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UPCOMING EVENTS Newton Community Farm Seedling Sale Greening Our Community: Imagine If Everyone Were Green! Environmental Leadership Awards Hammond Pond Guided Nature Walk A Special Celebration for Barbara Herson and Brooke Lipsitt Greening Our Community: Newton's Energy Plan: Progress To Date
Speakers will address how parking policy helps or hurts a business district, the effect of parking policy on traffic and safety and what are Newton's parking rules and where do they apply?
Back for the 5th year: a carbon neutral event featuring musical acts by teachers and students at Newton North! Proceeds go the Green Decade/Newton. Green Decade will be there, as always.
Newton Community Farm's seedling sale will feature 20,000 vegetable and herb seedlings, including a wide variety of each. Come select plants for your backyard and talk to expert gardeners who will be on hand to answer your questions. The cost is $5 for a four or six pack of seedlings. Cash or check only. Bring your own boxes for carrying. For information, go to Newton Community Farm's website, newtoncommunityfarm.org.
Join us for our spring student program, produced by students of various ages, highlight the ways our children are building awareness in the community and actively addressing environmental issues. The evening's special presentations will include:
In addition, the 2012 Annual Environmental Leadership Awards will be presented to:
Want to enjoy the beautiful outdoors AND learn something? Run by four biology students from Newton North High School, the walk is guaranteed to be both fun and educational. The tour guides will take you through 14 unique spots in the New England Forest landscape for about an hour. No preregistration is necessary, and the tour is aimed for middle-school aged children and up. Contact the tour guides at HammondPondTour@gmail.com for questions.
 A Special Celebration to Honor Thursday, May 31, 2012 Please join us for hors d’oeuvres, wine & desserts, entertainment by Jim’s Big Ego, and a silent auction. . . tickets to sporting events, restaurant gift certificates and vacation rentals. For more information
In 2005, Newton's Energy Commission released an energy and emissions inventory with goals for the City and suggestions for residents and businesses. Since then, City public buildings were audited, Newton North was completed, streetlights replaced, the building "stretch code" was instituted, Newton became a "Green Community," and Green Decade launched the "Eco-project." Mayor Warren, his key City staff members along with members of Newton's Energy Commission will summarize where we stand now and what can we do going forward. Presenters include: Bob Rooney, Newton's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the coordination and implementation of the Mayor's vision across all departments and the development of policy to attain that vision; Eric Olson, Chair of the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy, teaches sustainable international development at Brandeis University; Maciej Konieczny, Newton's Sustainability Project Manager for Public Buildings; Josh Morse, Director Operations for the Public Buildings Dept.
Join us at both Newton Farmers Markets this year We have information on green living, the Caterpillar Club, the Magic Energy Bike and more! Volunteers of all ages also welcome: contact mford@greendecade.org. The Newton Farmers Markets are held twice weekly from July through October. If you'd like to volunteer for a couple of hours at either location, please contact Margaret Ford, Community Outreach Coordinator, at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606.
Form an Eco-Team with friends, neighbors, colleagues, or your faith community! With simple changes to actions you take every day, you’ll learn how to reduce your annual household CO2 output by 25%. Visit the Newton Eco-Team Project website for more information on the project, to see the list of participating partners/organizations and more! |
