We 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).
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 with free native trees.
Read moreWe spread the word, and swap native plants that improve habitat for insects and this endangered bug.
Read moreLearn about the conditions our migrant birds find overwintering in Costa Rica, joined by other Central American migrant and resident birds. How is the region changing and what pressures do they face. How is Costa Rica, long steeped in commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability, coping. Debra Hamilton, research affiliate of the the renowned Monteverde Institute, will share her work and research. She is in the heart of it, working with a team of committed naturalists to reforest landscapes, plant native trees on agricultural land, and to track the migrants at bird banding stations to test the impact of the changing habitat.
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.