School Gardens in Evanston
Dawes School Garden
The Dawes Edible Garden, now five years old, was one of the sites featured on the Keep Evanston Beautiful in June 2008.
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| Dawes student touring visitor through their edible garden at KEB's annual garden walk. | |
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| Dawes Edible Garden | Annual fall workday in the Dawes Edible Garden. |
Dewey School Garden

Under the leadership of Gwen Blossom, fourth grade teacher at Dewey, this school garden was put in place at Dewey School.
Walker School Butterfly Garden

The Boy Scout troops helped prepare the soil and the Brownie Troop helped plant the flowers.
Chute School

Tyrone Lord, Chute School Custodian is one of the many caretakers of the Chute Vegetable Garden created this summer. Kitty Okano, who headed the project, says its success is due to the involvement of many members of the Chute community.
Green School Initiative
Over the years, many people both inthe community and within District 65 have been insturmental in helping create greener schools in our community. More...
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Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Blvd.
Monday - Friday from 9:00am to 4pm
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Cell Phone Recycling
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