Stand Up! Speak Up! A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution (2020) Written and illustrated by Andrew Joyner Stand Up! Speak Up! is a picture book about a young girl with a mission to inspire climate activism. I highly … Read More
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Wednesday, August 21 at 7pm. Online. Rev. Vernon Walker, Climate Justice Program Director for Clean Water Action, will explore how climate resilience and climate justice are connected and why it makes sense for advocates of climate mitigation and climate adaptation … Read More
Not all travel-sized toiletries are recyclable. Small, empty plastic bottles longer than 3” can go in the household recycling bin, but send tubes to the trash. Full sized plastic tubes are also not recyclable, and you may want to rethink … Read More
Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30pm or Thursday, August 15 at 10am. Online. Maybe you know Massachusetts has a rebate for electric cars and trucks called MOR-EV. What you might not know: The rebate is now available for qualifying new and … Read More
During a talk by Douglas W. Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware, he suggested controlling mosquitos at the larval stage instead of the adult stage. Spraying adult stage mosquitos requires spraying at such high concentration that it kills … Read More
Saturdays in August from 10am-12pm. Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan. Drop in at the Boston Nature Center (BNC) on Saturday mornings and learn all about honey bees from the Boston Area Beekeepers. The BNC hosts apiaries on the … Read More
Saturday, September 14 from 9-11:30am (rain date, September 15). Wellington Park, West Newton (entrances on Kilburn Road and Princess Road). Attendance is free and preregistration is encouraged for the Fourth Annual Newton Monarch Festival. Butterfly oriented kids games, activities, and … Read More
Osamequin Farm in (Walnut St and Prospect Street, Seekonk, MA) is offering workshops on how natural plants can be used as paints and dyes. Paints from Grown and Foraged Plants Sunday, August 11 from 10am-1pm $90 per person In this … Read More
Saturday, August 10 from 10am-12pm. Meet at the Wellesley Free Library parking lot (530 Washington Street, Wellesley). Join Landscape Interactions Principal Evan Abramson for a walking tour of the new Simons Park landscape design in downtown Wellesley. What was once … Read More
Plastic pollution impacts the not only the environment but also our health and wellbeing. Because companies do not have to pay for the cost of these impacts, plastics are often the cheapest options on the store shelf. As consumers, we … Read More
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