Susan Israel, AIA, LEED AP, President and Founder, Climate Creatives Saturday, September 28, 9:30am–12:30pm [Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building] What will motivate you to do more about the climate crisis? Perhaps something fun and visible? What is preventing you from acting? Maybe fear, and lack of belief that your actions matter? Susan Israel founded Climate Creatives to use art and design that engages people in change because data alone doesn’t do it: behavioral change begins…
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Danny Schissler, Project Coordinator, Arnold Arboretum, and Brendan Keegan, Arboretum Gardener II, Arnold Arboretum Location: Weld Hill Solar Array, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street, Roslindale With a projected completion date in fall 2019, the Weld Hill Solar Project represents the Arnold Arboretum’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date. Comprising nearly 1300 solar panels, the system is capable of producing an estimated 566,409 kWh annually (approximately 30% of the Weld Hill Research Building’s total energy load). Working in tandem…
Join us at the Arnold Arboretum for events aimed at encouraging thoughtful consideration of the climate crisis and ways that individuals and organizations can take action. Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) and the Arnold Arboretum are partnering with community members and organizations across Massachusetts to bring you a variety of events, both formal and informal, for the second annual Climate Preparedness Week. Learn about earth-centered ethics initiatives around the globe, collaborate with others in…
William Bryant Logan, Certified Arborist, Founder and President of Urban Arborists, Inc., and Author Thursday, June 27, 6:30–7:45pm Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building When his company was asked to pollard trees in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, William Bryant Logan was stymied. This prompted him to research and learn this ancient way of pruning that prompts thick nests of sprouts to form on major branches. The irony here is that…
Being a JP resident, I know that people in our neighborhood love to eat good food that is locally sourced.
Glenwood Garden, an e-market for sustainable food and shopping for a cause has a new project – a monthly chef’s box – dinner for 2 meal kit that is delivered free, curated by a local chef, uses locally sourced ingredients, and shares profits with charity.