This website is funded in part by a grant from the IL Environmental Protection Agency
 

March 2008

Evanston Garden Walk

Keep Evanston Beautiful’s 19th annual Garden Walk will be held on Sunday, June 29th, 2008, from noon to 5pm. Seven private gardens and two public gardens in Evanston, Illinois, will be featured. Come get ideas for bed design, hardscape, and plants that do well in our climate, and have an opportunity to meet the gardeners. All proceeds go to support KEB’s environmental education programs.

Advance purchase tickets are $10 for KEB members and $15 for nonmembers. They are available beginning June 2nd on Monday through Friday at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201 or by mail order from KEB’s office at the Ecology Center. Tickets can also be purchased at the Ecology Center on Saturday, June 28th from 11am to 3pm. They also can be purchased at Bloom 3, 1503 Chicago Avenue; Natural Things Flowers, 2904 Central Street; and Saville Flowers, 1712 Sherman Avenue, in Evanston; and in Wilmette at The Chalet, 3132 Lake Avenue. On the day of the walk tickets are $20 for KEB members and $25 for nonmembers at the Evanston Ecology Center from 11 to 3:30.

Click here to print out our ticket order form

Earth Hour 2008


Chicobags

The compact, stylish, reusable shopping bags are available at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd.  Monday - Friday from 9:00am to 4pm

A sustainable alternative to plastic & paper bags

Price: $5.00 each. 

 

KEB's 18th Annual Garden Walk

was held Sunday, July 1, from 12-5pm.

A representative from Horigan Urban Forest Products was at the Ecology Center from 11:30 to 2:30 to provide information on recycling backyard trees into lumber for benches, mantels, even baseball bats.

A representative from Autumn Tree Care was at the Ecology Center to answer questions about caring for your trees.

 

EarthBox Workshop -- May 23, 2007

Earthbox Workshop & Earthboxes were funded by a grant from the IL Environmental Protection Agency

KEB had 22 participants at an EarthBox workshop at the Ecology Center. There was tremendous enthusiasm for using them. The appeal is that they are truly low maintenance, affordable, produce great results, and are sustainable requiring little soil and water. Each participant received an EarthBox.

earth box workshop

  Rosa McAndrews of Washington School, instructs

  District 65 teachers in how to use EarthBoxes to

  grow vegetables.

earth box

Chute Middle School student and his teacher Kitty Okano, explain about their work with EarthBoxes in

the Chute garden.

 

SWANCC document destruction events

Find locations here

 

The Earth Day Essay Contest awards ceremony was Thursday, May 10, at the Evanston Civic Center in the Council Chamber. Alderman Cheryl Wollin presented the awards. Photos to follow...list of winners

City of Chicago Opens Recycling Facility

CITY OF CHICAGO OPENS PERMANENT Household Chemical Waste and computer recycling facility on Goose Island...read more

 

Cell Phone Recycling

Buy or receive a new cell phone recently?

Recycle your old cell phone(s) at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Bvd.


Recycle that old phone....Learn MoreCell phones

 

 

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