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FAMILY FUN
Bring the whole family to Going Green Matters: Wilmette's Green Fair! Come and join us, young and old, to play, create and learn. Be sure to visit the new "Interactive Eco-Zone." Would you like to volunteer to help? Contact us.
- Wiggly Worms: Watch worms at work making rich soil from kitchen food scraps with the Urban Worms Girls. Learn about how you can start composting with worms.
- Arts, crafts, and storytelling: Help us color a large mural or make a poster to take home. Read nature books together or stay for some lively storytelling with friends from the Wilmette Public Library.
- Nature in Wilmette Photography Exhibit by Carol Freeman. Can you guess what each picture is and where it was taken?
There's much more for the whole family including:
- Meet the Plastic Bag Monster
- Learn how to plant your very own garden
- Plan your family's next train trip
- Check out cool bikes and get a bike map of Wilmette
- Power light bulbs on the "Energy Bike"
- Learn about school gardens
- Find out your very own "walk score"
- Identify the birds of Gillson Park
- Discover fun ways to reuse materials
- Learn how to compost in your back yard
- Interact at the Heller Nature Center nature display
- Sign up to help restore local habitat
- Watch short eco-documentaries
- View the plug-in electric cars on display
- And more!