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1. March 7: Home Builders Waste Management Seminar: Dump that Dumpster!
2. March 16: Environmental Speaker Series: �A Sense of Wonder� film screening
3. March 19-21: Newton Unplugged & Connected with the Green Decade & Others
4. 3rd Annual Student Energy Art & Essay Contest: Entries due March 20!
5. March 29: Home Energy Saving EcoTeams - Community Meeting
6. Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee
7. Committee Meetings
8. Join GDC now for 2009
9. Coming in April: Environmental Speaker Series �Organic Gardening 101� and NewtonSERVES Day of Community Service
10. Other: Newton Conservators Spring 2009 Lecture; �Green & Global� Winter Dinners; Green Communities Program; Watertown Community Ed �Going Green;� Citizen Pruner Training; Green Living - Energy and Cost Saving Measures for the Home
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1. HOME BUILDERS WASTE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: DUMP THAT DUMPSTER! This weekend!
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Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead
$20/person; $15 for Green Decade and Newton Historical Society members
Register on-line
Contractors and builders are invited to this seminar on how to reduce the waste stream from the residential construction sites as well as how to make their material handling more efficient. The goal is to reduce the need for the 30-yard omnipresent dumpster and reduce the cost of disposal. The seminar is presented by Jay Walter AIA, local architect and founder of the Sustainable Waste Management Collaborative. The workshop will be held at The Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead (527 Washington St., Newton); proceeds will go to the Green Decade and the Newton Historical Society. Questions: 617-965 1995 or contact@greendecade.org.
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| 2. MARCH ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKER SERIES: "A SENSE OF WONDER" |
A film celebrating the works of Rachel Carson
Monday, March 16, 7:00 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Co-sponsored by the Green Decade, League of Women Voters and the Newton Free Library
This March, the National Women's History Project will honor women leaders of the environmental movement, and they will celebrate in particular the work of Rachel Carson. In conjunction with the effort to raise awareness about Carson�s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship, this month�s Environmental Speaker Series presents a screening of �A Sense of Wonder. � Dianne Dumanoski will lead the discussion on Rachel Carson following the film. For more information, visit our website.
March is Newton�s 13th Annual Alternatives to Pesticides Month! Don�t miss our exhibit in two first floor display cases at the Newton Free Library, one highlighting Rachel Carson and the other featuring Organic Gardening.
All ESS events are held at the Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, at 7pm, usually on the 3rd Monday of the month, January through June. For more information about the series, contact 617-965-1995 or Environmental Speakers Series on our website. |
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3. NEWTON "UNPLUGGED AND CONNECTED" MONTH WITH THE GREEN DECADE NEWTON: FOUR FUN EVENTS FOR KIDS AND PARENTS
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Unplugged and Connected returns to Newton in March with the Newton Community Service Center and a host of organizations and activities across our city. Each year, the NCSC coordinates a calendar of activities and events, reminding us there is more to life than what is on the other side of a plug! Green Decade is co-sponsoring four of this month's events with other organizations:
Thursday, March 19 at the Newton Free Library
Co-sponsored with the Newton Free Library
1."Going Green" Storytime at 3:30 pm
Newton Free Library, Children's Room
Children will listen to fun stories about caring for our planet, as part of the 2009 Newton Unplugged celebration! Ages 4-5.
2. Magic Recycled Box Workshop at 4:00 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
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. Students for a Greener World will be helping younger children at this workshop.
Friday, March 20 at the Newton Cultural Center
3. Spring in Your Backyard at 3:30 pm
Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville
Celebrate Spring with us in the Art Room by planting seedlings, making a bird feeder from pine cones and a birdhouse from recycled wood!. Ages 5 and up.
Co-sponsored with the Newton Community Farm and the Newton Pride Committee.
Saturday, March 21 at Newton City Hall
4. Bike Tune-up for Kids from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
War Memorial Triangle, Newton City Hall
Bike Newton will provide free bike tune-ups to kids, while teaching them how to do their own tune-ups. Co-sponsored by Bike Newton and the Green Decade.
