Events

Sustainable Shaker

The Dealership 3558 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights, OH, United States

Join Sustainable Shaker at The Dealership on Sunday, January 28. Bring the whole family to learn about ongoing efforts to make Shaker a more resilient community. Test-drive an electric car, learn ways to recycle better in 2018, find out how to buy “green” electricity or to save on your sewer bill, and lots more. Organizations, […]

Speak Out Then Unite (SOTU)

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Ohio EPA Public Hearing for Discharge of Mine Water into Mud Run

Greenon High School 3950 S Tecumseh Rd., Springfield, Ohio

The Ohio EPA will conduct a public hearing regarding Jurgensen’s (Enon Sand and Gravel) recent application to discharge water into an unnamed tributary of the Mud Run. The meeting has an extremely limited focus: the potential effects of the discharge of water into Mud Run tributary only! The meeting will begin with an informational session, […]

Wayne County Info Session #1

Wayne County Public Library, West Conference Room 220 West Liberty Street, Wooster, OH, United States

Solar United Neighbors of Ohio is excited to announce that neighbors across the Wayne County area can join the Wayne County Solar Co-op. With the help of Solar United Neighbors of Ohio, these co-ops will make it easer to save money on the purchase of solar panels while building a community of local solar supporters. Join us for an information […]

Coffee with the Birds

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm 1828 Smith Rd., Akron, OH, United States

Join naturalist Cassie Hall for a peaceful discussion at the wildlife viewing area and find out why it's a favorite of her winged winter residents. Bring a mug. Coffee is provided.

Mud Run Community Meeting

Mud Run Watershed 8728 N High St., Mineral City, OH, United States

Come learn about improvements in the Mud Run Watershed! Mud Run Watershed and Rural Action will be having our next community meeting on Wednesday, February 7th. The guest speaker will be Bill Zawiski, the water quality supervisor from Ohio EPA's Northeast District Office. He will be talking about sampling results from the Tuscarawas River TMDL, […]

Invasive Plants: Beyond the Backyard

Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek 2277 West Ridgewood Drive, Parma, OH, United States

Learn why some plants are invasive and how Cleveland Metroparks manages them. Invasive Plant Coordinator Jennifer Hillmer will share stories of her worst weeds and how you can help control their spread. Preview the 2018 invasive removal schedule and explore possibilities of an invasive plant management independent project. Registration preferred. To register, click here.

Plant Native

Liberty Park Nature Center 9999 Liberty Rd, Twinsburg, Ohio, United States

Join Naturalist Joe Malmisur and learn how to cultivate and use native plants from our area. Discover how to incorporate them in your landscape, their benefits to birds and insects, and what to look for when buying native plants and shrubs.

Screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel” at Kent Free Library

The city of Kent Sustainability Commission has partnered with the Kent Free Library to present a documentary film series on sustainability. All films will be shown in the second-floor meeting room at 6:30 p.m. Next in the series is "An Inconvenient Sequel," which will be shown on Monday, February 26. The sequel is a follow-up […]

Environmental Threats in 2018: A Legislative and Bureaucratic Perspective

Max Schaefer, Northeast Ohio Regional Director of the Ohio Environmental Council, will be coming to KEC’s Annual Meeting to give us the scoop on Ohio’s current environmental issues and the prospects for addressing them. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent—Fessenden Hall 228 Gougler Avenue, Kent 44240 6:30 KEC Annual Meeting — Members […]