The first step in solving environmental problems is to learn as much as you can about an issue that matters to you. Knowledge can be built through formal education, self-directed study, volunteer work, and active participation in community projects. Look for root causes, current policies, history, and lived experiences related to environmental issues. Information and skills help make a credible, compelling case for taking action.
There’s only one thing that’s better than the apple bounty in stores: fresh apples from the tree.
Wisdom of the restorative effects of green spaces is as old as plants themselves. The feeling of well-being that one achieves in the proximity of plants is direct and unmediated.
It’s June. This month, Living Green Barrie’s 12 Actions for Climate focuses on sustainable transportation.
But what if there was another kind of wisdom out there? What if someone discovered that it was beneficial to plant trees far more densely than we’ve been doing? How densely?
Most of these trees get very large. That’s not something to fear. In fact, the bigger the tree and the wider its canopy, the more work it does for the environment. It’s the large trees that are best at improving air quality, providing food, protecting us from wind and flooding, regulating the temperature, conserving water, and storing carbon.
Likely arriving in North America on wood packaging materials in the early 1990s, EAB was first detected near Detroit and Windsor in 2002.
It’s April. This month, Living Green Barrie’s 12 Actions for Climate focuses on naturalizing your surroundings.
Given how much there is to know about trees, using their common names turns out to be limiting.
It’s March. This month, Living Green Barrie’s 12 Actions for Climate focuses on reducing waste.