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Happy Earth Day from SW!
Composting is a beautiful thing! Turn your kitchen scraps into black gold for the garden. Happy Earth Day!
Sustainable Williston
Events
April Stools Day Saturday, April 8th @ 9AM
After a late winter storm forced the event to be postponed, April Stools day is back on! When: Saturday, April 8th at 9 AM Where: Williston Community Park (and other locations) in Williston. Meet at 9 AM for “doo-ty” at the picnic shelter near the skate park on the east
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Sustainable Williston Seed Starting Social this Sunday, April 9th from 2-4PM
What: Sustainable Williston is sponsoring a seed starting social. When: Sunday, April 9th from 2-4 PM Where: Under the gazebo on the town green. What to Expect: Bring a pack of seeds to share (left overs from last year’s are fine) and a few clean pots if you have
Events
Sustainable Williston meets Thursday, April 6th at 7:15 PM (Special Topic: Storm Water)
Sustainable Williston will meet Thursday evening at the Dorothy Alling Library at 7:15 PM. Becky Tharp, Manager of the Green Infrastructure Collaborative, a program of Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the Dept. of Environmental Conservation, will give an educational talk on storm water issues effecting our region. Becky’s
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April Stools Day: Clean Rec Path and Clean Water for Williston April 1st
Next Saturday is April Stools day!
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Sustainable Williston meets Thursday, Feb 2, at 7:15 PM
Sustainable Williston will meet Thursday evening at the Dorothy Alling Library at 7:15. Currently we’re putting special effort into engagement, fun, and community events, including a tentative sustainability fair in May. Anyone interested in sustainability who lives or works in Williston is welcome.
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Sustainable Williston Meets Thur 1/5 at 7:15 PM
Sustainable Williston will meet Thursday 1/5 at 7:15 PM. The planned location is the Dorothy Alling Library; in the unlikely event of a change, I’ll post here. We’re working on plans for a variety of possible events for the future, such as seed starting, an Energy
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Sustainable Williston Meets Thursday 12/1 at 7:15 PM
Sustainable Williston will hold our regular first Thursday meeting December 1st at 7:15 PM at the Dorothy Alling Library. We’ll discuss the town plan, future social and outreach events, and more. Everyone who lives or works in Williston and is interested in sustainability and the environment is welcome.
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Free transportation throughout the area Saturday
Here’s a note from Green Mountain Transit (GMT), formerly CCTA. This Saturday, they’re encouraging shopping at small businesses throughout the area and offering free bus rides wherever you need to go. This can be especially handy if you want to go to downtown Burlington, but don’t want
Projects
Meeting Williston's Energy Needs into the Future
If we as a state and we as a town are going to get to 90% renewables by 2050 to counter global warming, we will have to address two main energy needs: our transportation methods and our building heating methods. Our vehicles will need to be electric and our homes
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Sustainable Williston Meets Thursday 11/3 at 7:15 PM
Sustainable Williston will hold our regular first Thursday meeting November 3rd, at 7:15 PM at the Dorothy Alling Library. We’ll discuss the town plan, future social and outreach events, and more. Everyone who lives or works in Williston and is interested in sustainability and the environment is welcome.
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Want to track your bus in real time? Your phone knows where it is
Green Mountain Transit (former Chittenden County Transit Authority, which merged a while back with Green Mountain Transit Authority in central Vermont) has just introduced a new feature: using their app on your smartphone, you can track your bus in real time. Wondering if your bus is going to be late?