Climate change can already feel overwhelming, and now we have a biodiversity crisis, too? Can local conservation in our own parks and yards make a real difference in protecting wildlife, strengthening forest health, slowing climate change, and improving nature’s ability to adapt? Using Cold Spring Park restoration efforts as a case study, we will highlight...
Mike Anderson of the Wilderness Society will present data about forests and watershed health, discuss threats to forest and watershed research due to the current federal administration’s dismantling of the USDA Forest Service, and explain the current status of the federal Roadless Rule rescission and how individuals can take action to provide public comments about...
Tuesday June 9, 2026 3pm–5pm Newton Free Library 330 Homer Street, Newton Room A Join the City of Newton's Climate Action Coordinator and Green Newton's Energy Advocate for drop-in energy office hours. If you have questions about your energy bills, heating and cooling options, available assistance programs, or electrification, we can provide one-on-one help in...
As climate change heats up our world, how does that affect our health? Come to the latest webinar in the Newton Dems’ series “What Voters Should Know This Election Year” to find out about the relationships that heat, air quality, and urban trees have to illness and mortality rates. Learn how these are public health...
Fulfilled Goods is all about reusing and repurposing existing materials vs. tossing them in a landfill. Many of the products in the refillery come in 5 gallon buckets. The empties are usually sent back to their closed-loop partners to clean and reuse, but this time around they are holding on to them for global buckets...
Mass Power Forward is holding a statewide rally asking legislators to cut their ties to utilities and pass a climate bill that puts people over utility profits. By rally day, legislators will have just 50 days to pass climate legislation to help make energy clean and affordable. Join the rally in Boston and make your...
Bring surplus plants, tools, seeds, gardening supplies, or gardening books to the Historic Newton's annual Plant Swap and take home new ones. How does the plant swap work? As you check in, volunteers will confirm the number of plants/supplies you've brought, provide you with tickets for that number of items, and help bring your plants...
The State Senate will imminently take up this session’s major climate bill. Despite many positive provisions, Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN) has concerns; the largest is that the House version includes a devastating $1 billion cut to Mass Save. Climate advocates must mobilize now to ensure that the bill that ends up on the Governor’s...
The Cooper Center for Active Living 345 Walnut St., Newton Activity Room 1 Join us for a free, welcoming community event created to support you with your home energy needs. If you have questions about your energy bills, heating costs, or available assistance programs, this event offers a chance to get clear, one-on-one help in...
Join Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and David Abel, award-winning Boston Globe reporter, for a free talk about the new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late.
Come learn more about local and global water conservation and technology, all while enjoying fun, family-friendly games, crafts, and other activities. Mothers Out Front and ProtectNewtonTrees will present demonstrations on how to measure and calculate the climate benefits of trees, especially their significant role in regulating the water cycle and the quality and quantity of...
The Cooper Center for Active Living 345 Walnut St., Newton Activity Room 1 Join us for a free, welcoming community event created to support you with your home energy needs. If you have questions about your energy bills, heating costs, or available assistance programs, this event offers a chance to get clear, one-on-one help in...
