IL SB0071 IEMA-School Safety
February 19, 2025
Over 5.7 million children attending 14,800 schools in the U.S. are in harm’s way - despite the public’s Right-to-Know (SARA, Title III), parents have no idea.
John Muir: Saunterer, Scientist, Savior
February 19, 2025
Founder of the Sierra Club, and our National Parks System, John Muir was born in Scotland, raised in Wisconsin, and wandered in the American wildernesses of the west and southwest. Muir promoted the preservation of our wild and scenic lands and...
Good clean energy news in Lake County
January 12, 2025
The Clean Energy Evolution is happening in Lake County
Exciting Opportunity on the North Branch Watershed Workgroup!
January 12, 2025
Do you have a passion for water quality and a concern about water pollution?
Speaker Series "Quality Control of Carp in the Lakes of Lake County"
October 13, 2024
Lake County is named after its many water bodies. This includes Lake Michigan and nearly 200 other lakes and rivers, along with 400 miles of streams, and thousands of acres of wetlands.
The Lakes Management Unit has been collecting water quality...
"Coyotes Among Us" at the Dunn Museum
October 13, 2024
"Coyotes Among Us" by Dr. Stan Gehrt and Kerry Luft. Join us for an exciting in person or online program about our apex predator at Lake County's premier museum.
Kroll's Fall Harvest Farm Meet Up with Waukegan Airport Update
October 13, 2024
Join us on Friday, October 25th at 4 pm at Kroll's Fall Harvest Farm for an update on the proposed Waukegan airport expansion and it's impact on the Waukegan Savanna. Afterwards tour the corn maze with this year's theme on Pollinators.
Improving Water Quality in Lake County Lakes
September 10, 2024
On Sunday, October 20, water quality specialists from the Lake County Health Department will highlight ongoing projects to control invasive carp in our waterways, monitor vector-borne diseases, and reduce nutrient enrichment in impaired lakes.
Let's Talk About Local Outings
September 10, 2024
It's been a minute since the Woods & Wetlands Group offered a local Sierra Club outing or hike. Let's change that ... starting with a meetup at the Beer Garden at Independence Grove in Libertyville at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 29.
Clean Power Lake County Hosts Sept. 21 Open House
September 10, 2024
Clean Power Lake County will celebrate the opening of its new downtown Waukegan office space on Saturday, September 21, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.