Green Needham Collaborative wrapped up its 10% Energy Challenge campaign with the presentation of a brass plaque at Needham’s Powers Hall on Friday, October 12. The plaque honors the Town of Needham for its sustainability accomplishments and lists 32 local
Green Needham wraps up Needham 1,000 Energy Reduction Campaign with Plaque Presentation at Powers Hall
With the presentation of a brass plaque at Needham’s Powers Hall on Friday, October 12 at 9 a.m., Green Needham Collaborative is wrapping up its Needham 1,000 energy reduction campaign. The plaque honors the Town of Needham for its sustainability
Join the Green Team! Students in Grades 8-11
Register for the Green Team Community Service Internship at www.needhamfarm.org Experience Needham from field to fork while developing valuable skills and an understanding of environmental sustainability. • Learn the practice and art of sustainable agriculture • Learn the impacts of
EPA Eco-explorers grant wraps up with an open house
The EPA eco-explorers team from the Needham Public Schools and its community partners are wrapping up two years of work on their EPA grant this spring with an Open House on June 7th at the Mitchell School. The Eco-Explorers Leadership
Massachusetts Walk to School Day 2012
Needham will be kicking off its first-ever town wide collaboration for Massachusetts Walk to School Day on Wednesday May 2 (rain-date Friday May 4). Spread the word about this town-wide event in which Needham schools, community leaders, and “celebrity” walkers
Building Sustainability through Community Engagement
Green Needham Chair Michael Greis will be on a panel – “Investments That Pay” – at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Conference in Boston on Friday, February 20th. View more presentations from Green Needham Michael’s theme is building sustainability through
EPA Eco-Explorers Grant update – Year 1
Needham Public Schools, with the support of community partners including Green Needham, received an EPA Eco-Explorers grant for 2010 -2012 to help teachers incorporate outdoor environmental education practices and to encourage Needham students to become environmental stewards. In June, after
EARTH WEEK Green Kids Needham
Earth Week was celebrated with huge success by the Needham Elementary schools April 11-15th. Each of the schools took a particular theme or focus and created many exciting programs through out their school all week. Most importantly the children have
Hillside School receives EoEEA award for Water Project
The Hillside School’s Buddy Water Project, whose 2010 efforts were featured in this Green Needham blog post, has been recognized with an award for Excellence in Energy and Environment Education by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Richard K. Sullivan, Secretary, Energy
Olin College’s Library to work with Green Needham on Sustainability Initiatives
The Olin College of Engineering library has received a $5,000 grant to develop sustainability collections and programming in the areas of energy audits and native plants. As part of the community outreach for this grant, the library will be working