Pollinator Week reminds us that change is critical to the survival of the planet and that we can take action, both in our households and communities and in the state and federal policy arena. Here’s how YOU can take action… … Read More
Category Archives: Wildlife
Our environment is at risk because of precipitous declines in habitat, native plants and the insects, birds, and other animals that depend on those plants. The pollinators that are an essential part of making the whole system work are in … Read More
Newton Conservators is welcoming the public to join their Invasives Removal Team. You can learn more about the threat of invasives in this brochure. If you wish to be added to their email list for invasives removal sessions or have questions, … Read More
Once again, black swallow-wort vines have started to grow all over Newton and are getting big enough to climb up fences and other plants. We need your help to remove them! The photo on the left shows how the plants … Read More
Looking for some good summer reads on environmental topics? Check out the following recommendations by Liora Silkes, Ann Berwick, Marcia Cooper, Beth Wilkinson and Andreae Downes. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis I can’t … Read More
‘Native Plants for Bird Friendly Communities’ on Wednesday, June 9 from 12-1pm features the beautiful songbirds that flit through gardens including wrens, cardinals, finches, nuthatches, and more. Join Audubon CT-NY’s Jillian Bell for a presentation focused on bird-friendly plants for … Read More
In this webinar on Wednesday, May 19 from 7-8:00pm, speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy encourages us to think about how we can make our yards more vibrant with native plants. Native plants are a powerful tool to help fight pollution, floods, … Read More
Glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, is widely available in stores in the U.S., and is sold in all of the hardware stores in Newton. Green Newton opposes the use of Roundup and encourages Newton residents to avoid purchasing the herbicide, discontinue … Read More
Join Marty Dagoberto and Mireille Bejjani, co-facilitators of the Community Pesticides Reduction (CPR) network, on Thursday, April 29 at 7pm for an insightful discussion on the state of protecting pollinators through policy change. This webinar will plug you into community-scale … Read More
The monarch butterfly is in trouble, because their numbers are down 90% of what they had been in 1992. Milkweed plants are the only source of food for the monarch caterpillar, however these plants are rapidly disappearing, due to the … Read More
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Schatz introduces electric bike tax credit legislation in Senate https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2021/07/23/schatz-ebike-tax-credit-legislation.html via @Pacificbiznews
Shout out to @CambridgeDPW & @UTEC_inc for recycling over 10,000 mattresses since 2019! By deconstructing the mattresses and recycling their parts, the city reduced it's trash by 600,000 lbs.
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Why do 95% of the school buses our kids ride everyday still run on diesel when electric school buses are here and ready to roll?
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