RONA Recycles
Do you have cans of leftover paint, fluorescent lightbulbs or old batteries buried somewhere in your basement or garage? RONA just announced its stores will recycle all of these for you, plus cellphones and old saw blades. Just bring them to your local RONA store
RONA Recycles
NO-DRIVE DAY
Reduce the CO2 you put into the atmosphere. Don't drive one day a week. It's that easy!
More Funding Sources in Ontario
A valuable page maintained by We Conserve.
Here it is
Woodland Caribou Face Extinction
Robert McGraw
Tell your MLA that you want land kept for the Caribou instead of being used for resources extraction.
A mason bee house installation in an orchard
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
Plan a
Pollinator Patch
This Spring
For information about Pollinator Patches, visit the Roadsides site: Roadsides -- or read our guide -- or even download your free copy
What Happens to Your Old Tires?
Searching for information on how old products can take on a new life? Look at the work of Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS), which ensures that the 12 million tires sold each year in the province are responsibly recycled and reused. OTS directs these scrap tires to recyclers and manufacturers who make new green products. Multy Home is one manufacturer that produces envirotile™, sustainable and decorative flooring made with recycled materials that can be used on any flat surface including balconies, patios, decks, sun-rooms, pools, playgrounds and sheds. Durable and weather resistant, envirotile™ does not leach toxins and has greater capacity to absorb noise and shock. To learn more visit www.GreenMyTires.ca, Twitter: @GreenMyTires.
Climate Change -- a scientist tells all
Listen to this TED talk from a NASA Scientist.
S.H.A.R.E.
Simply Have Areas Rserved for the Evironment
Part of the Pollination Partnership
A call to all gardeners to share a bit of their land with pollinators.
For more information, go to this site
Veggies in the City
Check out the Veggies in the City section on the Links tab for information about raised beds.
Changing Your World
A little video that calls consumers to action
See video here
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.
Green your community with the help of TD.
Check 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
