Conservation Halton works in partnership with landowners to plant trees on either private or publically owned lands. Here are two forestry programs for landowners who have land they are interested in planting. Contact the forestry department at 905-336-1158 if interested.
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To comment on the FIT review for renewable energy, take the survey at http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/en/fit-and-microfit-program/2-year-fit-review/.
Graduating high school students can win one of 20 $5,000 scholarships from Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program. Deadline is January 31.
Credit Valley Conservation is now accepting nominations for the annual Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards. The nomination deadline is Thursday, December 1. For information, visit http://www.creditvalleyca.ca/conservationawards.
Teachers interested in free environmental programs connected to the Ontario Science Curriculum for Grades K to 8, or help with renaturalization, tree planting and outdoor classroom projects, should contact Liz Benneian, Manager of Public Education and Communications at Oakvillegreen Conservation Association, by …
BurlingtonGreen offers Go Green Workshops for Kids to groups and classes of children age 4-11.
See http://www.burlingtongreen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213&Itemid=117 for information.
BARC’s fall newsletter, including a farewell to Executive Director Jim Hudson, is at http://www.hamiltonharbour.ca/documents/BARC_Fall2011newsletter.pdf.
Oakville Town Council has endorsed new Municipal Outdoor Lighting and Street Lighting Standards that will address safety, energy conservation and cost efficiencies.
A good description of the Transition Town movement can be found at http://transitionculture.org/2011/10/21/does-transition-build-happiness-an-article-from-the-latest-resurgence-magazine/.
Thanks to Go Local Oakville for forwarding this.
Congratulations to Canada’s Largest Ribfest, including BurlingtonGreen volunteers, who achieved an 88% waste diversion rate at from this year’s festival, held in Burlington on Labour Day weekend. It’s good to see these efforts to prevent Halton’s landfill from closing!
