Events
2024-05-11 09:00:00
The McDonald Farm Plant Sale will have online kits for preorder, and items at our in-person sale on Saturday, May...
2024-04-27 14:00:00
Join us on Saturday, April 27th for Let’s Forage: Wild Edible Plant Walk with Shane Alden a local forager, educator,...
News
We are so pleased to recognize these individuals and organizations who are doing extraordinary conservation work in their communities: Paul...
Annual Reports
- 2021 Impact Report
- 2020 Impact Report
- 2019 Year In Review
- 2018 Year In Review
- 2017 Year In Review
- 2016 Year In Review
- 2015 Year In Review
- 2014 Year In Review
- 2012 40th Anniversary Annual Report
- 2011 Year in Review
- 2010 Year In Review
- January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
- January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008 tem
- January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
- January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
- January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
- July 1, 2003 - December 31, 2004
Articles & Education
2024 Earth Day Benefit Dinner
Purchase your ticker for our annual Earth Day Benefit Dinner on Thursday, April 25th! This…
Climate Connection
By Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Climate, it’s changing, and it’s on many people’s minds, most…
Early Spring Nature: What’s Happening Now
Spring has sprung in northeastern Illinois, and nature in our neighborhoods is beginning to wake…
Biochar: Charcoal for the soil, not the grill
Source of Picture: Arbor Hills Tree Farm Most people think charcoal is only meant…
Meet Green Earth Harvest's Farm Family Partners
Did you know other local growers visit Green Earth’s farmshare pickups so participants can take…
Being a Certified Organic Farm: Setting the Stage for Change
By Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Bonafide and certified with no herbicide! At Green Earth…
Conservation is for Lovers: The Joys of Nature Rx
Couple in the Park, Arles, 1888 by Vincent Van Gogh. Valentine’s Day is right…
Biodiversity Credits and Conservation
Image Generated by DALL-E In a previous blog about being Nature Positive, there was…
Conservation Land Trusts To Protect and Preserve
The Curving Landscape of Dayton Bluffs A conservation land trust is a non-profit organization…
How We Conduct Annual Bioassessments
As the year draws to an end we also draw to the end of our…
Our Lives Are Better Thanks to Wastewater Treatment Plants
Gratitude for Wastewater Treatment Plants We flush away our waste with just a push of…
What Lives in Our Rivers and Streams
Healthy Rivers = Healthy People Rivers connect people, they are the receiver of our wastewater…
Enhanced Weathering: Using Rocks to Address Climate Change
Enhanced weathering (EW) involves spreading finely ground rock particles, often silicate rocks like basalt, to…
2024 Environmental Summit Recording & Resources
Thank you to all of the participants who logged in to the 202 Environmental Summit…
Find Your WHY for Being Salt Smart
Being Salt Smart means using winter deicing salt responsibly to minimize its negative impacts. This…
On-Site Outreach
Interpretive Signs
The Conservation Foundation has a catalogue of interpretive sign designs that we are happy to share with our partners to facilitate educating the public on sound conservation practices.