Click here for the April 25, 2011 update from HERE! Halton Enablers of Renewable Energy.
In this update:
Upcoming solar event
FIT and MicroFIT updates
Solar PV systems: Talk to your LDC
Upcoming conferences
Click here for the April 20, 2011 Earth Day edition of our bulletin.
A series of articles by James G. Workman present the paradoxes of water conservation and a new way to promote conservation in cities.
One result of the Global Greenbelt Conference held in Toronto in late March is the establishment of an International Greenbelt Network.
BurlingtonGreen’s spring newsletter is now available at http://www.burlingtongreen.org/images/downloads/spring%202011%20newsletter.pdf.
The bald eagle has returned to nest again around Lake Ontario’s shores thanks to efforts from the Royal Botanical Gardens. Two young bald eagles have settled down at a nesting site inside Cootes Paradise Marsh.
See story at http://www.insidehalton.com/community/article/973589.
King Road in Burlington is being closed nightly until April 22 to protect the Jefferson salamanders. Salamanders migrate at night in spring.
Conservation Halton has installed a viewing platform to protect a vernal pool breeding area for the Jefferson Salamander. The pool was previously threatened by visitors trampling the site alongside a high-traffic trail at Hilton Falls.
See http://www.conservationhalton.ca/ShowCategory.cfm?itemid=10306&subCatID=832.
Final Stage 3 Master Plans have now been completed for Crawford Lake, Hilton Falls, Mount Nemo, and Rattlesnake Point. The plans will be discussed at the CH Board meeting on April 28 then submitted to the NEC and MNR for final …
The Royal Botanical Gardens is offering Sow & Grow, a series of workshops for 5-7 year-olds. Participants learn how to grow, care for and harvest their own vegetables and flowers. Saturday afternoons from May 14 to June 25. $85.
See http://www.rbg.ca.
