• CANCELLED:

    Winter Solstice – Light Up the Green Bay Trail

    Shelton Park Shelton Park, Glencoe, IL, United States

    Winter Solstice Celebration is cancelled. Due to  forecasted icy and windy conditions on Friday, December 19th The Friends of  the Green Bay Trail and the Glencoe Park District have cancelled […]

  • Trail Seed Cleaning

    Meet Trail Stewards at Takiff Center, 999 Green Bay Rd, Glencoe, Room 4. Parking is available in the rear lot. Join the shake and roll festivities cleaning seeds collected from […]

  • Glencoe Section Trail Maintenance

    Green Bay Trail & Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Removal of new buckthorn sprouts. Removal of weeds, non-native plants. Thinning sections which are crowded by single species. Deadheading to balance species. Removing garbage and fallen branches near or on […]

  • Winnetka Section Trail Restoration

    Ash and Maple in Winnetka 654 Ash Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Grubbing out small buckthorn, honeysuckle, and winter creeper. Removing Asiatic lilies. Scattering new seeds for grasses and forbs. Planting plugs of young plants. Pulling weeds.

  • Glencoe Section Trail Maintenance

    Green Bay Trail & Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Removal of new buckthorn sprouts. Removal of weeds, non-native plants. Thinning sections which are crowded by single species. Deadheading to balance species. Removing garbage and fallen branches near or on […]

  • Winnetka Section Trail Restoration

    Ash and Maple in Winnetka 654 Ash Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Grubbing out small buckthorn, honeysuckle, and winter creeper. Removing Asiatic lilies. Scattering new seeds for grasses and forbs. Planting plugs of young plants. Pulling weeds.

  • Glencoe Section Trail Maintenance

    Green Bay Trail & Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Removal of new buckthorn sprouts. Removal of weeds, non-native plants.  Thinning sections which are crowded by single species.  Deadheading to balance species. Removing garbage and fallen branches near or on […]

  • Cottage Restoration

    Ravine Bluffs Cottage 301 Maple Hill Drive, Glencoe, IL, United States

    Plugs of young plants are set in pre-drilled holes in the areas prepared around the cottage on the sides and in the front. No-mow grass seed is scattered in the […]

  • Winnetka Section Trail Restoration

    Ash and Maple in Winnetka 654 Ash Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Grubbing out small buckthorn, honeysuckle, and winter creeper. Removing Asiatic lilies. Scattering new seeds for grasses and forbs. Planting plugs of young plants. Pulling weeds.

  • Glencoe Section Prep for Trail Day

    Green Bay Trail & Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Cleaning along the trail. Trimming bushes and trees with low branches over the trail. Cutting in each station area and around benches. Setting station markers for each station. Setting up […]