Volunteer Opportunity: Website Analytics & Reporting
Are you passionate about data and using insights to drive meaningful change? Green Newton is looking for a detail-oriented volunteer to help us better understand and grow our online impact.…
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Don’t Miss It: Newton’s Earth Day Festival Is May 3
Newton’s annual Earth Day Festival is just around the corner, bringing a lively afternoon of music, food, and hands-on activities to Zervas Elementary School on Sunday, May 3 from 12–3:30pm.…
Do You Use Oil Heat? Take 5 Minutes To Tell Us About It
If you own a single-family home in Newton and use oil heat, please take this 5-minute survey to help us identify non-electric appliance use and better understand residents’ concerns. Many…
Young Artists Invited to Celebrate Earth Day Through Art
The Newton community is invited to celebrate creativity, nature, and environmental action at Newton’s Earth Day Festival on Sunday, May 3 from 12:00–3:30 PM at Zervas Elementary School. The festival…
Register for ‘Growing Climate Resilience: Charles River Regional Tree Planting and Protection Plan’ on February 9
Monday, February 9, 7pm. Online. Trees are a climate solution: they mitigate flooding, provide clean air, and cool our neighborhoods. Yet the Charles River watershed is losing tree canopy at…
Sign up for ‘Make a Plan to Go Green and Avoid Costly Last-Minute Replacement Decisions’ on January 28
Wednesday, January 28, 7 pm. Online. To meet Massachusetts’ goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, 2040 and 2050, we need to replace our fossil-fuel appliances, including heating/cooling systems,…
Join ‘The Reshaping Of New England’s Seasons: What’s Happening To Our Weather?’ on January 29
Thursday, January 29, 6-8pm. Online and In-Person at Simons Theatre, New England Aquarium (1 Central Wharf, Boston). Join us for an in-depth conversation with New England’s top weather and climate…
Take a Native Plant Winter Sowing Workshop on January 21
Wednesday, January 21, 9-10:30am OR 11-12:30pm. Wayland Community Center (8 Andrew Ave., Wayland). If you’ve never done a winter sow, it’s loads of fun. Jean Milburn, chair of the Native Plant…
Register for ‘The Quest for Safer Products’ on January 21
Wednesday, January 21, 12-1pm. Online. The Silent Spring Institute will host dynamic online conversation on about how policies and industry practices influence our daily exposures to toxic chemicals in consumer…
Broke It? Fix It! Next Fix-It Clinic is at the Newton Free Library on February 8
Sunday February 8, 1:15-4pm. Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). Fix-It clinics empower Newton residents to learn how to make repairs, and are totally at no-cost. Bring in a…