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1. GDN on WNTN Radio Tomorrow
2. Environmental Speaker Series 2011
3. 5th Annual Newton Environmental Art Contest for Students Grades K-5
4. Newton Unplugged and Connected: Three Events!
5. Urban Ark Seminar and Tour: A Model of Green Living
6. Saving Your Original Wooden Windows
7. The Four Principles of Sustanability
8. Zoning as Foundation for the 21st Century City
9. Gardening for the Birds, Stephen Kress, National Audubon Society
10. Join The Green Decade for 2011
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1. GDN on WNTN Radio Tomorrow
Tuesday, February 8th at 11:00 a.m.
Tune in to WNTN radio, Newton's own radio station at 1550 am on your dial to listen to Paul Roberts interview Green Decade President, Marcia Cooper, co-founding Board Member, Peter Smith and Board member, Lois Levin. Topics range from an overview of the environmental work Green Decade does in our community to the specifics about our upcoming Library Speaker Series Programs on February 28, March 21 and April 11.
2. Environmental Speaker Series 2011
Monday, February 28 at 7:00pm
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 The film “The Work of 1000” Screening and panel discussion
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With Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, CRWA Bob Zimmerman and Rita Barron.
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The Newton Free Library Druker Auditorium.
Join us for this screening of "The Work of 1000," which focuses on noted environmentalist Marion Stoddart, who began as a member of the local League of Women Voters, and became the force that brought the horribly polluted Nashua River back from the abyss.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on leadership with Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, Charles River Watershed's Bob Zimmerman, moderated by Lois Levin, with special guest Rita Barron. Mayor Setti Warren will introduce the film, which illustrates that collaboration among environmental advocates and local government leaders is essential to protecting our natural resources and mitigating climate change.
As always, tea will be served at this event. Please bring your own mug!
3. The 3rd Annual Newton Environmental Art Contest for grades K-5
 Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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This year’s theme: “Why Should You Go Green?”
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Open to all elementary school students in grades K-5 living or attending school in Newton, including home-schooled and after-school programs.
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Enter your artwork as a 2-dimensional drawing, sculpture or iMovie!
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Register on-line as an individual or as a team of 2-4 students with your friends
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Awards Ceremony: Wednesday, April 6 at the Newton Cultural Center
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Find out more at Environmental Art Contest 2011
4. Newton Unplugged and Connected
Three Upcoming Events!
Green Decade is working with Newton Community Service Center's Child Assault Prevention program to host a series of events for children and parents during the month of March. Three events will be held, partnering with the events shown in the three event below.. All are free — for more information click here or call 617-965-1995. Other events will be listed on the NCSC's website in March.
 Magic Recycled Box Workshop
Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00 to 5:00 pm
What can you make from a box? A fort, a train, a robot? Bring your imagination and your friends and see what you can create from recycled materials. Ages 4 and up. Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library. Co-sponsored by the Green Decade and the Newton Free Library
Spring in My Backyard Workshop
Friday, March 11 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Celebrate Spring with us in the Art Room by planting seedlings, making a bird feeder from pinecones, composting with red worms, and meeting our rabbit and chicken friends! Ages 5 and up. Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville. Co-sponsored by the Green Decade, Newton Community Farm and the Newton Pride Committee
Get Your Bike Ready for Spring
Saturday, March 26 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bike Newton will help kids and parents learn how to get their bicycles cleaned up and ready to ride into spring! War Memorial Triangle, Newton City Hall. Co-sponsored by Bike Newton and the Green Decade.
5. Urban Ark Seminar and Tour: A Model of Green Living
Saturday, March 5, 2010 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Sunday, March 6, 2010 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
 A higher quality of life at a lower cost of living—what could be better? David Del Porto and his wife, Elva, have spent 25 years turning this vision into a reality. Today, their Newton Centre home is a model of sustainable design. You'll tour their "Urban Ark," and discover how they've integrated space heat, food production, air purification, and wastewater treatment within an amazing two-story greenhouse. They'll share the successes and failures of their quest for green living, and show you how to invest your time and money to get the most benefit from the least effort. And with rising fuel and water prices and dwindling resources, there's no time like the present to learn methods that can provide environmental and economic security for you and your family.
Directions to the meeting point will be provided to registrants; proceeds will go to The Green Decade/Newton.
6. Saving Your Original Wooden Windows
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
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 1:00 to 4:00 pm
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Co-sponsored by Green Decade/Newton and Historic Newton
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Jackson Homestead & Museum
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$30 per person/$15 per Green Decade or Historic Newton member
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Click here to register
Ryan Pirro of Restoration Windows will show how to restore and maintain wooden weight and pulley windows and wooden casements, preserving the window's original structure. Challenges such as broken ropes, stuck sashes, drafty windows and damaged woodwork are their expertise—with solutions that are more cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sound than replacement.
7. The Four Principles of Sustainability
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Join us for this mid-winter roundtable discussion with Hasso Ewing, a landscape designer and environmental activist, to discuss how we can apply basic principles of sustainability to guide us towards long-term sustainable landscape practices. Hasso will introduce us to the four Principles of Sustainability from the Natural Step, a framework developed in Sweden and used worldwide.
8. Zoning as Foundation for the 21st Century City
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Noon - 2:00 PM.
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Lincoln House, 113 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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The event is free, but pre-registration is required.
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Contact lincolninstitute@resource-plus.com or call (888) 845-8759 to register and for directions.
Miami launched an ambitious rezoning initiative that entails a holistic approach to land use and urban planning, based on New Urbanist and Smart Growth principles. Miami 21 provides a clear vision for the city, supported by specific guidelines and regulations so that future generations will reap the benefits of well-balanced neighborhoods and rich quality of life.
Ana Gelabert-Sanchez, AICP, is a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. She was planning director for the City of Miami from 1998 to 2010, and led the Miami 21 rezoning initiative to make Miami a more sustainable, pedestrian-friendly, and better planned city with a form-based code. Parking is not available at Lincoln House.Co-hosted by ELA and the Arnold Arboretum
9. Gardening for the Birds Stephen Kress, National Aububon Society
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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9:30 to 12:30 PM
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Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
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$40 ELA & Arnold Members or $48 Non-Members
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Click here to register
Join Stephen Kress, author of The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds and Vice President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society, for a lively presentation on desirable gardening practices-from a bird's viewpoint. He will explain bird-plant interactions and suggest landscaping options for creating enticing and safe habitats.
10. Join The Green Decade for 2011
Join the Green Decade now for 2011!
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Become a Green Decade/Newton member for as little as $25 for an individual/family membership, $50 for a business membership or for students, only $10 for the year!
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Click here to join!
Join or renew on-line and pay by credit card or visit our Membership page to download the membership form and mail with your check made out to GD/N, to PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02466. Membership forms are also available in each issue of the Green News. For more information, contact 617-965-1995 or e-mail membership@greendecade.org.
As always, members receive discounts at GD/N events and sponsoring businesses, plus the Green News newsletter, published 6 times each year and mailed to our members. If you prefer to receive it on-line, you will help save paper and postage costs.
E-mail us at contact@greendecade.org and be sure to include your name and e-mail, along with Green News Online in the subject line. Remember, ONLY Green Decade members get the Green News sent to them!
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