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Lundy Board honors local groups and students with Environmental Sustainability Awards
Summary
The Lundy Board of Trustees recognized community groups, a school and businesses for sustainability projects — including a rooftop solar installation, a student invasive-species outreach effort, a food-scrap pilot and pollinator gardens — and said the village will assume funding for the food-scrap program in February 2026.
The Lundy Board of Trustees presented its annual Environmental Sustainability Awards on Jan. 20, honoring local organizations and students for projects ranging from rooftop solar to pollinator gardens.
Chris Newman, chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Commission, introduced the winners and described the commission’s mission to “preserve, conserve, enhance, protect, and raise awareness of the environment and natural resources” in Glenview. Newman said the awards are intended to recognize stewardship, innovative practices and community outreach.
The American College of Chest Physicians received an award for installing solar panels on the roof of its Glenview headquarters. Newman said the panels will help power the facility’s medical simulation center and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Glenbrook South’s Interact Club was recognized for a student-led campaign to raise public awareness about the invasive buckthorn shrub; students worked with the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise to produce lawn signs with QR codes linking residents to the village’s buckthorn removal and incentive program.
Greener Glenview received an award for a food-scrap drop-off pilot. Newman reported the pilot registered more than 220 households, collected 115 bins and diverted roughly 15,000 pounds of food waste; village staff said the village will begin funding and managing the program in February 2026.
Hoffman School was honored for a ‘buzz garden’ and classroom composting that integrate gardening and water-conservation lessons into curriculum. The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise was recognized for Operation Pollination, which created pollinator gardens at 13 homes and supported four local pollinator projects.
President Jenni thanked the commission and award recipients for “doing your part to make our community better.” No formal board action was taken on the awards segment; the presentations are recognition by the board and commission.
The board moved on to its other agenda items after the awards presentation.
