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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 bird perches on the stump of a tree in Beavermead Park after the May 2022 derecho storm that destroyed or damaged trees and green spaces across Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. Ecological grief is a relatively new term for a recent phenomenon that explains the intense feelings that people may experience as a result of climate-related losses to species, ecosystems and landscapes. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

‘Stump Stories’ aim to help Peterborough residents process ecological grief from May derecho storm

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Kawartha World Issues Centre invites personal stories and reflection on the role of trees in the local environment.
Planting fruit trees and other edible infrastructure in local neighbourhood parks can invite biodiversity and people alike to visit. Until recently, the main feature at Dominion Park in Peterborough (pictured here) was a play structure. Now there are also apple trees, and soon there will also be an assortment of berry bushes that flora, fauna, and people will benefit from. (Photo: GreenUP)

Help plant a fruitful future in five Peterborough neighbourhoods this fall

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GreenUP is seeking volunteers in September for its Growing Edible Infrastructure project.
One Peterborough homeowner and climate leader recently swapped out their dinosaur of a furnace for this ductless heat pump that provides home heating and cooling using electricity instead of fossil fuels like natural gas. (Photo: GreenUP)

How Peterborough homeowners can take action against climate change and save money

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GreenUP explains how a home energy assessment is the first step in improving the energy efficiency and comfort of your home.
At home as a family or in the classroom, have some fun exploring and mapping out favorite walking and biking routes around your school and neighbourhood. (Photo: Pete Rellinger)

Kids on bikes: how to keep the wheels rolling right into the school year

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Neighbourhood bike trains, bike rodeos, improved bike parking, and a cycling culture are all ways to help more kids cycle to school.
The Peterborough Public Library's "book bike" at the farmers' market. As well as encouraging literacy, environmental and otherwise, and supporting reuse by bring books to the community, the book bike is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gas-powered bookmobiles. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Library)

How the Peterborough Public Library can inspire you to take climate action

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Local libraries support environmental literacy, encourage reuse, offer meeting places for exchanging ideas, and more.
A rain garden in Peterborough boasting beautiful pollinator friendly plants like Swamp Milkweed, Great Blue Lobelia, and Purple Coneflower. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild / GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP shares five things you may not know about rain gardens

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Rain gardens collect and filter water and can beautify your home and benefit the environment.
Reducing waste often means saving space when making lunches. Planet Box makes lunch boxes that allow for greater organization while prepping lunch, reducing the amount of individual plastic bags used over time. Create your own lunch kit on our online store or in person. (Photo: GreenUP Store)

Top 10 tips for low-waste lunches when kids head back to school

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Peterborough GreenUP shares ways to make packed lunches less wasteful and more enjoyable.
Through programming that reaches over 10,000 children each year, working with 700-plus businesses, and services that have already supported 40 per cent of all Peterborough homes, Peterborough GreenUP has been the leading environmental charity in the Kawarthas region for 30 years. Pictured are a group of campers studying wetland habitat at an Earth Adventures summer camp at GreenUP Ecology Park. (Photo: Peterborough GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP celebrates 30 years as region’s leading environmental charity

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In advance of 30th birthday party on August 11, executive director Tegan Moss shares the organization's plans for the coming decades
Peterborough GreenUP's Water Wise Landscape Recognition Program celebrates doing away with the water-intensive monoculture of grass to invite the shape and colour of biodiversity into your own front yard. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild)

Take a stroll through your Peterborough neighbourhood and nominate a water wise front yard

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GreenUP program recognizes property owners who are reducing water consumption and creating habitat for native plants and pollinators.
A dragonhunter dragonfly (Hagenius brevistylus) in the Kawarthas. At 8.4cm long, this species is much larger than any other clubtail dragonfly in North America. Adults feed on smaller varieties of dragonflies. Dragonflies grow from nymphs that live in the water, and species like this require healthy ecosystems connecting the water, land, and air to thrive. (Photo: Leif Einarson)

Find solace by connecting with nature this summer

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Peterborough GreenUP shares how we can enhance our well-being during these turbulent times
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