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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Wrap your gifts the green way and reduce waste over the holidays
Avoid these four items on the holiday wrapping naughty list.
GreenUP seeking donations to make Ecology Park accessible for everyone
Organization plans to add accessible parking, facilities, washroom, pathways, and more
Support local non-profits and charities by shopping at the GreenUp store on ‘Green Friday’
Hand-sewn items using up-cycled fabrics, holiday wreaths and bee houses, hand-crafted wooden toys and decorations, and more.
Let it snow! Gear up for winter cycling
Tips for staying active over the winter whether you choose to walk or bike
Tired of raking? Make your fallen leaves work for you this autumn
Leave them for insects and animals, mulch them for your garden, compost them, or use them for a no-dig garden.
Why we shouldn’t fear bats, spiders, and owls
The ecological value of animals long associated with Halloween.
Peterborough residents reclaim their neighbourhood streets with Pulse Pop-ups
Streets closed to cars and opened up for play, food, fun, and community togetherness.
Waste Reduction Week encourages us to change our behaviour
Canadians throw out far too much food, clothing, plastics, and more.
Autumn tree sale at Ecology Park in Peterborough on October 13
With cool weather and lots of rain, fall is the best time to plant a tree
GreenUP seeking volunteers to help ‘Depave Paradise’ on October 11 and 12
Largest Depave project yet will remove asphalt from section of Water Street in downtown Peterborough and replace it with a rain garden.
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