Feeling green? Want to get your hands dirty? Check out our list of EarthDay and ArborDay events in the suburbs
All week Earth Week Mini Film Festival: April 19-23 online or in-person at 10 Chicago area venues. Hosted by One Earth Film Festival and the city of Chicago. View specially selected films and shorts highlighting Earth Day and sustainable practices. oneearthfilmfest.org/earth-day.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Earth Day Play Date: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, April 21, at Lincoln Marsh-Prairie Patch Play Area, 1000 W. Lincoln Ave., Wheaton. Enjoy activities and open play at the Prairie Patch Play Area, then stay afterward for a picnic lunch. Dress appropriately for outdoors. Free. Sign up via eventbrite.com. Questions? Contact [email protected] or 871-2810.
Every Day is Earth Day: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22, at Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park. Volunteer with the Park District of Highland Park at the Heller Nature Center to remove invasive species and beautify trails. Registration required. pdhp.org.
Earth Day tree planting: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22, at Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve, 35W076 Villa Maria Road, St. Charles. Each year, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County hosts a planting event in honor of Earth Day. Help to plant hundreds of trees on this special occasion. Natural resources staff dig the holes, while volunteers do the planting. Arrive at 9 a.m. sharp, as they will plant until noon or out of stock.
Earth Day Community Shred Event: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22, at Baird & Warner, 1557 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. On-site shredding truck. Electronic recycling: computers, cellphones, radios, ink and toner, DVD and VHS players, video game consoles, cameras, camcorders. No TVs or monitors. facebook.com/bwalgonquin/.
Green Roselle Earth Day Clean-Up: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22. Adopt-A-Highway cleanup along 2.5-miles of Irving Park Road. Sign up via facebook.com/greenroselleIL/. Earth Day Festival: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 419 Trout Farm Road in Bolingbrook. Hosted by Will County Forest Preserve District. Live music, local artisan demonstrations on how to shrink your carbon footprint, meet some bees, visit with live animals, shop with vendors, explore hands-on exhibits, make s'mores at a campfire, create a nature craft. Free, no registration required. napervilleparks.org/earthweeknaperville.
Earth Day Family Festival: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Gail Borden Library Rakow Branch, 2751 W. Bowes Road, Elgin. The Rakow Rangers will present educational workshops and activities for the whole family from 1 to 2 p.m. Miss Jamie's Farm will perform a fun Earth Day musical program about life down on the farm at 2:15 p.m. Outdoor event, so dress accordingly. No registration required. gailborden.info.
Earth Day Event: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at Heritage Park Performance Pavilion, 201 Community Blvd., Wheeling. Celebrate Earth Day with the whole family. Take a nature walk, learn about all the beautiful wildlife Wheeling has to offer, and view live animals up close. Exhibitors will be on hand to present information on the environment and answer all your questions about how to make our planet a better place. Free admission. www.wheelingparkdistrict.com/events/earth-day.
Bloomingdale Arbor Day: 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at Circle Park, off Fairfield Way. The village's forestry division will plant a tree in the park. Bloomingdale was recently named a Tree City in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. villageofbloomingdale.org.
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