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April 2026
18
Food Forest Workday
Hosted by our Edible Evanston Program
Saturday, 10am-12pm
Eggleston Park Food Forest
Community Earth Day Celebration
Hosted by Climate Action Evanston and our programs
Saturday, 2-5pm,
Unitarian Church of Evanston
1330 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
19
Youth Climate Action Accelerator
Hosted by Climate Action Evanston's Youth Climate Coalition
Sunday, 1pm-3pm
Evanston Main Library
Falcon Room
20
Plants and Pollinators Day at Ecology Center: "Lasagna Composting" Demonstration & Tree/Whip Giveaway
Hosted by City of Evanston Ecology Center, Natural Habitat Evanston and Ladd Stewards
Monday, 4-7pm,
Ecology Center, Ladd Arboretum
2024 N McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
21
Water and Wetlands Day at Evanston Ecology Center
Hosted by the City of Evanston
Tuesday, 4-7:00pm
Ecology Center
Social Justice Career Panel
Hosted by Climate Action Evanston and members of the Evanston Environmental Justice Coalition
Tuesday, 5:30-7:00pm
Northwestern University
Annenberg Hall 115
22
Litter League: Underwriters’ Lab & NU
Hosted by our Beyond Waste Program
Wednesday, 10am-12pm
Open to NU and UL employees
ETHS Climate Justice Conference
Hosted by E-Town Sunrise
Wednesday, 2-3:30pm,
ETHS Upstairs Theater
Open to ETHS Students and Staff
Home Electrification Energy Presentation
Hosted by our Energy Program and the City of Evanston
Wednesday, 6:30-8pm,
Evanston Main Library Room 108
Wildlife and Habitat Day at Ecology Center: Bird Walk, Workshop & Tree/Whip Giveaway
Hosted by the City of Evanston and our Natural Habitat Evanston Program
Wednesday, 4pm-7pm
Ecology Center
2024 N McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
Run on Climate Earth Day Happy Hour at Windfree Solar
Hosted by Run on Climate and Windfree Solar
Wednesday, 4:30-6pm,
Windfree Solar Cafe
517 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60201
23
HBO One Year Update
Hosted by Climate Action Evanston
Thursday, 12noon-1pm
Virtual
Farm to Fork Day at Ecology Center
Hosted by City of Evanston/Evanston Grows
Thursday, 4-7pm
Evanston Ecology Center
One Earth Film Festival:
Plastic People
Screening
Hosted by our Beyond Waste Program and Evanston Grows
Thursday, 6:00pm
Northwestern University
Annenberg Room G15
24
Earth Week Repair Cafe at Ecology Center
Hosted by our Beyond Waste Program, Repair Cafe and the City of Evanston
Friday, 3:00-7:00pm
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 N McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
Beth Emet Shabbat Presentation
Hosted by Beth Emet Synagogue
Friday, 6:30-8:00pm
Beth Emet Free Synagogue
Open to Beth Emet Members
25
Open Communities "Beyond the Redline" Kickoff
Hosted by Open Communities with support from our Environmental Justice Evanston Program
Saturday, 4pm-6pm
Gibbs-Morrison Center
Food Forest Workday
Hosted by our Edible Evanston Program
Saturday, 10am-12pm
Eggleston Park Food Forest
City Earth Day Fest: Litter League, Tree Planting and Stewards' Street Sign Ceremony
Hosted by the City of Evanston
Saturday, 10am-2pm
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 N McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
Greenout Music Festival
Hosted by Northwestern Associated Student Government Sustainability Committee
Saturday, 2pm-7pm
Norris Lawn
Open to NU Students
26
Earth Day Clean-Up
Hosted by Downtown Evanston
Sunday, 12-2pm
Fountain Square
Howard Street Litter League
Hosted by our Beyond Waste Program
Sunday, 1-3pm
Peckish Pig/Howard Street
Spring Ephemeral Walk
Hosted by Harbert Stewards
Sunday, 2:30pm
Harbert Payne Park at McDaniel Ave. and Greenleaf St.
Interfaith Action "Prayers for Planet" Service Day and Community Prayer
Hosted by Interfaith Action Evanston
Sunday, 10am-3pm,
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 N McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
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