Past Events

  Growing a Revolution, Bringing Our Soil Back to Life by David R. Montgomery (W.W. Norton and Company, 2017) Modern agriculture has taught us how to use up our land. MacArthur Fellow, David Montgomery shares thriving examples of how regenerative farming can bring it back and, in the process, increase food production and slow climate change. After any of the many colorful chapters, it will no longer be just dirt you see but a key ingredient in our regenerative future.…

  Do you live in the Lehigh Valley and care about water quality issues in your community? Do you want to learn how YOU can get more involved in protecting clean water? Become a Water Defender with the Sierra Club! We're launching monthly meetings just for YOU! Here in the Lehigh Valley, the Sierra Club is building a grassroots network of Water Defenders to advocate for protecting the Lehigh River and its tributaries. Be a part of the movement! Come…

Northampton County Department of Public Works will be holding a mobile paper shredding event on September 15.  Open to Northampton County residents only.  Proof of residency required.  No commercial entities or businesses will be accepted. Find more details in the event flyer.

Power Up Gambia! Speakers: Lynn McConville, Power Up Gambia Executive Director, and Ron Celentano, Advisory Board Member (and solar expert) Power Up Gambia, headquartered in Philadelphia, is a non-profit organization "to improve healthcare delivery in The Gambia by providing proven, reliable and sustainable electricity through solar energy." The Gambia is a small country in western Africa. About twice the size of Delaware, it is a narrow strip of land following the Gambia River inland from the Atlantic coast, and geographically…

2018 Schneider Lecture Fashion Show:  How Green is the New Black Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts Experience an evening dedicated to sustainable style. Enjoy demonstrations, a fashion show, pop-up shops, and an designer talk all related to the "slow fashion" movement - a fashion revolution that is picking up speed. View sketches from the designers and learn how they take inspiration and their love for the environment and turn it into wearable art. Discover why it's so important to understand…

Next Green Drinks coming up on October 3!!  First Wednesday, not second one! EPA Update with EPA representatives.  More details soon! This Green Drinks LV will be held in Bethlehem at the Bethlehem Brew Works!

Join us for a discussion on how to identify regional approaches to stormwater mitigation, the impediments to implementing such approaches and ideas on how to overcome those impediments.  Discussion will be led by Geoff Reese of the LV Planning Commission.   NOTE:  This month's Green Drinks will be held at the Allentown BrewWorks.