Natural landscaping should be the default on city properties not needed for picnics, sports, playgrounds and such. There are more and more of these natural areas in Evanston, managed by volunteer stewards who organize plantings, volunteers and more. The city provides mulch, water, and must approve all plant selections, layouts, etc.
Natural Habitat Evanston advocates for more city natural areas, encourages volunteers and helps provide trees, shrubs and wildflowers.
TAKE ACTION: PETITION AND SIGN-ON LETTER: STOP THE SALE OF PUBLIC FOREST PRESERVE LAND FOR WAUKEGAN AIRPORT
ORGANIZATIONS: Please sign onto this letter by emailing NaturalHabitat@ClimateActionEvanston.Org with the organization name and city. Collectives, green groups of clubs and places of worship are all welcome to sign-on. You don't have to be a big organization to voice your opinion.
Our short guide to get your garden buzzing with life — attracting butterflies, bees, fireflies and birds.
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Gardening that Matters. Get Started or Enhance your Native Garden. March 2023 presentation to North Shore Senior Center's Tuesday Club. A simple way to take action for climate, community healthand biodiversity: Swap out your lawn for native plants. Reconsidering theculture of lawns. Why it matters, steps to prioritize, how to get started, andhow to amplify the change. Leslie Shad of Natural Habitat Evanston presents.
Chicago Audubon Society Plants for Birds
Plants measured as host plants for US caterpillar species from Doug Tallamy, Univ of Delaware
From Saving you Money to the Air you Breathe: Tree Benefits
INVASIVE PLANTS OF THE CHICAGO REGION, An identification guide to 32 invasive or native aggressive plants most damaging to local ecosystems. Compiled by Robert Sullivan, Argonne National Laboratory (Retired) and Henrietta Saunders, University of Illinois Master Naturalist. 2022
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.
