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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
Bicycles locked up at Highland Heights Elementary School this spring; the Active and Safe Routes to School Committee brought 25 bike racks to elementary schools across Peterborough City and County with help from the Healthy Kids Community Challenge Peterborough (photo: Karen Halley)

Encouraging a new generation of cyclists through training and infrastructure

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Pedal Power program teaches kids how to bike safely; bike racks installed at elementary schools.
Children enjoy free time to play and explore at GreenUP Ecology Park, this spring; activities like climbing trees and playing tag outdoors builds brainpower. Research tells us that when children play in areas with a diverse array of plant life, they experience nature in ways that support creativity and problem solving. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Nature knows! Healthy summer holidays begin outdoors

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Exposure to greenspace, nature, and the outdoors is essential for healthy childhood development.
Michael Empey loads his bicycle onto the GO Bus rack at the Simcoe Street Go Bus stop in downtown Peterborough. Empey commutes from Marmara to Hamilton each week using bike and bus. The new Ontario Climate Change Action Plan proposes to include support for commuter cycling infrastructure. (Photo: Karen Halley, GreenUp)

A local perspective on Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan

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Peterborough GreenUp takes a look at provincial government's plan to confront climate change.
Michael Harrald browses through the children's section at the GreenUP Store with her son Tobin who reads through the children's book, "Nurdle The Turtle – Lessons in Litter", written by local author, Rochelle Archibald. Harrald explains that she enjoys shopping at the GreenUP Store for its unique local gift choices and for many practical every day items such as lunch containers and cleaning products. (Photo: Karen Halley, GreenUP)

Living and buying local helps the economy and the environment

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Peterborough GreenUp Store carries a variety of products from local entrepreneurs.
Cyclists, hikers, and dog walkers enjoy the Trans Canada Trail that winds through GreenUP Ecology Park in the city of Peterborough. Following the trail north, it links with Roger’s Cove and Beavermead Park, and connects to both the Rotary Greenway Trail in East City and the Parkway Trail via Jackson Park. Following in the other direction, the trail extends into Peterborough County, with routes to Wallace Point and Keene. (Photo: Karen Halley, GreenUp)

Walk, run, hike, or cycle trails in the Kawarthas this Saturday

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International Trails Day events on June 4 in Peterborough, Lakefield, Millbrook, and more.
At the Peterborough Children's Water Festival this week, Glen Caradus led students through the history of the Otonabee River from a cultural and environmental perspective by following the story of the river while children interact with a watershed model and find ways to conserve and restore the river (photo: Karen Halley, GreenUp)

15 years of watering young minds at Peterborough Children’s Water Festival

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Almost 1,400 elementary school students participating at annual water education event at Riverview Park and Zoo.
At a design charette for the Active Neighbourhoods Canada Peterborough Project last November, community members, local stakeholders, and City of Peterborough representatives discussed the Bethune Street redevelopment. On the table is the Stewart Street neighbourhood model which community members used to identify places they love, play, travel, and live. (Photo: Karen Halley, GreenUP)

Peterborough’s Bethune Street is getting a complete makeover

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City's flood reduction reconstruction project offers opportunity to create a more livable urban streetscape
The City of Peterborough Environment Day takes place on the morning of Saturday, May 14 at 791 Webber Avenue, beside Value Village (graphic: City of Peterborough)

Saturday is Environment Day in the City of Peterborough

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Dispose of unwanted household items for free, including electronics, video and audio tapes, car seats, vinyl records, and more.
Even a small garden bed can bring beauty to your living space and great bounty to your dinner table. Narrow raised beds alongside the The GreenUP Store in downtown Peterborough flourished last summer with species of squash, tomato, sunflowers, and herbs. (Photo: GreenUP)

Container gardening is for everyone

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GreenUp's Karen Halley shares her experience and tips for creating your own mini garden.
The Shifting Gears program is among the most successful transportation demand management initiatives implemented in Canada. Shifting Gears significantly reduces the number of Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) trips made during the month of May by encouraging community members to walk, cycle, carpool, or ride the bus. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Shift gears during the month of May and connect with your city

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Walk, cycle, carpool, take the bus, and more during Peterborough's annual transportation challenge.
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