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For October we are combining our social with a special event: Kick-Off – Williston’s Fabric Shopping Bag Sewing Group Example bag sewn by Melinda Petter of Sustainable Williston. Please join us as we gather to start a community group focused on Sewing Fabric Shopping Bags. Date: Thurs, October 10 Time:
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Williston Residents, take note! Registration for the 2019 program (children born between August 2018-Aug 2019) ends Friday 9/27! If you or someone you know has a recent birth/adoption and is a Williston resident, they can register and receive a free, native, tree/shrub to plant at their home
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Please urge the Governor to sign bill S.113 restricting single use plastics. This is the final push! Message Governor Scott: https://governor.vermont.gov/contact-us/message Bill Status/Read It: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2020/S.113
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The Williston Master Naturalist program has been working on a series of events and projects around town. This Tuesday, May 21st is the next event! Come view Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home, a documentary on how and why native plants in your own garden or yard are critical
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Sustainable Williston encourages Williston residents to attend this Repair Cafe event, recently announced at CVU: “CVU EnACT is working with Transition Charlotte to coordinate a Repair Cafe here at CVU on Saturday, 5/18 from 10-2. A repair cafe is a community event where community volunteers offer no-cost repair of
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Please start by joining us Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm @ the DAML. We will discuss “Drawdown” by Paul Hawken. No need to read ahead! Learn the most effective ways to reverse global warming. Books available for check out at the front desk if your interest is peaked. Beverages
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It’s a big weekend for sustainability in Williston. We still need volunteers for both events! Saturday is the April Stools ‘scoop the poop’ event 9-11 at the rec park behind WCS. Show up by the skate park at 9am, select a bucket and weapon, and help keep Allen Brook,
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We’re seeking volunteers as Sustainable Williston (SW) provides zero-waste support to the Williston Fire Pancake Breakfast for the second year running. Volunteers are needed for 1 hour shifts beginning at 8, 9, 10, and 11am to help visitors separate compost from trash. Please contact Caylin McCamp at caylin.mccamp@
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Looking for an opportunity to do something about water quality in Allen Brook/Winooski River/Lake Champlain? Maybe you are a dog owner and care about having a clean and enjoyable place to walk your dog. Whatever your motive, Sustainable Williston, Long Trail Veterinary Center, Williston Recreation & Parks, and
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Credit: 350Vermont 350Vermont is organizing a mass march/walk over 5 days (April 5th – 9th), from Middlebury to Montpelier. Sustainable Williston encourages residents to learn more about the event via the 350Vermont website, or event on Facebook.
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What Happened? Melinda Petter of Sustainable Williston prepares to testify on single use plastics bill at the State House. On Wednesday morning (3/13), representatives from Sustainable Williston testified as the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy considered bill S.113 – An act relating to the prohibition of plastic
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From Williston Planning & Zoning Office: ”The Town of Williston Planning Department and Conservation Commission recently developed and installed a new wayside interpretive exhibit…Check out the new exhibit at the Williston Community Park and along the Allen Brook Nature Trail, or view a “virtual tour” at http://arcg.is/