Thursday, November 9 from 6-7pm. Online. Solar has become one of the least expensive sources for new energy generation. Fields of solar panels are appearing everywhere, including in forests and farmlands. While most people assume that cutting down forests to … Read More
On November 2 on WBUR’s On Point radio program, hosts Daniel Ackerman and Meghna Chakrabarti led a discussion with a number experts on “How to Rid the World of Plastic.” The production of plastic has doubled in the past 20 … Read More
Thursday, November 2 at 7 pm. Online. The Newton City Council passed and Mayor Fuller signed a home rule petition to enable the city to ban the use of anti-coagulant rodenticides in the city. That petition now is awaiting action … Read More
Saturday, October 28, meet between 9:30-10am. Hamilton Place. The Friends of Hemlock Gorge are looking for volunteers to help with their annual fall cleanup of the park. They will provide gloves, trash bags, and pick-up sticks. Dress appropriately for walking … Read More
Begins Wednesday, November 1 from 12-1pm. Online. Join the “Dam Busters 101,” a series of 11 monthly lunchtime webinars on a variety of dam removal topics. Each webinar will feature an expert on a facet of dam removal and give participants … Read More
This is the time of year when leaves are falling and yards are filling up with them. Instead of collecting and hauling yard “debris” to the curb, it’s much better to leave the fallen leaves, branches, stems, and seed heads … Read More
Please be on the lookout for the Black Swallow-wort (BSW) vine. It’s a non-native invader now infesting Newton. It can be found in many of your yards, hiding in hedges and shrubs and climbing fences. It reduces biodiversity and degrades … Read More
Here are some practical tips on how to be more sustainable this Halloween: Beg, borrow, swap or make your costume. Connect with your friends and neighbors and see if they have any costumes from previous Halloweens. Organize a fun costume … Read More
Thursday, September 28 at 7pm. Online. Did you know, each spring, thousands of migratory fish return to the Charles River to spawn in the lakes, ponds, and tributaries? Across Massachusetts, there is a growing movement to remove aging, defunct mill … Read More
Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way, they can become … Read More
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