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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
When Peterborough homeowners Andrea Hicks and Haydn McBride needed a solution to runoff issues from their driveway, they chose to use Ecoraster's Bloxx product and had the skills to install it themselves. The open cell grid design decreases fill compaction and keeps channels open for water to soak through. (Photo: Andrea Hicks)

How to create a sustainable landscape for your home by using permeable pavement

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Permeable surfaces for driveways, walkways, and patios can reduce flooding and improve water quality.
Wall hooks offer an efficient use of space when storing multiple bikes at once indoors, which are great for schools, offices, or camps. Picture above, Urban Bike Adventure campers hang their bikes in a space-conscious and attractive way in the GreenUP office in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Natalie Stephenson / GreenUP)

The benefits of being a bike-friendly business in Peterborough

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Bike-friendly practices can save money, foster healthier employees, attract more customers, and contribute to the local economy.
An enthusiastic group from Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough's Resilient Roots program join volunteers from the Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards for stewardship day on May 29, 2024 at the community orchard at Keith Wightman Park in Peterborough. The group helped to water and feed the trees, spread new mulch rings around the bases, and plant raspberry canes. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi / GreenUP)

Peterborough’s community orchards enhance community connections and increase access to local food

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Since 2022, local park spaces and community centres have been enriched with fruit trees thanks to the Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards.
Rick and Annie Lochhead of Norwood stand next to the outdoor unit of their air source heat pump, which they installed in 2023. After doing some other upgrades, they estimate they're saving $50/month on their energy bills. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

Select the right heat pump for your home

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GreenUP is participating in a pilot project with Green Communities Canada to offer an exclusive service to Peterborough-region homeowners.
Young Earth Adventures Camp participants immersed in nature. GreenUP education programs are designed to foster a deep and lasting connection between children and the natural world through hands-on experience. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

Lessons from the land empower the next generation as they face an increasingly complex...

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Peterborough GreenUP's educational programs help connect children and youth to nature.
A selection of four documentary films screening at the 2025 ReFrame Film Festival (left to right, top and bottom): "Logging Algonquin" by Conor DeVries, "Singing Back the Buffalo" by Tasha Hubbard, "The Monarch Ultra" by Rodney Fuentes, and "London Grown" by Richard Mejeh. (Photos courtesy of ReFrame)

ReFrame Film Festival presents stories of environmental innovation and resilience that hit close to...

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21st annual festival runs in-person in downtown Peterborough from January 23 to 26 and online from January 27 to February 2.
GreenUP native plant propagation coordinator Hayley Goodchild and GreenUP Ecology Park director Vern Bastable prepare to sow native seeds for Ecology Park. (Photo: Tegan Moss / GreenUP)

Learn how to grow native plants from seed to improve plant literacy and enhance...

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Peterborough GreenUP will be hosting a hands-on cold stratification and seed starting workshop on February 8,
A canoe loaded with back country camping gear is pictured on Cloudy Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. While GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss is grateful that reusable plastic food barrel enables her to comfortably camp in the back country, she recognizes that plastic's incredible versatility and durability come with a heavy cost. (Photo: Tegan Moss)

The plastic paradox – part two: pollution problems

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GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss explains how plastic's incredible versatility and durability come with a heavy cost.
GreenUp executive director Tegan Moss's father Ric Moss, pictured with a display of custom fabricated laboratory equipment he built while working for TFI Inline circa 1998, earned his living and supported his family as a plastic fabricator. (Photo courtesy of Tegan Moss)

The plastic paradox – part one: my love of plastic

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GreenUP executive director Tegan Moss describes her complicated relationship with the incredibly versatile yet environmentally problematic material.
Excited children at the 2024 Peterborough Children's Water Festival volunteer for an opportunity to experience the "Lather Up" activity centre, which teaches students how they and their families can conserve water when showering. The festival is an annual event at the Riverview Park & Zoo that combines education, fun, and hands-on learning to teach children about the importance of water in their lives, empowering them to take action in their homes and communities to conserve and protect water. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Water education is essential to empower children as tomorrow’s stewards of the environment

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GreenUP is calling for increased community support of the annual Peterborough Children's Water Festival, taking place on May 27 and 28.
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