Environmental Forum
Purpose: To educate the citizens of the Quad Cities about environmental issues and the science of Climate Change, and to work with other environmental advocates to build sustainability across our communities.
Details About this Forum: We host events to celebrate the environment and educate the public. We initiated the Quad Cities Green Drinks chapter, and work with local environmental and conservation groups as well as community leaders and educators on local environmental issues and goals. We welcome newcomers to our Forum. Contact Shirley to be placed on the monthly notification list.
Forum Facilitators: Shirley Johnson, Susan Leuthauser and Lori McCollum. You can link to Shirley’s email by clicking on her name to ask questions or become more involved.
Meetings: We meet the first Monday of each month at 5:00 pm on Zoom. Register for a meeting on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeCvqzIjE92ZZWcuDJzWw4TeaLePSIaf After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facebook Group: Please join (and Like) our Environmental Forum Facebook group.
Details About this Forum: We host events to celebrate the environment and educate the public. We initiated the Quad Cities Green Drinks chapter, and work with local environmental and conservation groups as well as community leaders and educators on local environmental issues and goals. We welcome newcomers to our Forum. Contact Shirley to be placed on the monthly notification list.
Forum Facilitators: Shirley Johnson, Susan Leuthauser and Lori McCollum. You can link to Shirley’s email by clicking on her name to ask questions or become more involved.
Meetings: We meet the first Monday of each month at 5:00 pm on Zoom. Register for a meeting on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeCvqzIjE92ZZWcuDJzWw4TeaLePSIaf After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facebook Group: Please join (and Like) our Environmental Forum Facebook group.
Note: If the Quad City schools close due to weather (snow or cold), all PACG meetings and events (except those meeting on Zoom) will be canceled. Check here for school closings.
Upcoming Meetings
Environmental Forum meeting
Monday, April 1st at 5:00 pm via Zoom
Meeting topics include:
- Upcoming Green Drinks gatherings
- Upcoming Earth Day Month Environmental Forum tabling events
- NAACP Environmental Climate Justice calendar
Register in advance for this meeting: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/
Shirley Johnson
Green Drinks - Quad Cities
April Green Drinks - Urban Gardening in the Quad Cities
Thursday, May 2nd at 5:00 pm
Quad City Botanical Center
2525 4th Avenue
Rock Island, IL (map)
Join us for an evening at the Quad City Botanical Center. Director of Education Heather Ballou will discuss community gardens, and the relevance of plant diversity and invasive species to your backyard and neighborhood. Admission is free; bring a friend.
Susan Leuthauser
2525 4th Avenue
Rock Island, IL (map)
Join us for an evening at the Quad City Botanical Center. Director of Education Heather Ballou will discuss community gardens, and the relevance of plant diversity and invasive species to your backyard and neighborhood. Admission is free; bring a friend.
Susan Leuthauser
March Green Drinks - Prairie Oaks Reserve presentation
Thursday, April 5th at 5:00 pm via Zoom
Join us on Thursday, April 4th at 5:00 pm for our April Green Drinks. You'll find out how Tony Singh and his family are restoring a 34 acre farm in LeClarie, IA and transforming it into a native prairie.
Read our blog post here about Green Drinks this month. You may view a video recording of the event here.
Susan Leuthauser
Read our blog post here about Green Drinks this month. You may view a video recording of the event here.
Susan Leuthauser
Recent Green Drinks Events (2023)
January, 2023 Green Drinks NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Committee
February Green Drinks - Insects in Art
March Green Drinks - Climate Stories
April Green Drinks - Davenport students provide clean drinking water in Kenya
May Green Drinks - Clean Up around The Lincoln Community Center
June Green Drinks - Our Future, Our Voice: Climate Activism at COP27
July Green Drinks - A Journey to Sustainable Living
August Green Drinks - Wild Edibles
October Green Drinks - Trash in the Quad Cities
February Green Drinks - Insects in Art
March Green Drinks - Climate Stories
April Green Drinks - Davenport students provide clean drinking water in Kenya
May Green Drinks - Clean Up around The Lincoln Community Center
June Green Drinks - Our Future, Our Voice: Climate Activism at COP27
July Green Drinks - A Journey to Sustainable Living
August Green Drinks - Wild Edibles
October Green Drinks - Trash in the Quad Cities
Green Drinks meetings from 2022 and 2021
Click this link to see our past Green Drinks events.
See Our Local Press About Green Drinks - Quad Cities!
Monthly Environmental Celebrations in 2022
In 2022, we created Monthly Environmental Celebrations. These flyers and posts gave our community suggestions of different ways they could honor the environment each month. See a list of our past Monthly Celebrations here.
What You Can Do Now - Join Our Facebook Group!
Past Events
Here's a list of some of our numerous recent activities.
Plastic Free July (2023)
Week 1 of Plastic Free July
Week 2 of Plastic Free July
Week 3 of Plastic Free July
Week 4 of Plastic Free July
Week 2 of Plastic Free July
Week 3 of Plastic Free July
Week 4 of Plastic Free July
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2022!
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2021!
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2020!
Our Renewable Energy Conference Was a Success!
Download presenter and exhibitor Reference Materials here