Times are changing! Think about ditching that old, dirty oil and gas and switching to the future of clean, affordable, and healthy living. We're talking about 21st-century electric heating, cooking, and car travel that'll make you feel good AND help preserve a future for our planet. Find out what more and more Concord residents are […]
What Opportunities Does the Recently Passed MA Climate Bill Provide for Action in the Coming Months? This forum at First Parish in Concord is open to all, and festures two speakers: Michael Barrett - author of the climate bill and MA State Senator for the third Middlesex district including Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, […]
We invite one and all to join the First Parish iEnvironmental Team (ET) at its monthly meeting. The FP Environmental Team takes part in activities including Environmental Education, Personal Actions, or Legislation and Advocacy. Meetings are held monthly. First Parish in Concord is an accredited Green Sanctuary congregation, but our work has just begun. A […]
May is National Bike Month! As part of Safe Routes to School, celebrate spring and sustainability during the Concord Family Bike Festival at Thoreau School. Grab your helmets and water […]
Taking Climate Action. Together and Now ! Dr. Juliette Rooney-Varga, Professor in Environmental Sciences, Director of the Climate Change Initiative, and Co-director of the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy […]
Learn about how regional farmland loss and climate change challenge Concord’s agriculture, and the strategies being adopted by farmers, the Town of Concord, and the broader Massachusetts farming community to meet […]
Elissa BrownRiver Ambassador for the SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council Water quality in the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers has changed wildly over time - from pristine pre-Colonial […]
Volunteer for our First Repair Café! What do you do with a broken toaster? Or a bike with a flat tire? Toss it? No way! The Concord Free Public […]
Concord Ag Day is a once a year farmers’ market celebrating local agriculture organized by the Concord Agriculture Committee to showcase Concord farms and local produce. This unique market showcases the bounty […]
Join Ridwell founders for a special event to learn how to keep items out of the landfill that can't go in your regular recycling bin. SMALL ACTIONS, BIG IMPACT If every household in the US had access to recycle the tricky plastics that Ridwell members do, the future of plastic waste would look very different. We're […]