Ways to Contribute or Engage in Earth Day This Year

Looking for ways to contribute or engage in this year’s Earth Day? Here are some ideas from across the region. Also, take a moment to read about the Tollway’s fulfillment of our commitment to plant 58,000 trees as a part of our Move Illinois landscape master plan, as well as our significant investments in the region’s wetlands.
Find an event a get engaged!
Chicago
Rotary Earth Day Cleanup at Grant Park in Chicago - Chicago Parent
The Insect Asylum- Earth Day Celebration Tickets, Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
An Earth Day Celebration! Tickets, Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
Earth Day Celebration at Gately (James) Park in Chicago - Chicago Parent
Winnetka
Earth Day Celebration with the BackYard Nature Center - Chicago Parent
Lemont
Ecological Conservation And Restoration | The Forge Charitable Adventures
Naperville
www.Napervilleparks.org/earthweek
Wheaton
Earth Day Play Date at Lincoln Marsh- Prairie Patch Play Area in Wheaton - Chicago Parent
South Chicago Heights
Earth Day at Sauk Trail Woods-Central in South Chicago Heights - Chicago Parent
Willow Springs
Earth Day Appreciation Walk at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center in Willow Springs - Chicago Parent
Rockford
Arbor Day Walking Tour Registration, Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
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