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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Shifting Gears returns in May to challenge Peterborough residents to try new ways to...
Sign up and start walking, biking, car pooling, or taking public transit.
NeighbourPLAN encourages Peterborough residents to re-imagine public spaces
GreenUP program unveiling a portrait of the Downtown Jackson Creek neighbourhood on April 27.
Spring cleaning? ‘Spark joy’ by donating gently used items to community organizations
Donating your unwanted clothes, linens, toys, tools and more keeps them out of the landfill
Rethink your lawn this year
Consider planting drought-tolerant grasses, ground cover like clover, and pollinator-attracting native flowers.
On World Water Day this Friday, show your gratitude to water
More than two billion people around the world, including many indigenous peoples, live without safe water at home
Tips for flood-proofing your home this spring
Install a sump pit and pump, keep storm drains clear, get a rain barrel, create a rain garden, and more.
Gardeners get ready for spring at Seedy Sunday on March 10
Locally grown and adapted heirloom seeds available at 14th annual event at Emmanuel East United Church in Peterborough.
Three programs encourage young Peterborough students to become life-long public transit riders
On the Bus for grade 3 students, Transit Quest for grade 8 students on March Break, and School Trip by Transit for class trips.
Want to build a vibrant downtown? Bikes can do that.
The second in a series from GreenUP on how bikes can make our community healthier, safer, and more prosperous.
Peterborough is planning for a sustainable future, one neighbourhood at a time
Changes at the neighbourhood level can impact the wider urban environment.
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