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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
A selection of four documentary films screening at the 2025 ReFrame Film Festival (left to right, top and bottom): "Logging Algonquin" by Conor DeVries, "Singing Back the Buffalo" by Tasha Hubbard, "The Monarch Ultra" by Rodney Fuentes, and "London Grown" by Richard Mejeh. (Photos courtesy of ReFrame)

ReFrame Film Festival presents stories of environmental innovation and resilience that hit close to...

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21st annual festival runs in-person in downtown Peterborough from January 23 to 26 and online from January 27 to February 2.
GreenUP native plant propagation coordinator Hayley Goodchild and GreenUP Ecology Park director Vern Bastable prepare to sow native seeds for Ecology Park. (Photo: Tegan Moss / GreenUP)

Learn how to grow native plants from seed to improve plant literacy and enhance...

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Peterborough GreenUP will be hosting a hands-on cold stratification and seed starting workshop on February 8,
A canoe loaded with back country camping gear is pictured on Cloudy Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. While GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss is grateful that reusable plastic food barrel enables her to comfortably camp in the back country, she recognizes that plastic's incredible versatility and durability come with a heavy cost. (Photo: Tegan Moss)

The plastic paradox – part two: pollution problems

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GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss explains how plastic's incredible versatility and durability come with a heavy cost.
GreenUp executive director Tegan Moss's father Ric Moss, pictured with a display of custom fabricated laboratory equipment he built while working for TFI Inline circa 1998, earned his living and supported his family as a plastic fabricator. (Photo courtesy of Tegan Moss)

The plastic paradox – part one: my love of plastic

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GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss describes her complicated relationship with the incredibly versatile yet environmentally problematic material.
Excited children at the 2024 Peterborough Children's Water Festival volunteer for an opportunity to experience the "Lather Up" activity centre, which teaches students how they and their families can conserve water when showering. The festival is an annual event at the Riverview Park & Zoo that combines education, fun, and hands-on learning to teach children about the importance of water in their lives, empowering them to take action in their homes and communities to conserve and protect water. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Water education is essential to empower children as tomorrow’s stewards of the environment

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GreenUP is calling for increased community support of the annual Peterborough Children's Water Festival, taking place on May 27 and 28.
Guest artist Lisa Noble from the Trent University School of Education leads GreenUP Youth Climate Action participants in a workshop activity to create jewellery with recycled parts like bike chains and buttons. The workshop held on November 14, 2024 empowered youth to creatively keep used items out of landfills. Youth who complete four of the six workshops in the series receive a certificate adding a valuable credential to their resume. (Photo: Angela Sundue)

Peterborough GreenUP workshop series offers youth a space to become climate leaders

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Registration is open for the next workshop on January 22 on how to bring new life to broken items instead of throwing them away.
Norwood homeowners and GreenUP clients Rick and Annie Lochhead are enjoying lower energy bills and improved home comfort after reducing their home's air leakage by almost half and installing an air source heat pump. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

Norwood homeowners slash energy use by 43% and greenhouse gas emissions by 64%

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GreenUP home energy clients Rick and Annie Lochhead installed an air source heat pump and reduced air leakage in their 1890-built home by 44%.
Peterborough GreenUP has made the difficult decision that it is in the best interest of the organization to close its downtown retail space, and invites you to shop at the GreenUP Store this December. All proceeds from your purchases will directly support the non-profit environmental organization's charitable work. Despite the upcoming closure of the store, GreenUP will continue its commitment to sustainability and empowering climate action through its many other program areas. (Photo: Eileen Kimmett / GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP to close its downtown retail store in the new year

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Due to retail slowdown, the social enterprise is not generating revenue for the non-profit environmental organization.
GreenUP worked to support the planting of over 1,500 trees across Peterborough in 2024, including helping students and staff plant a Little Forest at Keith Wightman Public School, one of four established at local schools this year to create vibrant spaces for learning and environmental stewardship. As a non-profit charity, current funding challenges have the potential to jeopardize GreenUP's many programs that promote sustainability, environmental education, and green living. GreenUP is calling on the community to help sustain a longstanding legacy of climate action impact in Peterborough and beyond. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi / GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP calls on community to help sustain its work on local climate action...

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Non-profit environmental charity is facing a critical challenge with reductions in government funding.
John Cunningham, president and managing director of Ashburnham Funeral Home, holds a biodegradable wicker urn. Other options available for those seeking eco-friendly end-of-life services include aquamation, basic wooden or cardboard caskets, and low-impact burials. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson)

Aquamation is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional burial and cremation

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People who care for the environment are choosing more eco-friendly options for when they pass away.
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