July 2026

 

Glenview Gardeners Garden Walk

WHEN: Sunday, July 12 @ 1:00 to 5:00 PM
WHERE: Various locations.  Click here for list.

One front yard native garden will be included in this year’s Glenview Gardeners Garden Walk. This event is free to the public.​

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Greener Glenview Zoom Gathering

WHEN: Wednesday, July 15 @ 7:00 to 8:00 PM
WHERE: Zoom (here is link) 

Be there to meet and greet fellow Greener Glenview members. Featured speaker: Christina Siebert, director of SWANCC, will spend 15 minutes on the recycling cart tagging project coming to Glenview in August. Would your recycling cart pass this test? (Hint: no plastic bags!) Please reach out if you would like a calendar invite!

Greener Glenview at the Glenview Farmers Market Green Table

WHEN: Saturday, July 27 @ 9:00 AM to Noon
WHERE: Glenview Farmers Market

Contact us to volunteer. 

SportSwap

WHEN:

DROPOFF:

• Friday August 21 @ Noon to 6 PM 

• Saturday, August 22 @ 9 AM to 3 PM

SWAP SALE:

• Sunday, August 23 @ Noon to 3 PM​​

WHERE: Glenview Park Center West Gym​​

Contact us to volunteer. 

Restoration Work Days 

 

North Branch Restoration Work Days 
 
To join a workday, please RSVP or contact the stewards ahead of time (see Contacts at the bottom of each event).
 
NOTE: All youth (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
 
Harms Woods

WHEN: Sunday,July 12, 9 :00 AM to noon
WHERE: Meet at the forest preserve Glenview Woods parking lot on the west side of Harms Road, just south of Glenview Road.

For more information or to volunteer contact: Jane and John Balaban  (847)  644-8184
 
Watersmeet Prairie Grove

WHEN: Saturday, July 18, 9:00 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Park on Avon Ave, a side street to the north of Winnetka Road. We meet near the Forest Preserve sign, at the northwest corner of the site.

For more information contact John Berg at (815) 919-4916 and Eileen Sutter (773) 706-4533 
 
Harms Flatwoods

WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 9:00 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Meet at the Harms Woods North lot, Old Orchard Road and Harms Road

For more information or to volunteer contact: Jette Thomassen at 773-255-6077

Somme Woods

WHEN: Sunday, July 26, 4:00 to 6:30 PM
WHERE: Meet at the Forest Preserve parking lot on the north side of Dundee, just east of Waukegan. 

For more information contact:  Eriko Kojima at (847) 322-7420

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Electronics Recycling at the SWANCC Glenview Transfer Station

WHEN: Every Saturday @ 9:00 to 11:30 AM
WHERE: 3 Providence Way, Des Plaines

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The transfer station is located on Des Plaines River Rd., a quarter-mile north of Central Rd.  Glenview is a member of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC).  If you have questions about accepted materials, call (847) 724-9205.
 
Accepted Materials: 

• Cable Receivers

• Cell Phones

• Computer monitors

• Computers (Desktops, Notebooks, Tablets)

• Converter Boxes

• Fax Machines

• Keyboards

• Mice

• MP3 Players

• Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs)

• Printers (Multi-function Printers)

• Satellite Receivers

• Scanners

• Televisions (All Types)

• Video Game Consoles

• Video Recorders/Players

• Zip Drives

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