Help beautify Mt Laurel by cleaning up litter. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Gloves and bags will be provided. Please register with Jerry Mascia, Director of Municipal Services [email protected] or calling (856) 234-0001 x 1223. Join us back at the Community Center at 11:15am for snacks and prizes for unusual items found.
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Join South Jersey Land and Water Trust to cleanup Cooper River Park.
Come out to our beautiful Oldmans Creek Preserve and help maintain our preserve for the public! We will be cleaning up, managing trails and beautifying the land. Afterwards, take a guided hike with our Land Steward, Phil Arsenault He will guide you through the preserve talking about native flora and fauna and the best times to bird on the preserve! Bring water, comfortable clothes, shoes and your camera! Contact [email protected] for details.
Celebrate, Learn, and Grow to mark this year’s Earth Festival theme: Reduce Plastic – Fantastic! Our rain-or-shine event at historic Croft Farm, starts with the 8 a.m. Family Fun Bike Ride (register now); then the festival across three acres of farmstead at 10 a.m. We’ll have free entertainment; healthy food choices for purchase, sustainable tips, crafts, products, services and more. School groups will display our Earth Festival theme and more focusing on a sustainable world.
Bring your family, friends and neighbors to this free, annual event. While parking is available in this park setting, we strongly encourage you to consider biking to our Earth Festival – save money, the planet and get exercise! We’ll have free, secure bike valet parking supported by the Courier Post.
JOIN US for the next Sustainable South Jersey Meet Up, featuring 3 new “lightning talks,” open mic time, delicious local food, and great conversation! BYOB. Collingswood Public Library: Monday, March 5th from 6-8pm! PLEASE COME OUT AND SHARE!
Details
WHAT WE’LL DO:
6:00pm: Doors open, chat and snack.
6:30pm: Engaging speakers presenting “Lightning (brief) Talks”
7:00pm: Open mic with audience
7:15pm: Networking / Open Discussion
8:00pm: Farewell
LIGHTNING TALK TOPICS:
ENERGY CONSERVATION! Learn about residential & commercial incentives from SJ Gas and NJ’s Clean Energy Program from Patrick McDevitt, Energy Efficiency Program Coordinator for South Jersey Gas and Member of the Monroe Twp. Green Team!
GREEN SPACE AND MENTAL HEALTH! Rachel McCormick is a pediatric nurse practitioner with an interest in how the environment and neighborhoods impact the health of children. She will be speaking about what we can learn from current research on access to green space and the mental well being of children.
THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE!: Hear how you can help reduce waste in landfills by donating your unwanted household items and furniture to your local ReStore from Tristan Keyster, ReStore Director in Maple Shade.
ZERO WASTE AND LITTER PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA!: Nic Esposito served as a PowerCorpsPHL project manager and later Sustainability Manager for Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and was then selected by the Managing Director’s Office to create a coordinated public / private sector plan to address Philadelphia’s litter problem, part of an effort to set Philadelphia on a path to Zero Waste by 2035.
OPEN MIC!: a little time for all of us! Share your announcements, passions, etc. in one minute or less on the mic.
WHAT TO BRING:
Light appetizers provided, but please BYOB if you would like to have adult beverages during the Meetup!
IMPORTANT TO KNOW:
Event is free but we ask for a firm RSVP via Meetup or Facebook!
Sponsored by Sustainable Cherry Hill
Co-hosted by Tri-County Sustainability Alliance, The Collingswood Library, and Sustainable Cherry Hill