Join us for  cleaning seeds collected at  trail restoration days. Cleaned seeds  will be disbursed this winter to increase Trail blooms next spring and summer. All the materials will be provided. Meet in Room 4 at the Takiff Center from 9-11.

Join us for cleaning seeds collected at trail restoration days. Cleaned seeds will be disbursed this winter to increase Trail blooms next spring and summer. All the materials will be provided. Meet in Room 4 at the Takiff Center from 9-11.

Celebrate the arrival of longer days. Light up the night with things that glow but no candles or open flames.  Enjoy the Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance, an ancient musical procession performed at this time of year. Festivities will end with a bonfire and refreshments. Severe weather will cancel the event. Winter Solstice is co-sponsored the Friends […]

Learn how to attract native bees, butterflies and songbirds through habitat building. Many pollinators are picky and what you plant really matters. Using informed plant selection, you can create an ecologically vibrant garden that will draw a host of species. Presented by Ann Cicarella, an award-winning landscape designer based in Ohio and the founder of […]

Meet at Glencoe Beach for a community clean-up in celebration of Earth Day. Community partners will offer interactive earth-friendly activities and educational opportunities. This is a rain or shine event. Dress for the weather. Bring your own boots, gloves and buckets to collect debris. Refuse and recycling cans will be placed at each cleanup location […]

Saturdays at 9am -11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing around new shrubs, planting native plants, removing […]

Kim Ainis, a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, will lead a relaxing  three hour guided walk in nature.  It is an opportunity to unplug in a peaceful setting  with  a series of invitations or prompts, designed to help participants  deepen senses and connections to nature through this slow-paced sensory walk. This event is offered […]

Join area expert birder, Tim Joyce, for a bird walk along the Glencoe Golf Club’s forested borders. Dress for the weather and ground conditions. Bring binoculars and a small notepad. The walk will not be cancelled for light rain. A cancellation notice will be sent if storms are forecasted. Participation is limited to 15. Advance […]

The long-awaited restoration of native plants to the Winnetka Section of the Green Bay Trail begins! The first installation of shrubs and forbs will take place on Saturday, May 17th, at Ash Street. Please let me know if you can join us with a quick note to stevehuels@gbtrail.org. So come join us on May 17th! […]

Saturdays at 9am -11am Mary St. entrance to the Trail Meet Trail Day stewards at the Mary St, entrance to the Green Bay Trail, south of Glencoe’s Harbor Ave. The day’s agenda will be discussed at that time. Work will vary by season and may include installing fencing around new shrubs, planting native plants, removing […]