Here’s a unique volunteer opportunity coming up next month with VCGN. Maybe your first chance to get your hands in the dirt this season…? Day in the Dirt! – Saturday, May 9 Burlington’s community and school gardens feed and connect thousands of people. YOU can help give these gardens a spring boost at Day […]
Continue readingCheck out the latest from these sustainable organizations: AASHE (good read/conference/jobs) Second Nature (good read/conferences/climate) CSDW (good read/local events/volunteer opps/waste): NewsFlash April 2015 Click the icons above to find us on Facebook & Twitter! Green Mountain Compost is throwing a party! It’s that time of year: Spring is springing, flowers will soon be poking up through the snow, […]
Continue readingDr. Daniel Kneeshaw Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Environmental Sciences Biological Sciences Department, Institute for Environmental Sciences University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) Thursday, April 16th, 1:00 PM Gund Seminar Room, Johnson House, 617 Main Street The RSENR Forestry Program and Gund Institute for Ecological Economics are pleased to host Dr. Daniel […]
Continue readingTake a break from your desk work and walk, ride the bus or cruise on your bike down to the Rubenstein Lab for a seminar on Microplastics at 3:00 PM. Dr. Gabriela Bradt from University of New Hampshire Extension and NH Sea Grant will talk about The Trashy Side of Plastic: Looking for Microplastics in […]
Continue readingGREEN UP with BRANCH OUT BURLINGTON! What: Tree Planting at the Burlington Community Tree Nursery When: Saturday, May 2 What Time: 9:00 – 11 am Where: UVM Horticulture Research Center (on Green Mountain Drive in South Burlington, off Shelburne Road behind IDX (now known as General Electric Health Care). Follow the signs. What else: Music […]
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Re-post from Local Motion: On-Street Learning Ride Are you comfortable on your bike, but not so much with traffic? Local Motion’s On-Street Bike Skills Workshop helps you build your skills and confidence for riding on the street! Feel like you could learn more about riding on the road? Take the On-Street Bike Skills Workshop and learn […]
Continue readingI’m pleased to invite you to next Thursday’s (4/16) pre-Earth Day Event, 12:00-1:00, at Burton Snowboards celebrating Burlington’s achievement in reaching its 100% renewable energy goal. Organized by Burton, Seventh Generation, Ben and Jerry’s and the City of Burlington, this celebration will include Ben and Jerry’s, snacks, and a screening of Momenta, a 38 minute documentary produced by Protect our Winters […]
Continue readingOvercoming Obstacles to Biodiesel Adoption in Vermont Friday, April 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Free and open to the public Farrell Hall’s Decision Theatre Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that is reducing U.S. dependence on imported diesel, creating green jobs and improving our environment. It is made from an increasingly diverse mix of […]
Continue readingSave these two dates! MAY 28 Last Best Hope President Lincoln appealed to “the better angels of our nature” when he urged citizens to rededicate themselves to the promise of American democracy as “the last best hope of earth.” In his second annual address, he asks, “Can we do better?” Hildene’s annual Last Best Hope program […]
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