Renovations are underway or in planning at many Evanston parks.
Read moreTrees provide so many benefits. Swap out some lawn for a tree.
Read moreUse light IF, WHEN, and WHERE you need it. Keep it amber-orange-red and minimized. Brighter isn’t safer.
Read moreDive into Chicagoland's diverse ecosystems with engaging, expert-led talks
Read moreWe encourage our members to volunteer for workdays in natural areas. We also advocate for and donate native plants to our community natural areas.
Read moreHow hot is an unshaded playground or sports field? Very. We help cool our schoolyards.
Read moreWe're working to grow our native tree canopy one yard at a time.
Read moreWe encourage six steps for our families, community, the planet, and birds and pollinators too. In fact, we build our whole program around these steps (and a few more).
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This month Nurturing Nature presents two Evanston conservation initiatives, aimed at biodiversity. Their work demonstrates how much difference they,as individual Evanston residents, make.
Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene A national conservation and community art project based in Evanston which raises awareness about bird collisions through public crafting workshops. This crowd-sourced environmental art project invites participants to help craft over 10,000 bird replicas, one for each bird killed and collected in Chicago in 2023, and learn about ways to prevent collisions through window remediation techniques. The finished artwork will be a sculptural carpet measuring over 300 feet in length representing over 250 species of birds crafted by over 10,000 participants from around the globe.
Results from the RustyPatched Bumble Bee project in Evanston This talk shares key findings from the Evanston Host Plant Initiative: Host Plants for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, a community‑science effort in which 275 residents documented and grew host plants for this endangered species in 2022. We’ll explore what iNaturalist data revealed about plant distribution, habitat hotspots, and foraging connectivity across Evanston, as well as what we learned from surveys about gardening practices and perceptions of pollinator conservation. The session highlights how collective action in private yards can meaningfully expand habitat for an endangered pollinator.
Donating to Climate Action Evanston and earmarking your donation for Natural Habitat Evanston. You can further earmark your donation to one of our initiatives.
Join our Pollinator Pledge and let the city and landscapers know we care about sustainable yards. Take an optional yard sign to spread the word.
$25/bag to local residents (pickup; no shipping). We also have some $5 seed packets of bottlebrush and little bluestem grass. While supplies last. Emails should include your phone number and which species you are requesting. Pay by check payable to Citizens’ Greener Evanston at pickup.
Help at outdoor workdays
Rethink how you Lawn
Northwestern students Petition for Bird-Friendly Films at Mudd Library. Mudd Library accounts for over 14% of bird deaths and injuries on campus each year. Applying patterned window film to a portion of the building would dramatically reduce collisions that are fatal to birds.
Get updates and share your thoughts on our FB Group. You can also check out our FB page here https://www.facebook.com/NaturalHabitatEvanston
Just want to spread the word on certain steps? Mow Less-Leave Leaves (2-sided yard sign) or Leafblowers sign
Get news the next time there is a threat to Isabella Woods. (Only sent when there is news.)
Provide Food, Water, Shelter, Places to Raise Young and Sustainable Steps for wildlife. It helps Evanston maintain its NWF Community-wide Wildlife Habitat certification.
