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Come join us as we celebrate the huge progress Williston has made conserving open space and natural resources since the ERF was created in 1989 with door prizes, maps, lively discussion, and CAKE! – Come learn more about past, present, and future conservation initiatives with contributing experts including Trust for Public
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Sustainable Williston is partnering with the Town of Williston in promoting No Mow May and Raise The Blade this year. No Mow May yard signs will be available for pick-up at the Town Fair on Green Up Day: Saturday, May 6 from 8am-12pm on the Town Green next to the
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Here’s what Marcy had at the table for Town Meeting! Sustainable Williston is an open, grassroots group of Williston residents who identify opportunities to decrease our town’s consumption of natural resources and to create resilient solutions to environmental challenges. In other words, Sustainable Williston is a bunch of
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Sustainable Williston will be gathering this Thursday for a facilitated workshop to identify our priorities for 2023. No prior experience with Sustainable Williston required, only interest and a desire to make Williston more environmentally sustainable. Details: Where: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library Meeting Room When: Thu December 8th, 7:15-8:50
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Check out the front page article of this week’s Williston Observer for an in-depth article covering our support of the energy plan and it’s implementation at recent selectboard meetings. Great quotes by our very own Brian, Caylin, and Kevin! Join us on Tuesday 10/5 at the next
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Many citizens of Williston signed a letter to the Williston Selectboard in July 2020 supporting the adoption of the Energy Plan. The Selectboard will be discussing the Energy Committee at their meeting on Tuesday, September 21 at 8:15pm. We invite you to attend in support! Members of Sustainable Williston
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Interested in learning more about electric vehicles? Want to hear how your neighbors are benefiting from driving EVs? Come join us! Sustainable Williston’s Environmental Forum Series continues with an Electric Vehicle Show and Tell on September 26 from 1-3pm at the Williston Town Hall. A variety of electric vehicles
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We are kicking off our fall Environmental Forum Series with a Backyard Climate Change Solutions Workshop Thursday 9/9 at 6:30pm. Help fight climate change throughout your property! Reduce emissions and sequester carbon using regenerative gardening techniques: learn tips for growing your own organic food, composting, rewilding your lawn
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“It is my generation that will be dealing with the worst effects of climate change…You have a responsibility to us and the power to do something about it.” -14 yr old member delivers public comment on climate action to Selectboard at August 17 meeting. To see the full video,
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Sustainable Williston worked hard last summer asking the Selectboard to adopt the Energy Plan that they were considering, and they did! Our group is small and this effort was only successful because we were able to bring in new people and excitement through a letter of support signed by almost
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Sustainable Williston volunteers recently planted 20 bare root trees (sycamore, silver and sugar maple, hackberry, and elm) donated from 350VT. The Town of Williston suggested a parcel of land along the Allen Brook across from the fire station. This area has beaver activity and was in need of help. It
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We will be postponing our social to Thursday, April 15 as many of us plan on attending the virtual Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Go to https://vnrc.org/wsff2021/ for tickets and more information.