Sustainability Fest

Join us to learn about sustainability at home and in the community! 

Q & A session with these experts:

• Beth Drucker, President Go Green Wilmette, and co-facilitator of Go Green Illinois
• Taran Lichtenberger, Citizen Science Program Manager, Chicago Botanic Gardens
• Laura Jaliff, Northwestern University, Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial Ecology
• Erlene Howard, Collective Resource Compost Cooperative

Sustainability Panelists - Meet & Talk to Representatives:

• Alan Anderson - Bird Conservation & Science, Chicago Bird Alliance
• Mike Ellis - Specialty Compost & Mulch for Homes & Buisnesses, Mulch Center
• Lynora Jensen - Birds in My Neighborhood, Open Lands
• Bill Kenny - Recycle Coaching, Lakeshore Recycling Service
• Elizabeth McDermott - Conservation@Home, University of Illinois Extension
• Gary Morrisey - Illinois Wild Mammals, University of Illinois Extension
• Dave Nuccio - Compost Farm in Des Plaines, Patriot Acres
• Kyle Preuss - Composting Service for Homes & Businesses, Block Bins
• Ken Schaefer - Regeneration of Forest Preserves, Science, Native Plants; Forest Preserve District of Cook County
• Carol Shannon - Conservation of Air, Land, & Water; Izaak Walton League Des Plaines
• Janice Urban - Citizen Science: How You Can Make a Difference, University of Illinois Extension
• Cheryle Vriezeko - Getting Around Des Plaines Trails, Des Plaines Bike & Walk

Watch short screenings from “Grow It Build It” and “Earth Care Farm” about composting at home

Activities for kids: crafts, face painting, how to raise monarch butterflies, & more!

Make a donation to Go Green Des Plaines and you could win a kitchen compost container, an outdoor compost bin, or a native garden package!