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September 2019
Lend a Hand (at Harbor St.)
Join the Friends of the Green Bay Trail to enjoy the trail’s blooms and butterflies and remove invasive plants and weeds. Bring gloves, clippers and shears. Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended. Rain or severe weather will cancel the event. Contact Ann Reilly, team leader, for information (c: 224-255-9370).
Find out more »Lend a Hand (at Mary St.)
Join the Friends of the Green Bay Trail to enjoy the trail’s blooms and butterflies and remove invasive plants and weeds (cut Goldenrod). Bring gloves, clippers and shears. Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended. Rain or severe weather will cancel the event. Oct. 12 leaders are Cam Avery and Lynn Donaldson. Oct 19 leader is Jo Ann Kimzey. Contact Meridith Clement for more information (c: 847-274-1789).
Find out more »October 2019
9th Annual Buckthorn Barbeque: “Tracks on the Trail”
Join us at our 9th annual Buckthorn Barbecue. Geoffrey Baer, WTTW and PBS host and film maker, will be the keynote speaker and will share his in-depth review of the Green Bay Trail’s rich history. LEARN MORE
Find out more »Lend a Hand (at Mary St.)
Join the Friends of the Green Bay Trail to enjoy the trail’s blooms and butterflies and remove invasive plants and weeds (cut Goldenrod). Bring gloves, clippers and shears. Long pants and closed toe shoes are recommended. Rain or severe weather will cancel the event. Oct. 12 leaders are Cam Avery and Lynn Donaldson. Oct 19 leader is Jo Ann Kimzey. Contact Meridith Clement for more information (c: 847-274-1789).
Find out more »Tuck the Trail In for Winter!
It's time to get the trail ready for winter. We will be raking up an area that a has been mowed. We recommend you wear work gloves, long pants and closed toe shoes. Bring a rake if you have one! Meet at Harbor Street and the trail this Saturday, October 18th
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December 2019
Winter Solstice
FREE! Celebrate the shortest day of the year with a parade of lights on the Green Bay Trail. Decorate yourself, dogs, strollers or wagons with lights and things that glow. Parade will begin at the Shelton Park playground. Stay for hot chocolate and refreshments at the fire pit. Severe weather will cancel the parade. The Winter Solstice is a joint program sponsored by the Friends of the Green Bay Trail and the Glencoe Park District. See flyer. Also, get ready…
Find out more »February 2020
Incredible Bats
FREE! See live Egyptian fruit and African Straw-colored fruit bats. Bats are considered keystone species and a vital part of natural wildlife. They are essential pollinators, a natural pest control service that minimizes insect borne diseases and are a key indicator of environmental health. The bats will also be accompanied by a de-scented skunk and opossum. This program cosponsored by the Friends of the Green Bay Trail and the Glencoe Park District.
Find out more »March 2020
Biomimicry – Looking to Nature to Solve Today’s Problems
What does a bur have in common with NASA? A Kingfisher with a high-speed train? Have you owned Velcro shoes? Thank biomimicry! Many examples of when science and technology looked to nature to solve complex problem and applies nature’s solutions to innovations will be discussed. Program is recommended for adults and students 6th grade and older. This program is co-sponsored with the Glencoe Public Library.
Find out more »Urban Ecology of Coyotes POSTPONED! DATE TBD
Chicagoland’s coyotes are the most studied population of North American coyotes. Nagin Almassi, Naturalist with the Forest Preserves of Cook County, will make sense of recent. Nagin will share highlights of the research of wildlife biologists working in the Forest Preserves through the Urban Coyote Research Project. Almassi will discuss urban coyote behavior and ecology, how we can live with coyotes and what coyotes can teach us. This program is co-sponsored with the Glencoe Park District.
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