sustainability
Taking on the Big Places: How to Build and Maintain Self-Sufficient Landscapes — Webinar
WebinarWednesday, December 8 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. This event is hosted by Ecological Landscape Alliance and part of their "Focus on Sustainability" Series. There are a variety of strategies for landscape maintenance that gardeners employ, but mulching, weeding, planting, and various…
Eco-Friendly Healthy Eating: Nutrition to Support Landscape Professionals and Gardeners — Webinar
WebinarFriday, December 10 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. This event is hosted by Ecological Landscape Alliance and part of their "Focus on Sustainability" Series. Our planet is changing. Now more than ever, it is important to choose sustainable, climate-friendly foods. In this…
Sharing the Adventure: Design Communications for Ecological Landscapes — Webinar
WebinarWednesday, December 15 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. This event is hosted by Ecological Landscape Alliance and part of their “Focus on Sustainability” Series. When a designed landscape succeeds, it’s a sign that there’s been strong communication across the project team. It…
Electric Vehicle Chat: Let’s Go The Distance
WebinarThursday, December 16 @ 4:00 p.m. EV owners and enthusiasts alike are eager to chat about the benefits of driving electric. Electric Vehicle Chats are a chance for folks to come together to talk about EVs and for beginners to…
Webinar: Engaging Landowners in Sustainable Stewardship
Online/ZoomWednesday, January 26th @ 12:00 — 1:00 p.m. This presentation will share experiences and lessons from a multi-year landowner outreach project in the MassConn Woods, a rural, largely forested region on the border of central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, as…
Webinar: Regenerating Suburbia One Garden at a Time
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 9th @ 1:00 — 2:00 p.m. Landscape design professionals can play a key role in regenerating our mono-cultural suburban landscapes. Nadia Malarkey, in this webinar presentation, will help us understand why this work is so vitally important and…
Forest Carbon and Multi-Use Forest Management — Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ noon and/or 7:00 p.m. The influence of active forest management on forest carbon is little known for mature oak forests. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts related to forest carbon sequestration and storage in…
Forest Carbon and Multi-Use Forest Management — Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ noon and/or 7:00 p.m. The influence of active forest management on forest carbon is little known for mature oak forests. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts related to forest carbon sequestration and storage in…
Ocean Encounters: Seaweed Solutions
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ 7:30 p.m. This talk will be about how scientists, ocean farmers, and policy makers are looking to kelp as a sustainable solution to some of the toughest issues facing our world today. As our climate continues…
Climate Carnival
Columbia County FairgroundsSaturday, July 16 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Community Advocates for a Sustainable Environment (CASE) has decided to join forces with the Climate Carnival for this year's Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair. They both have the same mission,…
Community Scale Soil Health at Woven Roots Farm, Tyringham
Woven Roots Farm 12 McCarty Road, Tyringham, MA, United StatesCome learn how Woven Roots Farm's no-till practices are integral to their commitment to co-creating a more resilient community. TIME/LOCATION October 16, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Woven Roots Farm, 12 McCarty Road, Tyringham, MA 01264, USA Learn how Woven…
Build resilience with gender empowerment, sustainable food and reuse policies – Webinar
Online/ZoomStaff from the Center for Biological Diversity, Upstream Solutions, and the Environmental Law Institute will discuss the use of climate plans to build climate-resilient solutions around food systems, reuse / refill solutions, and gender empowerment as a free side-event to…
Webinar: Circular Economy and the Future of Recycling in the US
Online/ZoomThis webinar will assess the impact that recycling, fast fashion, and policy have on promoting a circular economy and achieving a healthier standard of living for the environment and the well-being of people. Staff from the Center for Biological Diversity…
Carbon Countdown 2023
On Tuesday evening, May 16 at 7 pm, via Zoom, Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer will focus on an equitable and sustainable future: A Vision for Massachusetts. Her talk will be followed by four brief introductions to local community driven initiatives (see below) on…
Carbon Countdown 2023
On Tuesday evening, May 16 at 7 pm, via Zoom, Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer will focus on an equitable and sustainable future: A Vision for Massachusetts. Her talk will be followed by four brief introductions to local community driven initiatives (see below) on…
Electricity and Our Sustainable Future With Jonathan Wright – Session 1
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary 127 Combs Rd, Easthampton, MASession 1 Sources and uses of electricity, how it's made, who owns it, and how it is so different from any other utility. Where are the conversion opportunities that do not add fossil fuel load? Can't we just turn off…
Electricity and Our Sustainable Future With Jonathan Wright – Session 2
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary 127 Combs Rd, Easthampton, MASession 1 Sources and uses of electricity, how it's made, who owns it, and how it is so different from any other utility. Where are the conversion opportunities that do not add fossil fuel load? Can't we just turn off…
Log Lunch: Berkhshire Cider Project: A Berkhsire B-Corp Building a Cidery, One Apple at a Time
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesLOG LUNCH: Berkshire Cider Project: A Berkshire B Corp–Building a Cidery, One Apple at a Time. Kat Hand, co-founder. Kat Hand of the Berkshire Cider Project reflects on the first four years of building this small business in the Berkshires, what…
Log Lunch: “Innovations in Energy Efficiency”
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesLog Lunch: “Enhancement & Innovation in Residential Energy Efficiency, and How to Get Involved” Angel Ortiz ’17, Project Officer, Weatherization Assistance Program, Office of Community ...