The school year begins in a few weeks and shopping for school supplies looms large for many families. Before you reach for new, take a good look at what you already have and can reuse. It can be a teaching … Read More
Category Archives: Kids
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
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
High temperatures increase risks of heat stress during physical education, sports, and other outdoor activities such as marching bands and cheerleading practice. And the danger increases as temperatures and humidity rise, especially on artificial turf fields that get significantly hotter … Read More
Thursday, July 25, from 7-8pm. Online. Join a virtual screening of a documentary about PFAS called “The Poison In Us All” with a discussion following the film on how to take action on a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that … Read More
Newton replaced the artificial turf fields at Newton South High School last year and is in the process of replacing the field at Newton North High School. The City has promised that the old material would be recycled and reused … Read More
All released balloons return to Earth as ugly litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages. They can travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pristine places. Balloons … Read More
In the July 11, 2024 opinion piece “Massachusetts Residents’ Health Depends on Fossil Fuel-Free Buildings” on the non-profit news site Energy News Network, authors Lisa Cunningham and Dr. Wynne Armand equate the persistent residential use of fossil fuels to the … Read More
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