March 20, 2010: 10am-4pm; Green Fair 2010: will be held in the gym at the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School at 476 North Avenue in Rochester. The intent of our Green Fair is to promote individual choices that reduce the human impact on southeastern Massachusetts watersheds, especially those of the Assawompset Pond Complex, and to connect people with other organizations that are trying to do the same, including organizations and agencies that preserve and protect land and water resources and promote enjoying and understanding the workings of nature in southeastern Massachusetts. FREE raffle will take place at the Fair - The winning ticket will receive a collection of items donated by many Green Fair exhibitors. Visit the Green Fair, try your luck with the raffle and learn how to protect your family, home and world.
Presentations scheduled for this year's Green Fair are:
Plans for making Old Colony green by Gary Brown, Superintendent Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School at 11:00AM will discuss the school planned renovations to save energy and money by going green. Presentation will be followed by a tour of the school.
For the Ultimate Green Lawn - Pearl's Premium 12 noon. Learn everything you need to know about growing a very low maintenance, environmentally safe, organic, lush green lawn, featuring new deep rooted ecological lawn seeds that once established requires no watering, fertilizer, and seldom to NO CUTTING! Save Time, Money and Water on your lawn with tips from the Red Sox and other experts. Have the greenest lawn on your street.
Shaping the Future of Your Community - Mass Audubon - 1 PM - Learn how you and your community can participate in this exciting new program that offers an overview of sustainable planning tools and techniques; review of land use and development patterns in your community; guidance for updating and implementing community plans; assistance with identifying and protecting the highest priority lands to protect habitat and water supplies; and more. Shaping the Future of Your Community program is designed to help local officials, community groups and individual citizens work together to proactively plan for appropriate land use and development
Why buying local matters! - Lucky Fields Organics, CSA in Rochester - 2 PM- A discussion of the direct benefits and the broad implications of using your purchasing power to support local sustainable agricultural activity. How your efforts can truly affect, improve, and help maintain the quality and integrity of Southern New England.
Some participants as of March 8 whose booths you may visit are:
Solar Systems – totally tubular system demo, Rochester ConCom– wetland maps and regulation, Local Ecology Club—Hands on children’s activities, Kettle Pond an organic farm being farmed as Community Supported Agriculture, Lucky Fields Organics,CSA in Rochester, TRWA- information about their mission and stormwater management, Olde Maids - green cleaning supplies, US Coast Guard Auxiliary information about boating and water safety, environmental protection and booklets, Marion Institute-promotes & supports programs that seek to enhance life for the Earth & its inhabitants, Bunny’s Bouquets selling House plants to enhance your home enviroment Soule Farm Educational Center a community resource for all of Southeastern MA, Mass Audubon - Audubon Advocate for SE MA Shaping the Future of Your Community. Cinnamon Fern Environmental Design & Construction Green Roofs, organic land care & design, The Nature Conservancy protects Earth's most important natural places Septic Preservation Services LLC- septic system inspections, repair, recovery & preservation Pearl's Premium an ultra low maintenance drought tolerant grass seed, Miracle Network Solutions of Middleboro Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library offers resource lists, web sites, & materials topics, such as alternative energy, living "green", gardening, etc. Edible South Shore is a free magazine dedicated to spreading information on organic farm produce, buying locally, gardening, bee keeping and more, DEP's Karen Kullas: Learn how to Compost throughout the day, Rochester Board of HealthAgent - answers well and septic questions, The Bee Keepers Daughter -honey and bee products, Brady Books - gently used books, Gifts To Give an organization that collects children's book, toys, clothing and items like car seats. They refurbish the items for reuse, Oasis Home Cleaning an eco-friendly Home Cleaning Business, Green Feather Herbs-- an herbalist from the South Coast area, Effortless Design an architect, engineer with design/build experience for deep energy retrofits, All-Clear Title 5 Services, Inc.—septic inspections, trouble shooting and maintenance, Bristol Community College/ Organic Farming Program, Paul Brown- environmental photographer, SoBerry Clean a simple little berry, contains saponin (a natural surfactant) used to get laundry clean, Arborcare with Ropes 'n Saddles Inc-Organic Landscaping,
Directions to Old Colony: From I495, Exit 3, take Wareham St/Route 28 south 1.3 miles, bear right/straight onto Spruce St for 2.8 miles where Spruce St. becomes North Avenue, continue 1.3 miles to 476 North Avenue on the left.
FromI195, Exit 20, turn left on Route 105 toward Rochester and continue 2.9 miles to Mendell Road, turn right and continue 1.8 miles to bear slight right onto Neck Road, continue 3.1 miles to North Avenue (only Stop Sign), turn left and continue .5 miles to 476 North Avenue on left.
TEAMS Walk: TEAMS Walk: Saturday, April 17, 2010: Details to follow!
Saturday, March 13, 2010; 1:00pm-3:00pm: “Signs of Spring" walk to Zylfee Brook Sponsored by Allens Pond,Instructor: Lauren Miller-Donnelly - Allens Pond Grassland Technician, Audience: All, Fee: Adults $4.00m/ $6.00nm, Children $0We will investigate flowering trees and shrubs along a 1.5 mile hike to Zylfee Brook (3 miles roundtrip). With any luck, we will hear Wood frogs and Spring peepers having recently emerged from their winter slumbers. Instructions and Directions: Meet at Allens Pond Field Station, 1280 Horseneck Rd., Westport, MA, Phone 508-636-2437 to register or for more information. Registration is required.Register by mail:program registration form. Register by phone: with a credit card by calling 508-636-2437. For your own security, DO NOT send credit card information via email. For more information, contact:Allens Pond, 1280 Horseneck Rd., Westport, MA 02790, allenspond@massaudubon.org
Saturday, March 27, 2010; 11:00am–1:30pm: Annual Mishaum Point Walk (Weather reschedule date - Sunday, March 28th)Free. Pre-registration required. Limit: 60 (no pets, please)Leader: Mark Mello, Lloyd Center Research Director. Join Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) and Lloyd Center naturalist Mark Mello for a special late-winter walk from Salter’s Point to Mishaum Point. We will look for wintering waterfowl and hope to see seals off the shoreline. Walkers should wear sturdy shoes, dress appropriately for the day's weather (the wind off the bay can be very cold, even if it is sunny). Bring water and a snack. Please register by calling DNRT at 508-991-2289 no later than noon on March 26th (and we will likely fill upbefore that date). If the weather is questionable, you can call 508-525-9266 or check www.dnrt.org on the morning of the walk for cancellation information.
If you know of any upcoming activities which would benefit by being posted to this page, please contact TEAMS-INFO@hotmail.com.
South Coast Commuter Rail to Fall River and New Bedford: update to come.
