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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
Five reasons you should build a rain garden for your home
Not only do they benefit the environment and your home, but Peterborough residents can get a subsidy to install one.
GreenUP’s Urban Bike Adventures Camp is helping Peterborough kids become confident cyclists
Affordable camp spaces are available for all riders with a limited number of free camp spaces for eligible girls, two-spirit, and gender-diverse youth.
A Peterborough couple has reduced their energy use by half by going fully electric
Michael and Norma Doran have also reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by over 86% by getting rid of natural gas.
Tips on how to help wildlife after the recent permanent closure of Kawartha Wildlife...
Charitable organization that cared for more than 3,000 animals over six years was forced to close in June due to a lack of funding.
GreenUP is leading the way with transformative green infrastructure projects in Peterborough
New initiatives supported by Green Communities Canada's Living Cities Canada Fund include greening projects with two local schools and One City's Trinity Centre.
Peterborough GreenUP can help keep your hard-to-recycle items from going to the landfill
Environmental organization collects items like toothpaste tubes and razors and sends them to Terracycle to be turned into raw materials.
Peterborough GreenUP’s Summer Ride Club program helps get families cycling together
Official kick-off is at the New Canadians Centre's 45th Anniversary Block Party on June 28.
Peterborough’s Ecology Park returns to its roots with new plant propagation initiative
GreenUP staff are using the 'propagation station' to experiment with growing nursery stock using minimal energy and irrigation.
How the Peterborough Public Library is helping to rewrite the climate change story
Library staff formed a 'green team', grew a pollinator garden, host a community seed exchange, operate a book bike and electric delivery van, and more.
Peterborough GreenUP celebrates 20 years of sustainable transportation with Shifting Gears
For two decades, annual May Challenge has encouraged residents to choose walking, biking, public transit, or telecommuting over solo car rides.
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