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For more than 30 years, Peterborough GreenUP has been central and eastern Ontario's leading environmental organization focused on education, sustainability, and stewardship. GreenUP is a non-profit charitable organization and an active community organization that offers dozens of programs and services to those living in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes. For more information, visit greenup.on.ca
Reimagining streets: GreenUP working to make school zones safer for local kids
Next phase of pedestrian-friendly street planning will bring car-free pop-ups to Peterborough school zones.
Grow your ecological literacy by getting to know the species in your own backyard
The Great Canadian Bioblitz and two September events at GreenUP Ecology Park in Peterborough offer opportunities to explore the rich web of life all around us.
Slow down and notice: what a Trent University teacher candidate learned when volunteering at...
Janelle Wiens reflects on how two weeks at the Trent learning garden reshaped her understanding of teaching and connecting with nature.
At Camp Kawartha in Peterborough, sustainable buildings are part of the lesson
Outdoor education organization's straw bale walls, living roofs, and low-carbon foundations demonstrate how built spaces can be infused with nature.
Family Night tradition returns to GreenUP’s Ecology Park in Peterborough after a seven-year hiatus
Community celebration on August 27 will feature nature crafts, guided tours, a puppet show, giant bubbles, nourishing food, and a lantern walk at dusk.
‘I’d be kind of sad if I couldn’t bike,’ says 11-year-old Peterborough cyclist
GreenUP's Summer Ride Club and Urban Bike Adventures camp offer kids the mobility they crave and deserve.
Energy-efficiency programs help local households cut costs and improve comfort
Peterborough and Kawarthas residents may qualify for free assessments, insulation, appliances, heat pumps, or financing for home upgrades.
GreenUP seeks community support to reimagine the Children’s Garden at Ecology Park in Peterborough
Children will be invited to co-design new opportunities to explore, build, imagine, and learn through outdoor play.
Effective and humane rodent control starts with prevention, not poison
Rodenticide Free Ontario and GreenUP encourage Peterborough residents to stop using rodenticides and protect wildlife, companion animals, and the broader ecosystem.
Green Economy Peterborough celebrates five years of leadership in building a more sustainable local...
At the annual Leadership in Sustainability Celebration on June 11, local business and community leaders imagined a more resilient Peterborough and the Kawarthas in 2050.
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