Why Smash Your Pumpkins? Did you know that composting your Halloween pumpkins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? When pumpkins end up in landfills, they break down and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Don’t let your Halloween creations meet this grim fate! Give them the chance at a second life by recycling them into soil! […]
Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep our ecosystems in balance. But rodent poisons—specifically second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)—harm thousands of these creatures in Massachusetts each year after they eat a poisoned rodents. SGARs can also harm children and pets who eat the poison itself. Come learn about this issue and what we can do in […]
Much of the research and policy conversation about the future of “sustainable aviation fuels” has been funded by the aviation industry. This webinar features independent researchers who receive no aviation industry support. Topics & Panelists: • The Science of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs): Types of SAFs, their stages of development, their promise and limitations – […]
Save the date for our third annual Winter Seed Sow Workshop hosted by Verrill Farm (11 Wheeler Road, Concord) and register for your spot! In this free workshop, led by Isabel Bailey of the Concord Pollinator Health Committee, we will learn how to sow seeds into milk jugs for easy, outdoor, over-wintering germination of native […]
Concord is one of a small group of towns that has joined a pilot program that requires all new construction to be fossil free. If you are wondering about such construction, Dan Gainsboro has many years of experience in building all-electric houses. He will speak to his methods of building houses that are energy efficient, […]
Keep your wreaths out of the trash! Due to the wires and decorations, wreaths cannot be composted as they are, but with some wire cutters, a bit of elbow grease, and about ten minutes of your time, you can keep them out of the landfill. Bring them to Fowler where Mothers Out Front and volunteers […]
Times are changing! Think about ditching that old, dirty oil and gas and switching to the future of clean, affordable, and healthy living. We're talking about 21st-century electric heating, cooking, and car travel that'll make you feel good AND help preserve a future for our planet. Find out what more and more Concord residents are […]
What Opportunities Does the Recently Passed MA Climate Bill Provide for Action in the Coming Months? This forum at First Parish in Concord is open to all, and festures two speakers: Michael Barrett - author of the climate bill and MA State Senator for the third Middlesex district including Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, […]
We invite one and all to join the First Parish iEnvironmental Team (ET) at its monthly meeting. The FP Environmental Team takes part in activities including Environmental Education, Personal Actions, or Legislation and Advocacy. Meetings are held monthly. First Parish in Concord is an accredited Green Sanctuary congregation, but our work has just begun. A […]
May is National Bike Month! As part of Safe Routes to School, celebrate spring and sustainability during the Concord Family Bike Festival at Thoreau School. Grab your helmets and water bottles, and pedal on over! There will be fun for all ages and abilities, whether you are using a balance bike, just learning to pedal, […]
Taking Climate Action. Together and Now ! Dr. Juliette Rooney-Varga, Professor in Environmental Sciences, Director of the Climate Change Initiative, and Co-director of the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy at UMass Lowell. Her research focuses on the nexus of climate change and sustainability science and decision support. She will join us on Sunday, May […]
Learn about how regional farmland loss and climate change challenge Concord’s agriculture, and the strategies being adopted by farmers, the Town of Concord, and the broader Massachusetts farming community to meet the changing conditions. About the speakers: Jamie Pottern (American Farmland Trust) works across New England to address land access barriers for farmers, protect farmland, and […]