Articles by GreenUP
For more than 20 years, GreenUP has been central and eastern Ontario's leading organization focused on issues of environmental education, sustainability, and stewardship.
GreenUP is a non-profit charity and an active community organization that offers dozens of programs and services to those living in the Peterborough & Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario. GreenUP's programs focus on facilitating positive action and provide the tools to make small changes in the home or cottage that can create a large and lasting impact on our environment.
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Peterborough Children’s Water Festival goes virtual with fun and educational activities for children in...
19th annual festival teaches students in Grades 2 to 5 about the importance of water, including on #WaterWednesday.
Green Economy Peterborough launches on Earth Day to help local small businesses become more...
GreenUP project is a network of local organizations and businesses sharing knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm on climate action.
Tread lightly in your yard and garden until late April to protect native pollinators
GreenUP explains the importance of native pollinators and how gardening too soon can expose them to stress.
Green Economy Peterborough can help local businesses take climate action and save money
Peterborough GreenUP is leading initiative that provides coaching and support, education and training, and a network of experts and other businesses.
Get your bikes ready for spring in Peterborough
Tips from Peterborough GreenUP on bike maintenance, safety, security, route planning, and knowledge and skills.
If cities like Peterborough were designed with women in mind, they would work better...
In keeping with the theme of International Women's Day, GreenUP encourages us to 'choose to challenge' gender bias in urban design.
Climate change threatens southern Ontario’s maple forests and our beloved maple syrup
The 'sweet water' of the sugar maple connects us to Indigenous heritage and settler traditions.
Indigenous leadership central to local action on United Nations’ sustainable development goals
GreenUP and Kawartha World Issues Centre hosting 'Leaving No One Behind' virtual forum on February 24 and 25.
Empowering youth, especially young women, to be climate action leaders
Participating in climate solutions is a strategy for this generation's survival, inclusion, and wellness.
Don’t let winter keep you off your bike in Peterborough
Along with skating and cross-country skiing, cycling is a delightful form of recreation in winter too.
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