'Does It Work?' Mid-winter Green Home Tours
2026-01-31 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | All over town, Concord, MA
Visit a Concord home (or two), enjoy a cup of hot mulled cider and great conversations with neighbors. Bring your questions. Get real answers about 21st-century electric heating, cooling, cooking and car travel:

Can a heat pump really keep a home warm throughout the winter?
What’s it like to drive an EV on a long trip?
How does cooking on an induction stove compare to gas?
Is it worth getting solar panels?

You may leave with new friends. You’ll certainly leave with new insights, including a feel for the comfort of a heat pump-heated home in mid-winter.
Register Now to reserve your space at concordma.gov/MidWinterHomeTour.
In case of weather cancellation, the snow date will be February 7th at the same times.

WEBINAR: Recent Climate Progress in MA
2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:00
What progress have we made against climate change since last year?
Congregation Or Atid is pleased to once again welcome
Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer
to discuss our progress and path forward. This event is free and open to the public.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the zoom link.

Conservation & Climate Coffee
2026-02-03 07:30 - 09:00 | Planning and Land Management Building, 141 Keyes Rd., Concord, MA, 01742, United States
A Coffee gathering hosted by Concord’s Natural Resources Dept.
Open to the public.

The Road Ahead: The Impact of Federal Cuts and the State's Response
2026-02-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Sudbury Meeting House, 327 Concord. Rd., Sudbury, MA, 01776, United States
Rep. Gentile and Sen. Eldridge co-host a presentation featuring Director of the Commonwealth’s Office of Federal Funds and
State Infrastructure, Quentin Palfrey.
Palfrey will provide an overview of how Massachusetts
is responding to the recent, dramatic changes in federal funding, the potential impacts on
local governments, non-profits, and others, and what lies ahead.

Winter Walk for Thoreau School Families
2026-02-04 08:15 - 09:00 | Fowler Branch, 1322 Main St, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Thoreau families are invited to bundle up and walk to school on February 4th. This fun, community building event promotes healthy, car-free routes to school. Meet at the Fowler Library at 8:00am to join the group. The event is a collaboration between the Concord Public Library, Mothers Out Front Concord, and the Safe Routes to School program.

Yard Sign Contest
2026-02-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Fowler Branch Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, US
Fowler Library’s Craft Lab will be joined by Massachusetts’ Safe Routes to School (SRTS) ambassadors and Mothers Out Front to create designs to enter in this year’s SRTS yard sign contest. The Massachusetts SRTS Program’s Yard Sign Design Contest is a way for students to use their creativity to help promote safe roads for cyclists and pedestrians in their communities. This year’s theme is “No Idling.”

Fowler Craft Lab: Safe Routes to School Yard Signs
Wednesday, February 4 at 2 PM and 4 PM

For details, visit cfpl.info/events

Community Listening Sessions
2026-02-07 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Fowler Library, 1322 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Mothers Out Front – Concord wants to hear from you! Drop by the Fowler Library on Saturdays in February to voice your climate concerns and discuss solutions.
Busy parents welcome!

Land Conservation Webinar Series
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00
This free webinar series will help Massachusetts landowners decide the future of their land and take steps to formalize a conservation-based estate plan to achieve their personal and financial goals. This year’s webinar series will also include a webinar focused on the children of landowners.

The next topic in the series: Permanent Land Conservation Tools with Olivia Lukacic, The Trustees of Reservations

Missed one? Registration will allow access past webinars in the series.

Climate Action Committee (CAC) Meeting
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Concord Town House, 22 Monument Square, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Monthly meeting of the town’s Climate Action Committee
See meeting agendas and minutes HERE

Historic Land Preservation Retrospective - A 25-Year Retrospective of Heywood Meadow
2026-02-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Planning and Land Management Building, 141 Keyes Rd., Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Learn how a few citizens organized to preserve Heywood Meadow, a historic landscape situated between Monument Square and the Historic Mile.
All are welcome!

Concord Climate Action Network: Sustainable Coffee
2026-02-17 07:45 - 09:00 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Could Concord have municipal compost services? Join this month’s Sustainable Coffee for a presentation and discussion on the topic.

Coffee, breakfast food, & conversation at 7:45am.Presentation with time for questions at 8am.

Solar without Federal Incentives Webinar
2026-02-18 19:00 - 20:00
Join this webinar to find out why solar still works and what options exist.
What homeowners should know to go solar with confidence.

MA 100 Home Study Webinar
2026-02-19 09:00 - 10:00
Presenting the groundbreaking Massachusetts 100-Home Embodied Carbon Study! This is the first time we’ve seen an analysis of the actual carbon impact, both embodied and operational, from a range of recent residential new construction. Also, the authors propose integrating embodied-carbon into energy assessments currently conducted by HERS® Raters.

Pop-up Nature Exhibit
2026-02-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Concord Scout House, 84 Walden St., Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join OARS at the Concord Scout House for an afternoon pop-up exhibit of nature sounds recorded at Scout Island and Nashoba Brook. Enjoy the sounds of water, birds, and wildlife as you walk through the hall, accompanied by photographs and projections of the island.

