By Amy Jolin, President, Eat Local Thanks to a generous grant from the Community Catalyst Fund, Eat Local, Inc. was able to purchase lumber, fencing, water barrels, and soil for a large, beautiful garden in the wooded and rocky soils of Ringwood, NJ.The project started in 2010 as a charity garden organized by Girl Scout [...]
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Welcome to the Ringwood (NJ) Community Garden!
July 25, 2011A Busy Year for Spencer-Van Etten Middle School’s Greenhouse Program
July 22, 2011By Brenda J. Anderson, Spencer-Van Etten Middle School The 7th and 8th grade students in my Greenhouse Program (GHP) at Spencer-Van Etten (S-VE) Middle School in Spencer, NY, plan big . The students in this hands-on integrated elective continued their work from previous years of promoting Green Education in their building, district and community in a variety [...]
Ahead of the Curve: Watervliet, NY Adopts a Cutting-Edge Climate Action Plan
July 22, 2011By Mayor Mike Manning, Watervliet, NY I’m happy to report that the Watervliet, NY, City Council has adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The Plan, made possible by a $2,500 grant from the Community Catalyst Fund, creates a framework for increasing the effectiveness of the Watervliet Sustainability Working Group (WSWG) by monitoring and evaluating the [...]
Community Catalyst Fund Supports Municipal Green Team Development in Westchester County Villages
July 22, 2011By Dani Glaser, Green Team Spirit “To hit the climate challenge ahead of us we need to make changes now. Our village governments need to set an example for our communities, and this change starts from within. Our village green teams will help change the culture, and this training will help us do that.” – [...]
A Community Harvest in Mansfield, CT
July 20, 2011By Dr. Beth T. Gankofskie, Food Service Director Mansfield Public Schools With support from the Community Catalyst Fund, Southeast Elementary School’s Garden Project started last summer (2010), has continued through to this spring (2011), and will continue through the summer. The garden is a raised bed measuring 20 feet by 24 feet with a surrounding [...]
Ready or Not: Here Come the Impacts of a Changing Climate
June 16, 2011New report points to growing local awareness that it’s better to be prepared Our team today released a first-of-its-kind report on the needs and activities of Northeast communities beginning to confront the realities of a changing climate. Preparing for the Changing Climate: a Northeast-Focused Needs Assessment is based on direct outreach to over [...]
Keeping Warm and Saving Energy in Tarrytown, NY
June 6, 2011By Susan Schwartz, Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council Tarrytown, New York, has, thanks to a generous grant from the Community Catalyst Fund, embarked on a Neighbor to Neighbor Keep Warm/Save Energy project designed to reach residents where they live. With help as well from NYSERDA and Con Ed, we are setting up events in a variety [...]
Sustainable Development in New York’s Capital Region
June 6, 2011By Patrick Clear, Executive Director, ECOS: The Environmental Clearinghouse On March 4, over 140 people took part in the third Sustainable Development in the Capital Region of New York Conference, held at Union College in Schenectady, New York. It was titled “Toward a Sustainable Future,” and aimed at educating those on the front lines of [...]
Thousand Islands Young Leaders Organization Celebrates with Cleanup and Greenfest
June 3, 2011By Alicia Dewey, Thousand Islands Young Leaders Organization The Thousand Islands Young Leaders Organization (TIYLO) celebrated the 41st anniversary of Earth Day with its annual Community Clean Up and “Green Fest” Saturday, April 30th at the Cerow Recreation Park in Clayton, NY. Similar to last year’s festivities, the focus was to offer a “green” forum [...]
Growing Environmental Literacy in Connecticut
June 3, 2011By Laurel Kohl, Energy Education Specialist, Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Educators (COEEA) received a $1200 grant from the Community Catalyst Fund in December 2010. That money has helped to present viewings of Mother Nature’s Child to more than 200 individuals to date, with 23 showings scheduled. [...]
