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Opportunity at the Intersection of an Aging Population and the Climate Crisis
2025-01-192025-01-19
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Opportunity at the Intersection of an Aging Population and the Climate Crisis

In a recent article in the Globe and Mail, James Chappel, Associate Professor of History at Duke University, offered an intriguing perspective on two significant realities of our time: an aging population and a warming planet. While seemingly distinct, these phenomena intersect in ways that present both challenges and opportunities for progress. Global warming is...

The Power of One
2024-12-162024-12-16
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The Power of One

Some people, though sympathetic to our environmental challenges, hold back, feeling that their individual efforts may not matter. But one person truly can make a difference. As one of many volunteers helping to create the first pollinator mini forest in Mono, I had the good fortune to meet owner Shelly Candel, whose humble pursuit of...

A Circular Economy Might Just Save The World
2024-10-152024-11-06
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A Circular Economy Might Just Save The World

The urgency of today’s global challenges, highlighted by frequent extreme weather events and the inequality faced by low-income and developing populations, signals a pressing need for change. The warning sounded by environmentalist David Suzuki resonates deeply. We have prioritized economic gains at the expense of our environment, blindly pursing endless growth on a finite planet....

Beeton Forest Trail Walk
2024-10-142024-10-14
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Beeton Forest Trail Walk

On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust, hosted a Trail Walk facilitated by Maxwell Matchin the Land Trust Coordinator and certified Naturalist, along with John Wilson a retired Arborist and a board member of Greys For Green, in the Beeton Heritage Forest located just a few kms. south of Beeton off...

Greys for Green Appointed as Beeton Heritage Forest Steward
2024-09-062024-09-30
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Greys for Green Appointed as Beeton Heritage Forest Steward

Greys for Greens is honoured to have been appointed in 2024 by the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust as a Steward for the Beeton Heritage Forest. The forest is located at 5927 7th Line, just east of Sideroad 10 in Beeton. The location has a single well-marked trail that circumnavigates the wooded area and is...

Help us plant 900 trees and shrubs in Mono Mills!
2024-08-062024-09-15
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Help us plant 900 trees and shrubs in Mono Mills!

We are putting together a team to participate in a tree-planting event in Mono Mills in support of Pollinator Forest. Join with us on Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2024 as we help create Pollinator Forest’s first Tiny Pollinator Forest! Spend the day in beautiful Mono Mills, Ontario and help us plant over...

How ‘mini forests’ can harvest big benefits
2024-07-012024-08-04
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How ‘mini forests’ can harvest big benefits

Mini forests act as green lungs, purifying the air and providing a breath of fresh air in urban environments plagued by pollution. They serve as biodiversity hotspots, offering refuge for diverse plant and animal species and restoring ecological balance.