MOF Chapter Meeting Brunch
2026-02-22 12:00 - 14:00
Join Mothers Out Front – Concord for February’s Chapter Meeting Brunch! Eat, drink, and see what other parents are doing around town today to make our climate more liveable for tomorrow.
Register for details.

Seed Packing Party
2026-02-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Fowler Branch Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, US
Join us at Fowler Branch as we restock the Concord Seed Lending Library!

Concord Winter Walks
2026-03-03 09:30 - 11:00
Get out and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the winter landscape with these trail walks in the Concord/Carlisle area. Designed to get you moving while enjoying the scenery, each walk will be 2 – 2.5 miles, slightly slower than our fitness hikes. Micro Spikes are required for when the trails are slick with ice or packed snow. Hiking poles are recommended. We will not be snowshoeing in this class. Come for the camaraderie of exploring the outdoors with like-minded people! Directions to the trailhead will be sent out each week.
Walks take place Tuesdays in March, $85/pp

Tree Webinar with IPCC author, Dr. William Moomaw
2026-03-04 19:00 - 20:30
In this webinar, Dr. William Moomaw will discuss the irreplaceable value of mature trees and the threat posed by the proposed private jet hangar expansion at Hanscom Field. Dr. Moomaw was a lead author for five IPCC reports, including one that received the Nobel Peace Prize.
About the speaker: Dr. Moomaw has been a lead author of five major Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. As a Science Fellow, he worked in the U.S. Senate on energy and forestry legislation and on legislation that eliminated American use of CFCs in spray cans to protect the ozone layer. He was the first director of the climate program at the World Resources Institute in 1988 He has been elected an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. Dr. Moomaw was also founding director of the Tufts Institute of the Environment, Tufts Climate Initiative, and co-founder of the Global Development and Environment Institute.

Ecology Book Group
2026-03-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Planning and Land Management Building, 141 Keyes Rd., Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Get out of the house and meet other nature-minded Concordians to discuss the books “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest” by Suzanne Simard and the first chapters of “Towns, Ecology, and the Land” by Concord’s Richard T. T. Forman
141 Keyes Rd., 1st Floor Meeting Room

Egg Rock Readers Book Club: Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane.
2026-03-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Concord Free Public Library (Goodwin Forum), 1322 Main St, Concord, Concord Free Public Library (Goodwin Forum), 1322 Main St, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Join us on March 5th for a book club discussion of topics from Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane.
Learn more about environmental legal personhood with Yenny Vega Cardenas, President of the International Observatory on the Rights of Nature, member of the IUCN Legal Committee and the United Nations “Harmony with Nature” expert network, and champion for the Rights of Nature.
Registration is required.
This event is co-sponsored by OARS, Thoreau Alliance (formerly Thoreau Society), and the Concord Free Public Library.

Seed Starting with CCACE
2026-03-07 09:30 - 11:00 | Daisy Hill Farm, 60 Wood Lane, Unit #4529, Acton, Massachusetts, US
Grow your own healthy vegetable, flower, and herb plants from seed! Starting your own seeds allows you to choose your own specific plant varieties, plus it is a great way to bypass those late-winter blues! We have a variety of tips and tricks as well to share after almost 20 years of seed starting. Learn about seed sourcing, grow area set-up, timing of starting seedlings, what soil to use, how often to water, and how to safely harden off seedlings for their move outside.
Instructor, Kate Despres; Cost, $39/pp

Disaster Preparedness - 3 session course at CCACE
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Concord Carlisle High School, 500 Walden Street, Concord, MA
You can’t control when disaster strikes, but you can prepare for it! Join us for this 3-session course to learn how to build a kit, make a plan, prepare your home, respond to specific natural and man-made disasters, and more. By the end of the course you will be equipped with the knowledge to better protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community from disaster.
The course will be taught by Concord resident Greg Proulx. Preregistration required, with enrollment fee of $59.00. 3 sessions on 3/10, 3/17 and 3/24.

Sounds of Science
2026-03-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Concord Art, 37 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
What does a river sound like when you really listen? Join OARS for an immersive evening inspired by nature’s soundscapes. Hear the voices of our rivers, see their sounds come alive in stunning spectrograms, and discover what these acoustics reveal about the natural world. Bioacoustics researcher Dr. Laura Kloepper will share how sound informs science and uncovers stories we may not see, only discoverable by ear.
Tickets are on sale now at https://oars3rivers.org/events/event/river-sounds-event/

LWVCC Municipal Candidate Forum
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Concord Town House, 22 Monument Square, Concord, Massachusetts, US
The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle (LWVCC) will host a candidate forum on March 15, 2026, in advance of the 2026 Concord Town Elections. Candidates for Select Board, School Committee, Housing Authority, and Town Moderator are invited to participate. Voters will hear directly from the candidates as they share their views and respond to questions.
Voters may submit questions in advance or during the event.
Submit questions in advance HERE.
Join via Zoom HERE.
