Learn how to build your own plant terrarium. Take home your own green ecosystem and watch it grow. Supplies provided.

Features a screening of two short films: "Street Food: New Orleans" and "Can Food Be Political?"

All Ages!

For people who live, work, volunteer, go to school, or worship in the Austin community on the West Side of Chicago.

Wear your favorite hoodie! This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner bites from three local Austin chefs, cider, s’mores, garden tours, and tabling activities by community organizations focused on health, food, culinary arts and small business resources. 

Learn how to build your own plant terrarium. Take home your own green ecosystem and watch it grow. Supplies provided.

Hosted by C3: Ready to make a real impact in your neighborhood? Join the Chicago Conservation Corps’ (C3) Fall 2025 Sustainability Leadership Training — a free program that equips Chicagoans with the tools, funding, and expert support to launch local sustainability projects.

Training runs Tuesdays, 6–8 PM on Zoom, Sept. 30 – Nov. 18.

To participate, you must be 18+, attend an info session, and submit a short application.

Become a C3 Leader and gain access to project funding, one-on-one staff support, and a network of changemakers.

Learn more and apply at chicagoconservationcorps.org or email c3@naturemuseum.org.

On "Sun Day," Sunday, Sept. 21, 3-4pm, Oak Park Climate Action Network presents a free webinar all about COMMUNITY SOLAR. Learn how anyone with an electricity account can subscribe for a share in a solar "farm" and save money on their energy costs. Presenters include Grace Concialdi of Citizens Utility Board and Art Spooner, Oak Park condo owner and community solar subscriber, followed by Q&A. It's free but registration is required. A recording of the webinar will be available later at https://opcan.org. Questions to wgreenhouse@gmail.com.

Sun Day--a nationwide celebration of clean energy progress— gives each of us a chance to stand up for the solar and wind power that's making our communities healthier, quieter, and more affordable.

In Chicago, the Sun Day Solar Fest will be September 21st from Noon - 4PM at Montrose Beach (adjacent to the dog park) at 610 W Lawrence, Chicago, IL 60613 US. 

Winning films will premiere interspersed by short chats with the filmmakers who share the stories behind their work. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host.

• Doors open 9:30 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Join us at Austin Town Hall Farmers Market! Partnership for a Healthier America is hosting a community block party in partnership with Austin Town Hall Farmer's Market to launch the Good Good campaign.

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. Learn more about library-led book discussions »

Hosted by Eco.Logic: Eco.Logic is excited to bring back Eco.Crew to Chicago for the 5th time. Are you passionate about the environment and eager to learn AND DO more? Join the Chicago 2025 Eco.Crew cohort.

Through this 7-week program, you will:

• Learn more about environmental topics⁠

• Build community with others through shared interests and goals

• Gain practical tips to take meaningful action

Join us for a screening of the powerful documentary A Binding Truth on Friday, September 13 at the Blackstone Library in Chicago. This event explores themes of racial justice, truth, and reconciliation and sparks meaningful community dialogue.

Explore the beauty of our natural landscapes using natural fibers. Supplies provided.

Improve native wildlife habitat by removing invasive species. Equipment and tools provided. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

Join Chicago Climate Connect for an evening of connection and conversation with Manuela Zoninsein, Founder & CEO of Kadeya, as we explore how reuse infrastructure can drive meaningful systems change.

From her work advancing closed-loop beverage solutions to her advocacy around Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy in Illinois, Manuela brings a sharp perspective on what it takes to shift industries toward circularity.

WEJA (Westside Environmental Justice Alliance) is a group for people who live, work, volunteer, study, and worship on Chicago’s Westside (roughly Ashland to Austin) to come together over our mutual interests of improving the air, water, soil, and health of Westsiders.

WEJA is a partnership with One Earth Collective, 290 IPO, and – so far 72 other Westside activists, community-based organizations, and residents.

Please RSVP by 5PM Thurs, Aug 14, 2025

As part of Austin Eats' efforts to bring healthy food resources and lively discussion around local food access to the Austin community, this event is intended for those who live, work, play, volunteer, study, or worship in Austin.

Bike Vessel (2024) by Eric Seals (56 min)

BIKE VESSEL is a feature documentary following Donnie Seals Sr. and his son and filmmaker Eric as they cycle from St. Louis to Chicago. Bike Vessel also utilizes archival footage/photographs and animations to take viewers to Seals’ previous unhealthy life and health complications, while giving audiences an intimate look inside a Black working-class family living outside Chicago in Wheaton, IL.

Hosted at Swallow Cliff Woods Pavilion, learn how to make your paper with recycled materials. Supplies provided.

In Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, Hubert, Seth, and their ultra-rich heiress friend Natalie are getting a little old to hang out at the "Communist parties, " techno-raveups in abandoned industrial spaces, full of insta-printed drugs and toys. And Natalie was finished, years ago, with her overcontrolling zillionaire dad. And now that anyone can manufacture food, clothing, shelter with equipment comparable to a computer printer, there seems to be little reason to stick with the world of rules and jobs.

Storytime and a recycling truck! Participate in fun storytime activities while learning about recycling. Then, get a tour of a Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) truck from a real-life driver and a copy of the LRS book The Big Sort: Aluminum Adventure With Fran the Can to take home.

Discover how plants and people play a role in protecting and restoring native habitats. Perfect for nature lovers, students, and anyone curious about conservation!

🧤 Free & family-friendly
🌾 Explore native plants and habitats

Unwind and create while collaging with the leftover multi-colored and many-shaped filament scraps we’ve been collecting from 3D printer projects. Choose from one of four collage-by-number templates made by library staff (printed on reused paper and glued to packaging cardboard), or create your own freeform masterpiece using the filament scraps and hot glue.

Get outside and enjoy a festive nature walk to kick off your 4th of July celebrations early! Wear your patriotic colors and explore the trails with us — fun for all ages!

🎉 FREE family-friendly event

🌳 Explore local wildlife & plants

📸 Great photo ops in the preserves!

Hello Westsiders!

WEJA (Westside Environmental Justice Alliance) is a group for people who live, work, volunteer, study, and worship on Chicago’s Westside (roughly Ashland to Austin) to come together over our mutual interests of improving the air, water, soil, and health of Westsiders.

Join us for an open discussion on climate change and other environmental topics. You are invited to share an article, book, podcast, video, website or film related to environmental issues that you'd like to discuss. 

These interactive public meetings will be an opportunity for residents to learn what green stormwater infrastructure is and share their thoughts on how it could help make their neighborhood greener and healthier. 

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming community "Hike in Spanish" event that we will be partnering on with the Lake County Forest Preserve District this upcoming Saturday, June 07th from 9:30 am to 10:45 am at Fort Sheridan, 1275 Gilgare Lane, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Join us and explore a new local forest preserve with an environmental educator.

These interactive public meetings will be an opportunity for residents to learn what green stormwater infrastructure is and share their thoughts on how it could help make their neighborhood greener and healthier. 

Please come and learn about Briar East Woods- woods that are in danger of being destroyed. Learn what you can do to help save the woods!