Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team

Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team Buffalo Grove is in the center of Chicago Wilderness, an area surprisingly rich in diversity and native species.

Would you like to improve our local environment and meet other people with similar interests? If so, join the Buffalo Grove Park District Environmental Action Team. We launched a floating island on Green Lake which will filter out pollutants to improve water quality and become a haven for native wetland plants and wildlife. Other ideas to improve the environment in Buffalo Grove just need your hel

p in order to be realized. If you have questions, please contact Jeff Weiss at [email protected] or (847) 224-0965.

Thank you to the Vernon Area Public Library for hosting a volunteer fair. The Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team w...
03/10/2026

Thank you to the Vernon Area Public Library for hosting a volunteer fair. The Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team was represented by Bruce and Mike who generated a lot of interest in our group- thanks so much!

The Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team, along with the Prairie Guardians, held another successful seed processing e...
12/09/2025

The Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team, along with the Prairie Guardians, held another successful seed processing event with 40 volunteers on Sunday. BGEAT processed 69 species into 53 pounds of prairie, wetland and woodland mixes. The Prairie Guardians processed 68 species of seeds and together we shared a potluck lunch. A great event that involves people passionate about the environment. Thanks to all who participated!

Here is what we are collecting on Sunday, Sept. 21 at our Green Fair:• Bikes, bike parts & accessories• Keys• Eyeglasses...
09/18/2025

Here is what we are collecting on Sunday, Sept. 21 at our Green Fair:
• Bikes, bike parts & accessories
• Keys
• Eyeglasses
• Hearing aids and batteries
• Books- all kinds
• Vases
• Ball jars or Mason jars, pint size or larger
• Useable aprons
• Plastic & metal coat hangers
• Knifes & scissors
• Contacts & contacts packaging
• Ribbons of all kinds
• Household batteries
• Plastic bread tags
• Working musical instruments
• All clothing and fabrics
• Shoes – all types (tie laces or rubber band together)
• Stuffed animals and plush toys
• Accessories (belts, scarves, hats)
• Purses, duffle bags, backpacks
• Bed linens (sheets, comforters, quilts, blankets (no pillows))
• Tablecloths/napkins
• Towels
• LP/45 vinyl records
• Music CDs and DVDs with cases (commercially-made only)
• Old used dry paint brushes
• Holiday lights
• Brita brand filters and pitchers
• Musical instruments – non working/needs repair
• Arts & crafts supplies – new and used
• Crayons (whole or broken)
• Dried up markers and pens
• School & office supplies – new and used
• Like-new games, puzzles, flash cards
• Small appliances
• Laptops/tablets
• Cell phones
• Computers and Printers
• Inkjet cartridges and Toners
• Tollway transponders
• Co2 detectors (not smoke detectors)
• Lightly used battery and corded power tools of all kinds; drill drivers, circular saws, impact drivers,
sanders, routers, tile saws, chain saws, miter saws, jig saws.
• Bench top power tools
• Air compressors and pressure washers
• Table saws, drill presses, air nailers
• Lawn and Garden; string trimmers, rototillers, generators, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, branch
chippers
• Styrofoam
• Puzzles

Learn more about Citizen Scientists and get involved!
06/02/2025

Learn more about Citizen Scientists and get involved!

Thanks to our dedicated Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team members who participated in our Adopt-a-Highway cleanup ...
04/28/2025

Thanks to our dedicated Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team members who participated in our Adopt-a-Highway cleanup today.

The second annual Earth Day event sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Buffalo Grove Environmental Actio...
04/21/2025

The second annual Earth Day event sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team was a success on a cloudy Saturday with lots of interest in the scavenger/nature hike, the monarch butterfly exhibit, native seeds, green bean plants, pine cone bird feeders, butterfly crafts and educational exhibits by students, including those in the 4C STEM club. Thanks to all who came out and who volunteered and special thanks to the BG Singers who kicked off the event with their wonderful voices!

Come out and celebrate Earth Day with the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team!
04/14/2025

Come out and celebrate Earth Day with the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team!

The Environmental Action Team had a very informative presentation, and a lively discussion afterwards, provided by our s...
03/26/2025

The Environmental Action Team had a very informative presentation, and a lively discussion afterwards, provided by our speaker Andrea Denshem who is the Senior Policy Advisor from the Alliance for the Great Lakes. She told us about the steps being taken to prevent plastic pollution to keep our drinking water safe and how the public can get involved. To read more about this topic, please see https://greatlakes.org/ Thank you to all who attended!

The public is invited to join the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 pm at Alcott Comm...
03/18/2025

The public is invited to join the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 pm at Alcott Community Center 530 Bernard Drive, Buffalo Grove, in rooms 10-11 to hear our speaker, Andrea Denshem from the Alliance for the Great Lakes. She will be talking about the future of recycling in Illinois and the policy of extended producer responsibility (which holds producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, including post-consumer waste management).

We are very fortunate to have her as a speaker and let's all try to attend to hear her important message. As she writes: “We all love and depend on clean water. Unfortunately, plastic is polluting our water, across the Great Lakes.”

Here’s a chance for fifth graders and up to showcase their ideas, projects, or research at the Green STEM Fair, organize...
02/24/2025

Here’s a chance for fifth graders and up to showcase their ideas, projects, or research at the Green STEM Fair, organized by ‘4C STEM Club’ and the ‘Buffalo Grove Park District Environmental Action Team’! Here is the link to event details and registration form
https://4cstemclub.org/events

Here's another edition about environmental issues from our Stevenson High Environmental Action Team members!
02/21/2025

Here's another edition about environmental issues from our Stevenson High Environmental Action Team members!

Announcing an event that the 4C STEM Club and the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team are sponsoring for students in...
02/11/2025

Announcing an event that the 4C STEM Club and the Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team are sponsoring for students in the fifth grade and up to showcase their passion, ideas and solutions for a greener environment!

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