The Green Newton Online Auction is underway and runs through Saturday, November 4 at 7:30PM. Bid on some great items and help Green Newton fund its new campaign to bring clean energy to every home in Newton, as well as support continuing educational initiatives like public lectures, weekly e-news, student…
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The Newton Conservators will host a free walk, Exploring Webster Woods – A Walk for All Ages, on November 4, 10AM-11:30AM. Register here. Join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators’ board member, in navigating the more common trails in Webster Woods while admiring fall foliage and learning about how leaves turn color.…
Climate change is accelerating rapidly. Extreme heat is the deadliest natural hazard in the U.S. “Heat islands” in the built environment amplify average temperatures and extreme heat, especially near major highways. This affects every Newton neighborhood. The National Climate Assessment shows more flooding in the Northeast, where the most extreme storms are generating 27% more moisture…
Transportation is the biggest emitter of Greenhouse gases in the Northeast. Electrification of cars is well underway. School bus electrification is also underway in some Massachusetts municipalities and other states: New York mandated 100% zero emission school bus purchases beginning 2027. However, in Newton electric school bus deployment is stalled.…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar, Springers and Singers: The Art and Science of Observing Orthoptera, on October 18, 7PM-8:30PM. Register here. Widespread, plentiful, and in some cases really loud, Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) get surprisingly little attention from naturalists. But these insects are everywhere, if often extremely…
The Newton Conservators will host Birding at Cold Spring Park on October 22, 8AM-10AM. Participants will meet near the turnaround at the end of the left side of the Beacon Street parking area. This is an easy walk on at woodland trails, looking for resident birds as well as fall…
Eliot Church, UCC (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner) will hold a Plant Based Potluck lunch on October 29 at 11:15AM. The event takes place in the fellowship hall (downstairs) and offers education, tips, great food, recipes, games, and entertainment! Please bring a plant-based dish (along with its recipe to display). Soup,…
“Promote compact, energy-efficient development concentrated around public transit and other existing infrastructure.” Mass Audubon, Losing Ground 1. Preserves trees Sprawl is the worst enemy of trees. Because of limits on the number of people who can live in Newton and other towns close to Boston, people have moved farther away…
The Newton Conservators will host a webinar on September 28 at 7PM to discuss why the Watertown dam on the Charles River should be removed. Sign up here. Each spring, thousands of migratory fish return to the Charles river to spawn in the lakes, ponds, and tributaries. Across Massachusetts, there…
The 2023 GreenEXPO will be held on Sunday, October 15, 11AM-4PM on the Newton Centre Green in conjunction with the City of Newton’s Harvest Fair. GreenEXPO will showcase many options available to make lives greener. There will be representatives available from sustainability focused companies, community organizations, and City departments to…