Climate Coach Program

Are you interested in helping Highland Park residents reduce their carbon emissions to help mitigate the effects of climate change?

Have you made upgrades to your home, yard, or lifestyle to reduce your environmental impact?

Consider sharing your expertise as a part of Go Green Highland Park’s new Climate Coach program! Through this program, presented in partnership with the City of Highland Park Sustainability Advisory Group, volunteer Climate Coaches will share their experience and expertise in different areas. This is inspired by a similar program started in Oak Park. Example topics include: electrifying your home, planting native gardens, installing solar energy or heat pumps, purchasing an electric vehicle, insulating drafty homes and more. 

Habitat HP at Art Night!

Highland Park High School Cafeteria

Thursday, April 3, 6:30 – 8:30 pm 

Save the date, Habitat HP will, once again, be a part of Art Night, during Focus on the Arts 2025. Learn about wildlife friendly landscapes that look great and support our local ecosystem. Stop by and congratulate the Habitat team on achieving their goal of helping Highland Park become a designated Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.  Find out more about Focus on  the Arts here.

Environmental Book Discussion:
A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
Curt’s Cafe, 1766 2nd St, Highland Park
Thursday, April 24, 1:30-3:00 pm

Join us during Earth Week to discuss A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold. The book, “achieved prominence around the first Earth Day in 1970 and has been reborn for Earth Day 50. Through science, history, humor and prose, Leopold uses A Sand County Almanac and its call for a land ethic to communicate the true connection between people and the natural world. The hope: that readers will begin to treat the land with the love and respect that it deserves.” – The Aldo Leopold Foundation.

This book discussion will be held at Curt’s Cafe. Join us at 1766 2nd St, Highland Park, IL.

A Digital Diet for Carbon Reduction

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather to join us for our Digital Diet Program. And thank you to the Highland Park Public Library for hosting us. Attendees were able to free up storage alongside our presenter and started dropping carbon pounds instantly, it was a fun and informative night. This presentation was only available in-person due to the workshop format, but if you missed the event you can still check out the information by clicking the buttons below.