Climate Change
Community Composting: A Panel Discussion on Zoom
A panel discussion with Panel: Scott Hesse, Davis Saltonstall, and David Wessels Register for the zoom link here Food waste is a major contributor to climate change in the U.S. Maine, to its credit, has led a national campaign to recycle food waste, and the state Climate Action Plan supports community composting. Belfast has considered […]
Rx for a Chaotic Climate: Healthy Soils with soil scientist Laurie Osher
This is is third installment in the winter Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library, focusing on the effects of the Climate Crisis on local environments. The talk will be offered on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link. In recent years, Mainers have noticed chaotic […]
Sustainable Communities Event at the Belfast Boathouse
Belfast BoathouseStarting at 1:00 PM we will hear about the City of Belfast Climate Action Plan and takeaways from the ABCD's Community Climate Dialogues, sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. Efficiency Maine will provide an overview of opportunities for investments in home heating and energy efficiency solutions. Methods to create sustainable landscapes in your yards and […]
Community Resilience for the Climate Emergency
Abbott RoomThe Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County , in coordination with the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues project of the Belfast Free Library, and the Possibility Alliance, will host Dr. Peter Kalmus, an award winning author and climate scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California. He has said that "Global Warming is happening with […]
Climate Change and the Penobscot Bay
Abbott RoomBelfast Bay Watershed Program : Climate is changing Maine ecosystems: Implications for land and water conservation - George Jacobson, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Ecology and Climate Change, University of Maine Global changes in climate and the biosphere during the Quaternary Ice Ages of the past 2.6 million years provide important clues about our modern world […]
Book Discussion: The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleban
Abbott RoomThe annual world-wide ecumenical observance of the Season of Creation began on September 1 and ends on October 4. In the Belfast area St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church and St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, in collaboration with the Greater Bay Area Ministerium, have presented a range of activities around the theme: “Listening to Trees: […]
Book Discussion: The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Abbott RoomThis is the second discussion in the series, offered in conjunction with this year's Season of Creation Theme, Listening to Trees: Witnesses and Prophets. In his beloved book “The Hidden Life of Trees”, German forester and author, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in “The […]
Resilient Garden Design with Irene Barber
Virtual Program on ZoomThis program is the second in the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program is offered on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link here. Recently, dramatic, unpredictable seasons have been teaching us that we can’t keep using the same practices from 10 or 20 years ago and expect […]
Solar 101 with ReVision Energy
Abbott RoomWant to learn more about clean solar energy but don't know where to start? Join ReVision Energy's Solar Design Specialist for an overview of all things solar! We'll discuss how grid-tied solar works, the all-electric household model (including heat pumps, EV charging, and Battery Storage), and explain how we design and price systems. The cost […]
Solar Energy: Retrofitting and New Construction with ReVision Energy
Abbott RoomWhether you have an existing home or are drawing up plans to build your dream home; learn from ReVision Energy’s Solar Design Specialist, Will Field, about how to prep yourself for solar and the all-electric household model. Modern technology makes it cost-effective and sensible to build a 100% solar-powered home, with no utility bills and […]