United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to community needs. Go to https://unitedwaynwvt.galaxydigital.com/. August 19, 2019 By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist RUNNING FOR A CAUSE – Run Vermont is gearing […]
Continue readingView this email in your browser You can LEAD in 2020! Have you ever considered running for office, but found it too daunting? Have you ever considered running or working on a campaign, but didn’t know where to start? With the 2020 elections just around the corner the time to think about your leadership role is now. Leadership […]
Continue readingCarbon Offsets: Over the past few years, the Parks Trees Team has found ways to nearly double the number of trees planted in Burlington annually to help strengthen the local urban forest. City trees provide tremendous benefits – absorbing carbon, making neighborhoods more beautiful and inviting, helping manage stormwater runoff, and countering heat-island effects in […]
Continue readingKristin Wolf, Core Faculty member and Champlain Apiarist is looking for more plants for the newly re-planted pollinator garden behind Perry Hall. Her general criteria were native, perennial, with variable bloom times. The bioswale is bone dry with unplanted topsoil, so the plants need to tolerate full sun and dry conditions initially until there is […]
Continue readingWe see more clearly than ever the ways that racial capitalism, militarism, and climate chaos feed off of and depend on each other. There are ways for everyone to be involved in this movement of movements. Click here for the quarterly Peace & Justice Newsletter. In This Issue PJC Marketing Volunteer Sign the petition: no wall […]
Continue readingAugust 2019 Hello Neighbors, Happy dog days of summer! In the July digest, I wrote about reducing food waste. This month I’m going to add on reuse, the second “R” in the Reduce/Reuse/Recycle mantra. A recent trip to my basement inspired–terrified may be a better word–me into making some changes. Bags of “someday” clothes litter my basement. Sound […]
Continue readingThere are Many Ways to Help Out! Volunteer to staff the Pride Festival at Battery Park – especially if you’re a great stage manager, an expert tent raiser, a greeter extraordinaire, or a pro cleanup crew. Volunteer to guide the Pride Parade up Church Street. Parade volunteers get to watch the parade in action close-up, […]
Continue readingPlease join us in Burlington for the 39th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society! Hosted by the New England Chapter of NALMS November 11–15, 2019 Where DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington, Vermont Visit Symposium Website Agenda at a Glance Sunday, November 10 NALMS Board of Directors Meeting Monday, November 11 Lake and Watershed […]
Continue readingThere are crucial energy and climate policies being passed at the state legislative level that will either reduce or exacerbate climate change and ecosystem damage. Students, faculty, and staff can make positive impacts by getting involved and providing input to elected representatives. Learn more at https://www.aashe.org/partners/heasc/initiatives/beyond-doom-and-gloom-engage-students/
Happy to share this year’s Annual Report and Sustainability Action Plan Progress. Thanks to all who do good work at Champlain and in our surrounding community. We pause for a reflective moment, and then get back to the hard work that’s needed.