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September 2018
[MAREA] Book Discussion: Growing a Revolution, Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
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.…
Find out more »[Sierra] Water Defenders Monthly Meeting
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…
Find out more »[NORCO] Mobile Paper Shredding Event
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.
Find out more »[MAREA] Power Up Gambia! The power of solar to improve healthcare
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…
Find out more »2018 Schneider Lecture Fashion Show: How Green is the New Black
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…
Find out more »October 2018
[LVSN] Green Drinks LV
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!
Find out more »November 2018
[LVSN] Green Drinks LV – Regional Stormwater Solutions
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.
Find out more »December 2018
Northampton County Council – Banning Plastic Bags and Straws
Northampton County Council will be considering a resolution on banning on plastic bags and plastic straws. From Tara Zrinski, County Councilwoman: "The resolution is not a ban on the use of bags or straws themselves but the recommendation that they be made of biodegradable materials. Single use plastic is one of the most wasteful forms of pollution to our earth and oceans. By using compostable straws and reusable or compostable shopping bags, we save tons of waste in landfills and oceans…
Find out more »February 2019
[LVSN] Green Drinks – Bird Town Coalition
If you like nature, birds, the environment or just good beer and friendly people come join Green Drinks. Our February meeting will be with the LV chapter Bird Town.
Find out more »Events collates calendars from the following organizations. If you have an event you would like to add, please submit the web form under Share Information
- [AHC] – Allentown Hiking Club
- [ALLI] – Alliance for Sustainable Communities-LV
- [COOPL] – PSU Cooperative Extension-Lehigh
- [COOPN] – PSU Cooperative Extension-Northampton
- [DVGBC] – Delaware Valley Green Building Council
- [GAP] – Lehigh Gap Nature Center
- [LVPC] – LV Planning Commission
- [NNC] – Nurture Nature Center
- [RI] – Rodale Institute
- [SEED] – The Seed Farm
- [WILD] – Wildlands Conservancy
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