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  • Focus on Friends 2026

    Wachusetts Mountain

    Frustrated with federal affairs? Don't go loco -- go local! Mass Parks for All, a state-wide advocacy group for state and local parks, is holding its first ever Focus on...

  • ‘The Plastic Detox’ Film Showing and Discussion

    Ashland Community Center 162 W Union St, Ashland, MA

    Produced by an Academy Award-winning team, the film The Plastic Detox follows six couples struggling with infertility who agree to participate in a massive plastic detox of their homes and...

  • Conversation with Newton’s Forestry Expert Marc Welch

    Virtual Event

    Mothers Out Front Newton will host Marc Welch, Commissioner of Newton Parks and Recreation. Welch will discuss his role caring for Newton's urban forest as head of Urban Forestry since 2002 and provide an update on the impact of Newton' Tree Preservation Ordinance. The program is part of Mothers Out Front's 'Be A Tree Protector'...

  • New Art Center Non-Toxic Painting Demo

    New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA

    Have you wanted to explore oil painting but feel nervous about toxicity and fumes in your home? This workshop will give you in depth knowledge of a wide variety of...

  • Housing and Climate with Dan Ruben

    Virtual Event

    We need to think about the intersection of climate change and housing beyond our HVAC systems. How does climate change affect housing costs, particularly in the face of growing migration? How does housing affect climate change, particularly as we seek to build new units? How can changes to zoning laws affect greenhouse gas emissions and...

  • How Toronto is Leading on Embodied Carbon Reduction

    Virtual Event

    Since 2023, Toronto has led the continent with a simple yet powerful standard in new construction. Their Green Standard has limited the embodied carbon intensity (ECI) in all new municipal buildings. What can climate advocates learn from the “Toronto approach” and how can it inform policy in Massachusetts? Join Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) for...

  • How Massachusetts Can Lower Energy Bills By Cutting Corporate Giveaways

    How Massachusetts Can Lower Energy Bills By Cutting Corporate Giveaways
    Virtual Event

    Ever wonder why Massachusetts has such high energy bills and what the state can do about it? In this webinar, Policy Advocate Carrie Katan and Executive Director Larry Chretien will explain how utilities’ incentive to overspend, a gas importer’s stranglehold over the state, and outdated subsidies all drive up costs. We will also discuss how...

  • Little Bugs in the Big City: Urban Pollinator Habitat Gardening

    With urban real estate at such a premium, how do our smallest neighbors - especially pollinating insects - make their way? What can we do to help them survive and thrive? In the concrete jungle, is it worth it to even try? Over two decades, speaker Chris Kreussling has transformed a barren conventional landscape into...

  • MA Senate Discusses the Value of the Mass Save Program

    Virtual Event

    The Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming will host a hearing discussing the value of the Mass Save program. The hearing will focus on the program’s cost effectiveness, its long-term effect on energy system costs, recent changes in how it delivers services to low-income communities, its contributions toward achieving the Commonwealth's emissions limits,...

  • Medicine from Your Backyard: A Foraging Walk at Newton Community Farm

    Newton Community Farm 303 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA

    Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for a meander through Newton Community Farm to learn how we can harvest local plants to use as medicine. We will explore weeds and cultivated plants, trees and shrubs, and have lots of space for questions and conversation. Bring a notebook if you like and get ready to nibble and use...

  • Pizza + Drinks: See a Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heater in a Newton Home

    Curious about newer, more efficient options for heating water at home? Join neighbors for a casual, drop-in pizza gathering at a Newton home and see a next-generation heat pump water heater in action. The homeowner recently installed the system and will share their experience, and a couple members of the Reservoir team will be there...