August 2026

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Greener Glenview Zoom Gathering

WHEN: Wednesday, August 19 @ 7:00 to 8:00 PM
WHERE: Zoom

 

Be there to meet and greet fellow Greener Glenview members.

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Join the meeting here! 

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Looking ahead to future meetings:

September 16 

October 21

November 18

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).

 

Workdays Calendar
 
NOTE: All youth (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
 
Harms Woods

WHEN: No events in August
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, August 15 and August 29, 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, August 15, 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: Saturday, August 22 and August 29, 9:00 a.m. to noon
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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Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie/Tyner Center

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WHEN: Saturday, August 22,  9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie

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Assist in the restoration efforts at Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie by helping with a variety of restoration activities such as removing non-native invasive plants or collecting seed. Bring work gloves if you have them. For families and individuals ages 8+. Volunteers under 15 must participate with an adult. Volunteers under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. To receive an application/waiver in advance please contact grove.volunteers@glenviewparks.org.

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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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