| Fostering Collaboration
for a Greater Greener Newburyport
Greater Newburyport Earth Day
Celebration
Earth Day is celebrating is 40th
Anniversary so it is certain to be a big event!
Updated calendar and Carbon
Challenge
Kick-Off
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We thank our generous sponsors for Earth Day
2010!
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Earth Day Calendar
Updates
The weather
interfered with a few Earth Day related events over the weekend, but see new
dates and highlights of a full calendar of events
this week. Also, visit the Earth Day Information Centers at Jewett Farm
Studios, 58 Merrimack St. or the
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce at 38R Merrimac St. for
further information, or to pick up a printed calendar.
New Dates
- Saturday April 24th(new date), Newburyport Clean Sweep:
city-wide park clean-up. Bring your family and friends to an opening breakfast
at 9am at Cashman Park, then off to your favorite park. Event hours 9am to
1pm.
- Saturday, May 1(new date), 10am to 2:30pm, New Eden Collaborative
at the First Parish Church in Newbury, is hosting gardening workshops. Sheet
mulch and double dug garden beds will be discussed in detail. Register early,
and online for this and
other gardening workshops.
Ongoing Events
- Tuesday, April 20 thru Thursday, April 22,
10am to 2pm, Joppa Flats Vacation Week Flyby
for ages 2 to 12. Explore Ponds & Pools, the Salt Marsh and the
Beach over three days consecutive days. More details and registration
information here.
- Friday, April 23 thru Sunday, April 25th, Earthfest at Jewett
Farms Studio, 58 Merrimac Street, Newburyport. Fri/Sat 5pm to 7pm, Sun 10am to
2pm. Featuring a weekend's worth of the freshest all natural foods, prepared by
the finest local chefs. Come by for entertaining cooking demonstrations and
delicious food and drink! We thank two of our sponsors: Jewett Farms and Carlisle Flooring for this
event.
- EARTH DAY, April
22 and beyond: Numerous events at Parker River Refuge, Maudslay State Park, the
Newburyport Library and Cider Hill Farm. In addition, a special Earth Day
breakfast program by the Merrimack River Watershed
Council, and a tile painting project at The Pottery Isle. Check out the calendar for details, or
print out a copy for
reference.
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Newburyport Citywide Carbon Challenge
Kick-off
Mayor Donna
Holaday, City Councilors and school principals, along with Alan Palm from the
Alliance for Climate Education (ACE), will kick off the citywide Carbon
Challenge on Tuesday April 27th at the River Merrimac Grille.
The
Newburyport Carbon Challenge is a household energy efficiency awareness
initiative. Municipal employees were "challenged" on April 1st to participate in
the challenge, and now its time for the rest of the city to jump on board. Our
local challenge is supported by the research and tools of the New England Carbon
Challenge, which is a partnership between Clean Air-Cool
Planet and the University of New Hampshire.
Alan Palm will deliver a
presentation followed by Mayor Holaday challenging Ward Councilors and school
principals to have their constituents join in.
The City of Newburyport is
working to become a designated Green Community, for which five criteria must be
met. One of these is to determine an energy-use baseline, or carbon footprint,
of all municipal buildings and to commit to a 20% reduction in energy use over
five years. While the city works on these tasks, a household carbon challenge
will encourage residents to understand how to reduce their own carbon
footprint.
Join us at the Merrimac Grille for this fabulous kick-off
event!
Cash bar will be available.
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