NO DRIVE DAY
Reduce CO2 emissions. Plan a No Drive Day once a week. Don't drive anywhere for just one day.
Pictured above is my little Honda Fit. If I travel 12,000 miles a year in it, I put 7,826 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
That's an average of 21 pounds a day.
Supposing I chose NOT TO DRIVE one day a week. I could reduce my carbon emissions per year by as much as 1,092 pounds.
I'm doing that. How about you?
By the way, my Honda Fit is tiny and efficient. I wonder how much carbon dioxide your car puts into the atmosphere? If you're curious, here's the calculator I used.
Are you wondering how about 6 pounds of gasoline can become 21 pounds of CO2? Check out the explanation here.
Earth Day Canada
Community Environment Fund
in partnership with Soby's
provides financial grants of up to $20 000 to support local environmental initiatives and projects in Ontario.
Access the information page here.
Cleaning Mason Bee Cocoons!
According to an article from the David Suzuki blog, fall it the time to clean out Mason Bee nests and clean the cocoons.
Check out the explanation here
Funding for our first Pollinator Patch
The funding for the plants in our pilot Pollinator Patch came from BEAN -- the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network -- part of Biodiversity Ontario. BEAN encourages us to
Retain, Restore, Replace, Recover
Why Not Recycle Instead?
What we must do for a sustainable future.
See this lecture by Johan Rockstrom via TED
TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading."
Plan a
Pollinator Patch
This Winter
For information about Pollinator Patches, visit the Roadsides site: Roadsides -- or read our guide -- or even download your free copy
Planting for Bees Brochure
The Honey Bee Research Centre at the University of Guelph has produced a beautiful colour brochure titled “Creating a Bee Friendly Garden”.
The brochure contains lists of plants, shrubs and trees that would provide food and habitat for bees.
Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph
For information, contact: pgkelly@uoguelph.ca
Conservation & Environment Committee
Carol Dunk (Chair), Don Matthews, Suzanne Hanna
Jennifer Plaus, Robert Simmons, Pat Stachon
50 Ways
to love the planet
Fuelling Change --
a new environmental fund from Shell
FuellingChange is Shell's exciting new social investment program that grants $1 million each year to environmental projects that improe the state of Canada’s Land, Air and Water. The new program replaces the Shell Environmental Fund (SEF).
How it works
How to apply.
Farmers and Bees
A mason bee house installation in an orchard
By far the people that need bees most are farmers. And by far the best people to help conserve native bees are farmers!
It's a no brainer. Farmers should plant for bees.
See this article from the Dept. of Entomology of Michigan State University
Conserving Native Bees on Farmland
For a better idea about the importance of native bees, watch this video from of Dr. Elizabeth Elle of Simon Fraser University. Note: the video is 58:30 long
Funding for Environmental Programs
Environment Canada has a list of funding sources for environmental programs. If you are looking for funding for an environmental program, try these sources.
Ontario Plant A Tree Challenge
The Ontario Government is promoting the planting of trees in communities.
For information about the tree planting programs, go here.
Green Apple School Program
Metro stores across Quebec and Ontario are offering grant dollars to schools. The purpose of the grant is to encourage young people in Ontario and Quebec to consider a healthier environment and to make healthy living choices.
Green Apple School Program
See what other schools have done here
TD Friends of the Environment
TD Friends of the Environment may have a program for you.
Check their website here.
Greening School Grounds