tale of Two Lakes: Hiking Between Lake Calumet and Wolf Lake
Join the Wandering Nomads and the Chicago Hiking Meetup for this fascinating walk through one of the city’s most diverse, unique areas! Note that the start and end places are different. Start at Harborside International Golf Course at Lake Calumet: … Continue reading
Beverly Parkway Tree Planting Day 2
TreeKeepers are needed to help plant trees with residents on the parkway in Beverly.
Tagged Free, Openlands, trees, Volunteerism
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