Environment

Congressman Peter Welch: Green New Deal Co-Author Ed Markey Joins Welch to Talk Climate 05/07/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

U.S. Representative Peter Welch is joined by Green New Deal co-author and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Donna Burton Carpenter at "Organizing for a Better Future" -- a meet and greet event focused on the fight against climate change.

First Annual Green Up the Pine Street Barge Canal RAW 05/07/2022

Friends of the Pine Street Barge Canal gather on Green Up Day to start cleaning up the decades of accumulatd garbage out of the Barge Canal woods.

First Annual Green Up the Pine Street Barge Canal 05/07/2022

Friends of the Pine Street Barge Canal gather on Green Up Day to start cleaning up the decades of accumulated garbage out of the Barge Canal woods.

Chittenden Solid Waste District 04/27/2022

For more information on the Chittenden Solid Waste District and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit cswd.net/about-cswd/cswd-board-of-commissioners.

On the Waterfront: Owiso Makuku, CEO of Main St. Landing 04/20/2022

Mariah Riggs interviews Owiso Makuku, CEO of Main Street Landing.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Town Hall Meeting with ReWiring America - Becoming a NetZero City 03/30/2022

Mayor Weinberger holds a Virtual Town Meeting with Co-founder and Chief Scientist of ReWiring America, Saul Griffith, Ph.D., to discuss the road to become a Net Zero Energy City.

For more info: rewiringamerica.org

Branch Out Burlington - How to Plant a Tree with VJ Comai 03/29/2022

From Branch Out Burlington:

Proper planting of trees is critical to their long-term health and viability. Join
Burlington City Arborist V.J. Comai as he takes us through the critical steps in
planting a tree. This talk covers basic tree biology, site assessment, species
selection, various planting options and the pros and cons of each, as well as best
planting practices and aftercare throughout the establishment period.

Positively Vermont: Protecting Vermont's Lakes and Ponds 03/28/2022

Dennis McMahon interviews Oliver Pierson, Lakes and Ponds Program Manager of the VT Department of Environmental Conservation.

For more information, visit: dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/aboutlakes

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Vermont’s Mobile Home Parks - The Front Lines of Climate Injustice in the Green Mountain State 03/25/2022

A presentation from Kelly Hamshaw, Senior Lecturer in Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont.

Beyond the Honeybee: Wild Bees on the Vermont Landscape 03/24/2022

From Friends of the Missisquoi:

Join the Friends of Missisquoi NWR as they welcome Spencer Hardy, a biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, as he introduces us to some of these important pollinators. Learn what they are discovering through their Wild Bee Survey, what surprises they have found, and what you can do to help the native bee population right in your own yard.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!