For more info on these four events, call 617-965-1995 or e-mail contact@greendecade.org or download the entire month's calendar from the Newton Community Service Center's website. |
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| 4. 3rd ANNUAL NEWTON STUDENT ENERGY ART & ESSAY CONTEST: ENTRIES DUE MARCH 20! |
The Annual Energy Conservation Art & Essay Contest
is back for 2009, officially announced at the Mayor David Cohen's
press conference on February 2. All Newton students grades 3-12,
living or attending school in Newton, are eligible to enter either or
both contests. Key dates to remember:
- March 20: All art and essay entries due
- April 29: Awards Ceremony at War Memorial Auditorium, City Hall
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year's contest coordinators are Angelina Zhou (Newton North 2009) for
the Art Contest, Jason Kuo (Newton South 2009) for the Essay Contest
and Amanda Frank Webber, Fundraising. Thanks also to the Schools
Outreach Committee, the Newton Schools and the Newton PTO Council for
helping coordinate the 2009 contest as well!
Details of the 3rd Annual Energy Conservation Contest are available on the website, along with the Contest Registration Form. The contest is co-sponsored bythe Green Decade, Newton Schools Foundation, Green Energy Newton, NSTAR, Chapman Construction/Design, Boston Green Building and other organizations. Questions or information: 617-965-1995 or energycontest@greendecade.org. |
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| 5. HOME ENERGY SAVING ECOTEAMS - COMMUNITY MEETING |
Sunday, March 29, 1:30 � 3 :00 pm
Grace Church
76 Eldredge St., Newton Corner
Join us for a community-wide meeting to reduce home energy usage in Newton through EcoTeams. Green Decade is partnering with other local groups in Newton as part of the Cool Mass Campaign, sponsored by the Massachusetts Climate Action Network. Information will be provided about how easy it is to form and lead an EcoTeam made up of friends, neighbors and members of Newton's religious communities. EcoTeams meet a total of 4 times and use the step-by-step Low Carbon Diet workbook, available from Green Decade at a discounted price. There are no additional fees. The goal is to form hundreds of EcoTeams to put our community in the forefront of a Green Century.
For more info and to sign up for the meeting, contact: Bonnie Glickman at 617-969-1881 or bglickman@mindspring.com, or visit our website. |
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| 6. NEWTON-NEEDHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE |
Thursday, March 19, 8:00 am
Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce
281 Needham Street, Upper Level
Newton Upper Falls
The Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce's Environment Committee educates businesses with seminars, tours, luncheons and expos about how to save money on your bottom line, help the environment and get positive PR for your business! Last year's Green Business Expo was the committee's first major event andt his year's Expo is now being planned.
The committee meets the third Thursday of each month. Questions/information contact Peter Smith at psmith@igc.org or 617-233-6071. Information about this committee will be added to the Green Decade website soon. |
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| 7. GDC COMMITTEE MEETINGS: MARCH |
Energy Committee: Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm. Contact Katherine Gekas. High Performance Buildings Coalition: Thursday, March 5, 8:00 am, City Hall, Room 222.
Organic Gardening & Landscaping Committee: Monday, March 23, 7:30 pm.. Contact Sunwoo Kahng at 617-332-1882 or organicgarden@greendecade.org.
School Outreach Committee: Monday, March 23, 7:30 pm. Contact Bob Warren at attwarren@aol.com or 617-795-0028.
Students for a Greener World: Monday, March 9, 5:30-6:30 pm. For middle school and high school students -- contact Margaret Ford at 617-964-0606 or mford@greendecade.org. |
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| 8. JOIN THE GREEN DECADE NOW FOR 2009 |
Join the Green Decade now for 2009 for as little as $25 for an individual or family membership, $50 for a business membership, and for students, only $10 for the year! Not sure when your subscription expires? Just look at the mailing label of your Green News if you receive the printed version by mail -- the expiration date is in the top right corner.
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 GDC/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 GDC events and sponsoring businesses, plus the Green News newsletter, published 6 times each year and mailed to our members. If you prefer to receive the Green News 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. |
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| 9. COMING IN APRIL |
Environmental Speaker Series: �Organic Gardening 101�
Monday, April 27, 7:00 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
Co-sponsored by the Green Decade and the Newton Free Library
A panel of three professional landscapers will speak on organic gardening practices, providing step-by-step information for the home gardener, focusing on healthy soil preparation, sustainable water usage, and pest management. Visit our website for more information!
