How and Why to Start a Garden this Spring
By Jenevra Wetmore This time of year, people are either anxious for spring to arrive or praying for more snow–the latter tend to be skiers. I have never been an …
Celebrating a New Global Agreement for Nature
By Catherine Machalaba March 3rd, World Wildlife Day, reminds us of the importance of wildlife as part of biodiversity, and what we can do to protect it. Biodiversity–life on earth–is …
Celebrating Environmentalists this Black History Month
By Jenevra Wetmore In honor of Black History Month Sustainable Woodstock is recognizing the work of historical and modern Black environmental leaders. In the US it is well-documented that environmental …
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Climate Mis- and Disinformation around COP 27
By Jenevra Wetmore COP 27, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place this past November in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Each COP Conference is meant to be a time …
Microplastics Pose a Big Problem
By Jenevra Wetmore I have a cup of black English breakfast tea with a splash of milk every morning. I have been reliably drinking the same brand of black tea …
2023 Incentives to Go Green
By Jenevra Wetmore 2022 was one of the top 10 hottest years on record. 2022 was also the year that the US government passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which …
Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator’s (IREC) Accomplishments in Woodstock
By Jenevra Wetmore Geoff Martin, our Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator (IREC) since the summer of 2020, has recently left this role for a new job with Norwich Solar. Two Rivers-Ottauquechee …
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‘Tis the Season for Sustainability
By Jenevra Wetmore With Thanksgiving comes Black Friday, which is followed by the unending barrage of advertisements that ramp up every year around the Holiday season. Limited time offers, buy …
Protecting Our Rivers
Barnard Brook Stabilization Project By Jenevra Wetmore For several years the bank behind Sustainable Woodstock’s Community Garden at Billings Farm has been eroding and slumping into Barnard Brook. This area, …
How Climate Change is Changing Hurricane Season
By Jenevra Wetmore So far this hurricane season there have been nine named tropical storms to hit the US. Four of them strengthened into hurricanes, and two reached major hurricane intensity …
