Are you waiting to buy an EV because you are concerned about the impact of the batteries? Wait no longer! Batteries pose a challenge and an opportunity when it comes to their disposal. The batteries contain valuable minerals that can be recovered and reused in new batteries. The challenge is in that recovery process. Mercedes-Benz ...
By Francesca Kelly for Go Green Highland Park Composting used to be a thing that your wacky neighbor did in his backyard, or, in my case, my cheapskate father, who wouldn’t dream of paying for something when he could make it himself at no cost. But now, composting has taken off, and for more reasons …
Curious where the stuff you put into your recycling bin goes? Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS, Highland Park’s recycling hauler) is hosting an open house and tour at their state-of-the-art Exchange Material Recovery Facility in the New City neighborhood of Chicago. Peak behind the scenes of the recycling process and witness the technology and people power that make it happen. …
Sunday, April 14-10:00 am-12:00 pm Offered by PDHP at Heller Nature Center Spring is the perfect season to start your wildflower garden. Exchange native seeds to bring home and to sow your very own native garden. Pre-registration required. Children under two are free. All other participants, children and adults, must register for the program. Children ...
January 17, 7:00 – 8:00pm Reducing Food Waste: Best Practices in the Kitchenwith Chef Gale Gand and Merlanne Rampale from SWALCO. Starts at 7 pm and ends at 8 pm. Find Zoom link here.
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Join Highland Park Historical Society Archivist, Nancy Webster for a fascinating look at how local flora and fauna were used by pioneers. Recipes recorded orally by Native Americans and written by local pioneer settlers demonstrate sustenance and diet using native flora and fauna. Using exclusively 19th century or earlier resources, an exhibit and presentation of …
Friends of the Green Bay Trail are sharing a wonderful opportunity to hear a presentation by DougTallamy, right from the comfort of our homes, on Wednesday, June 7, at 8 pm. Doug Tallamy is anationally recognized environmentalist and founder of the Homegrown National Park initiative, which challenges private and public property owners to offset some of the impacts of climatechange …
By Francesca Kelly for Go Green Highland Park The first thing Candice Dalrymple did when we sat down at Astra Coffee Roasters was to hand me a packet of coneflower seeds. You’ve got to love someone who makes that their top priority when meeting someone new. She didn’t have to give me the hard sell, …
The Preserve of HP, 1207 Park Ave. W, Sunday, May 7, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week with GGHP and take home up to 20 gallons of free compost!! Bring our own buckets and containers to fill with this nutrient rich soil amendment, thanks to a donation from SWALCO. Meet our friends from …
