Naperville Summer Solstice Social At McDonald Farm: June 21

NAPERVILLE, IL – The Conservation Foundation and the Illinois Solar Energy Association are co-sponsoring a Summer Solstice Social Wednesday, June 21 from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. at McDonald Farm in Naperville.

The social is a celebration of the longest day of the year and will highlight new technologies at the farm as renewable resources for solar energy. There will be a presentation on solar energy and a tour of the barn’s solar panels and other eco-friendly features on the farm, such as the wind turbine that are part of the 60-acre headquarters.

Guests will then enjoy refreshments while watching the sunset which marks the summer solstice: the beginning of the Earth’s rotation from its furthest point from the equator, onward toward the winter solstice when daylight is the shortest before the cycle continues again.

This event is free, but requires online registration here.

The Illinois Solar Energy Association is a non-profit organization that promotes the widespread application of solar and other forms of renewable energy through its mission of education and advocacy.

The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations.