Go Green Mount Prospect
MOUNT PROSPECT

GO GREEN

Rooted in Community, Driven by Sustainability.

Go Green Mount Prospect is about making a difference-right here in our own community. We’re raising awareness, inspiring action, and working together to build a cleaner, greener, more sustainable future for everyone. Whether you’re just starting your eco-journey or already living green, there’s a place for you in our movement. Let’s create positive change-together.

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SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

Go Green Mount Prospect supports the goals of the Mount Prospect Sustainability Plan. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can read it by clicking the button below.
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THE NETWORK

We’re also part of the larger Go Green Illinois network—a growing movement of communities across the state working together for a more sustainable future.

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EVENTS

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Hill Street Work Days

Hill Street Work Days

Join Go Green Mount Prospect for our next community cleanup at Hill Street Park (512 E Rand Rd MP).

We’ll be removing invasive plants like garlic mustard to help our local ecosystem thrive. Teens can join and gain service hours!

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Sunday, August 17th, 10 AM–1 PM

Native Garden Tour

Mark your calendars! Join us for a FREE Mount Prospect Native Garden Tour. Visit as many gardens as you like, in any order, at the times that work for you. Stroll through 5 stunning yards filled with native plants and pollinator-friendly landscapes — learn, connect, and get inspired! Learn about composting, rain barrels use, reduction in pesticide use, shade and rain gardens. Garden addresses posted Friday before the event 8/15/25 on our Facebook Page, Instagram, and website.

Friday, August 22nd | 6:00–8:00 PM

Environmental Night @ Cap's

Join Go Green Mount Prospect and the League of Women Voters for a fun and informative evening at Cap’s! 

 What to Expect:

  • Sign up to vote or check your registration

  • Pick up free native seeds

  • Learn about the Mount Prospect Sustainability Plan

  • Discover upcoming Go Green MP events

  • Kids can explore a hands-on EnviroScape model to learn how pollution affects our watersheds

Whether you're stopping by for ice cream or just want to say hello, we’d love to see you there!

Saturday September 20th 11AM-1PM

Reuse & Recycle Textile Pop-Up

@ Cap’s Ice Cream

Go Green Mount Prospect is hosting a hands-on Textile Reuse + Recycling Pop-Up this September to inspire creative ways to extend the life of your clothes. Swing by our outdoor table to discover easy, creative ways to give old clothes new life — from darning holes and adding fun patches to upcycling kids' clothes and using iron-on designs.Bring a T-shirt to refresh!

This is a casual, drop-in event designed to get people thinking differently about what they wear — and how to waste less.
NATIVE GARDEN TOUR

COMING UP

Sunday, August 17th, 10 AM–1 PM

Mark your calendars! Join us for a FREE Mount Prospect Native Garden Tour. Visit as many gardens as you like, in any order, at the times that work for you. Stroll through 5 stunning yards filled with native plants and pollinator-friendly landscapes — learn, connect, and get inspired! Learn about composting, rain barrels use, reduction in pesticide use, shade and rain gardens. Garden addresses posted Friday before the event 8/15/25 on our Facebook Page, Instagram, and website.
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