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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
Young red oak saplings in their first year of growth at GreenUP's Ecology Park Native Plant & Tree Nursery. Red oak leaves, stems, and acorns are a food source for various mammals such as deer and squirrels and bird species such as woodpeckers. You can give young trees a forever home by visiting the Ecology Park Native Plant & Tree Nursery when it opens for the season on May 18, 2024. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild / GreenUP)

The journey from seed to flourishing tree takes time, effort, and resources

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Give a young tree its forever home when Peterborough GreenUP's Ecology Park Native Plant & Tree Nursery opens for the season on May 18.
Co-owners of Green Economy Peterborough member Trent Health in Motion, Reanna Montopoli and Michael Williams are active transportation advocates. In addition to sponsoring the 2024 Peterborough & the Kawarthas Cycling Summit: Safe Streets for Everyone, Montopoli recently spoke at a Green Economy Peterborough event on the value of creating a bike-friendly workplace. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson)

Creating a bike-friendly workplace is good for employees, customers, and the environment

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Workplaces can also participate in Peterborough GreenUP's 20th anniversary Shifting Gears May Challenge.
Delivered in collaboration with GreenUP, the City of Peterborough's Rain Garden Subsidy Program subsidizes the cost of installing a rain garden to a maximum of $1,000 per applicant. Purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea) is an herbaceous perennial that is a popular choice for rain gardens. (Photo: GreenUP)

Rain gardens can beautify your yard and help the environment too

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City of Peterborough offers a subsidy up to $1,000 to help homeowners install a rain garden on their property.
The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Cycling Summit, with the theme "Safe Streets for Everyone," takes place on April 24 and 25, 2024 at Showplace Performance Centre's Nexicom Studio and McDonnel Street Activity Centre. A portion of Bethune Street in downtown Peterborough reopened in the summer of 2023 as Canada's first purpose-built street to give priority to bicycles and other active transportation users. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)

Making urban streets safer for everyone is focus of Peterborough and the Kawarthas cycling...

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Summit on April 24 and 25 features safe street experts Ian Lockwood, Dr. Sara Whitehead, and Valerie Smith.
Climate change is associated with a variety of health hazards, including extreme temperatures and reduced air quality. Pictured is wildfire smoke in Peterborough during summer 2023. Some people are more vulnerable than others to the health impacts of climate change. (Photo: Tegan Moss / GreenUP)

Peterborough Public Health is working to reduce the health impacts of climate change

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Some groups are more vulnerable than others to extreme weather events or extreme temperatures.
GreenUP staff Laura Keresztesi and Hayley Goodchild pose at the GreenUP booth at Seedy Sunday on March 10, 2024 at Peterborough Square, which saw over 1,500 participants. GreenUP's Lili Paradi spoke to five vendors, participants, and non-profit groups about their experience at Seedy Sunday. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)

Community events like Seedy Sunday Peterborough help plant seeds of change for the future

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GreenUP spoke with five vendors, participants, and non-profit groups at March 10 event
Angella and Verne Windrem began Peterborough-based e-bike retailer and repair shop Green Street over 15 years ago from their home garage and at farmers' markets before expanding to a retail storefront in downtown Peterborough. The couple, who have been married for over 33 years, wanted to do something that would contribute to environmental conservation efforts. (Photo: Ashley Bonner)

Five tips from Green Street in Peterborough for getting your e-bike ready for cycling...

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Battery-powered electric bicycles have surged in popularity since the pandemic.
The late Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Akira Miyawaki developed a tree planting method that accelerates tree growth, resulting in a mature forest habitat in 15 to 20 years. The small, densely planted forests are known as 'Miyawaki forests' or 'little forests'. Pictured are family and friends at a Peterborough residence planting multiple diverse species of trees and shrubs per plot in their backyard in 2023 as per the Miyawaki method. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)

‘Little forests’ are growing in popularity across Canada, including in Peterborough

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GreenUP launches new Little Forest Kit program to support local residents who want to help increase the urban tree canopy.
The Camp Kawartha Environment Centre in Peterborough showcases many different types of natural building materials. Pictured are Environment Centre manager Craig Brant (left) with samples of wool and hemp insulation and Camp Kawartha executive director Jacob Rodenburg with a sample of hempcrete, which is a strong, lightweight, and breathable alternative to concrete. (Photo: Jackie Donaldson)

Building with locally sourced sustainable materials can help Canada meet its climate targets

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GreenUP's Green Economy Peterborough and Farms at Work hosting a tour and talk with experts at Camp Kawartha Environment Centre on March 28.
Students on a Peterborough Transit bus as part of a Grade 8 Transit Quest orientation in advance of March Break. The Grade 8 students learned how to use a transfer pass and safely sit on the bus, and increased their awareness about the different tools to navigate the system. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

Grade 8 Transit Quest empowers youth mobility in Peterborough

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For March break, Grade 8 students will have access to a free transit pass and a destination passport.
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