Calendar

Check here for event listings and the many small ways we can honor and celebrate the natural environment.

  • CARE Monthly Meeting

    Monday | September 16, 2024
    6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

    Join us at the Lockport branch of White Oak Library. Bring your ideas, questions, and concerns for a healthier natural environment in Will County.

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  • Fall Equinox – Chicago Area

    Sunday | September 22, 2024
    Occurs at 7:43 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)

    The fall equinox marks the first day of autumn for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  • Winter Solstice – Chicago Area

    Saturday | December 21, 2024
    Occurs at 3:20 AM Central Standard Time (CST)

    The winter solstice marks the first day of winter for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  • Free Seed Exchange

    February 2025
    Details to be announced

    Start planning your home garden now! The cost of store-bought goods these days makes growing your own food and blooming plants prudent for your budget, not to mention healthy for you and the planet in the long run.

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  • Vernal Equinox – Chicago Area

    Thursday | March 20, 2025
    Occurs at 4:01 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)

    The vernal equinox marks the first day of spring for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  • Earth Day

    Tuesday | April 22, 2025

    Always celebrated on April 22, Earth Day was the brainchild

    first celebrated in 1970?

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  • World Environment Day

    Thursday | June 5, 2025

    Esatablished by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1972,

    This year's theme is putting an end to global plastic pollution.

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  • Summer Solstice – Chicago Area

    Friday | June 20, 2025
    Occurs at 9:42 pm Central Daylight Time (CDT)

    The summer solstice marks the first day of summer for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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