NewtonSERVES 2009: Day of Community Service
Sunday, April 26
Join Green Decade and other volunteers for our NewtonSERVES environmental project -- the Business Recycling Project in Newton Highlands and Newtonville, led by Students for a Greener World (SGW). More projects may be added -- watch our website, where you can also find photos of last year�s Business Recycling Project in Newton Centre. |
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10. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
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NEWTON CONSERVATORS SPRING 2009 LECTURE .
Tree Pests and Tree Health: Woody Plant Pests and Diseases
Julie Coop, Manager of Plant Health, The Arnold Arboretum
Monday, March 2, 7:00 pm Cancelled due to snow and library closure: new date TBD
Newton Free Library
330 Homer Street, Newton Centre
Ms.Coop will discuss tree health issues, such as winter moth and the newthreat of Asian Long Horned Beetle in Massachusetts, and what we shouldbe doing about them. This event is sponsored by the Newton Tree Conservancy,a new non-profit working to raise public awareness of the importance ofNewton's urban forest and to promote the health of Newton's streettrees and park trees. The event is co-sponsored by the Newton Conservators, the Arnold Arboretum, and the Newton Free Library (617-796-1360).
NEWTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
2009 WINTER DINNERS: Green & Global
February 27 to March 10, 2009
The Newton Schools Foundation invites friends, neighbors and the Newton Community to celebrate their local contributions to a green and healthy planet -- and to help the NSF meet their target of $500,000 for the 2009-2010 school year -- with the 2009 series of Winter Dinners. The Winter Dinner series offers a diversity of dinners presented by restaurant and community hosts across Newton. Each venue offers a distinct green & global theme supported by international cuisine and stimulating conversation.
Visit the Newton Schools Foundation's website for more details. To make reservations or for more information, please phone (617) 559-6120 or email tori_filler@newton.ma.k12.us.
GREEN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Tuesday, March 10, 7:30 pm
Sudbury Senior Center
40 Fairbank Road. Sudbury, MA 0177
(978) 443-3055
Meg Lusardi, deputy director in the MA Dept. of Energy Resources, will speak about her agency�s Green Communities Division. Town officials and residents will be able to learn how Sudbury can take part in the agency�s programs aimed at encouraging local energy conservation and sustainability efforts.
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY EDUCATION: GOING GREEN �
Watertown High School
50 Columbia Street, Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-7764
Four courses - one evening each -- taught by Green Decade instructors for those who want to �Go Green� this spring! Download the catalog for more details on each workshop. Each course is $29 per person.
Thursday, March 12: Intro to becoming Green (7:00-9:00 pm)
Tuesday, March 24: Insulation (7:00-9:00 pm)
Tuesday, April 7: Green Building (7:00-9:00 pm)
Thursday, April 16: Organic Gardening (7:00-9:00 pm)
More information: Rita Foglia, Watertown Community Education Programs Coordinator.
NEWTON TREE CONSERVANCY: CITIZEN PRUNER TRAINING
Classroom sessions: Tuesday March 24th and Tuesday March 31st from 7 pm - 9 pm.
Location to be announced but possibly Albemarle Field House.
Outdoor session: Saturday April 4th from 9 am - 12 noon. Location TBA.
Learn from Marc Welch, the City's Forestry Director, about trees and tree pruning and then practice it! Participants can use the training to care for their own trees, and can become on of our trained volunteers. To register or for more information, please email Marc Welch at newtonforestrymw@gmail.com or info@newtontreeconservancy.org.
GREEN LIVING: ENERGY AND COST SAVING MEASURES FOR THE HOME
Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium
330 Homer St., Newton Centre
617-796-1360
Architect Chong-Zi Chen will give an educational seminar on energy saving home updates, including how to reduce utility bills, improve in-home comfort levels and help to protect the environment. Mr. Chen�s Green Living program has been presented to numerous audiences throughout the Boston area. His design practice incorporates basic climatic elements and natural materials in order to achieve significant energy savings that contribute to a more sustainable environment. More information: Lectures at the library's website.
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