Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project (EESP)
​Edgewater is a Chicago neighborhood community
Mission Statement: 
We are a 501(c)3, composed of local volunteers who actively partner with our schools, block clubs, faith groups & elected officials to work for a sustainable future for ourselves & succeeding generations. 

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2019 Ongoing Activities/Information
Waste Reduction: A committee is forming to work on a strategic initiative to improve waste reduction efforts.  We hope to collaborate with the Chicago Recycling Coalition, as well as the re-created city Department of the Environment and other partners to help our city move forward in this important area. To participate contact: Allen Stryczek: astryczek@sbcglobal.net 

Sunday, July 14th from 12:00-5:00 pm, Gardens in the 1200 & 1300 blocks of Edgewater Glen will be on display for the 46th Annual EGA Garden Walk 
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Saturday, June 8, at the Edgewater Library, 6200 Broadway, 2nd Floor Betty Barclay Room, EESP general co-chair Tricia Van Eck was one of the recipients of the Edgewater Historical Society “Living Treasure Award” for 2019.

​Sunday, June 9, at Osterman Beach (also known as Hollywood/Ardmore Beach), Renee Patten coordinated the second of six “Stewardship Days” focusing on cleaning and restoring the natural areas of this beach. Volunteers meet just east of Ardmore and Sheridan turnaround entrance. For info on future stewardship days, contact Renee Patten at ostermanbeachnaturalarea@gmail.com
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National & Global Environmental News:
BREAKING June 11, 2019: The entire country of Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, with items such as water bottles, plastic bags, straws and cotton swabs among those being considered to be part of the ban.

​BBC News- All Call to Arms to Fight the War on Plastic: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48581669   An interesting read with some thoughts on individual action

Air & CO2 - May, 2019: There's more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than at any point since the evolution of humans. That shocking bit of news comes from data from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. It says the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is over 415 parts per million. That's higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years, since before the evolution of homo sapiens. Elevated carbon dioxide levels prevent the Earth's natural cooling cycle from working, trapping heat near the surface and causing global temperatures to rise. ​
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 NOAA Climate.Gov
· Confused about climate change and global warming? Brush up on the basics with our FAQ.
https://www.climate.gov/…/global-warming-frequently-asked-q…
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EESP Monthly Meeting
The map shows the location of the monthly meetings on the second Wednesday : 9 to 10 am  5533 North Broadway. 

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EESP 2018  CORNER & GRANT AWARDEES