Measuring Our Impact
December 8th, 2022
By: Tegan Moss, Executive Director of GreenUP Over our 30 years of operation, GreenUP has made an effort to measure and keep transparent the impact we are having in our […]
Posted in conservation
December 8th, 2022
By: Tegan Moss, Executive Director of GreenUP Over our 30 years of operation, GreenUP has made an effort to measure and keep transparent the impact we are having in our […]
Posted in conservation
August 11th, 2022
By Kristen LaRocque, Coordinator, GreenUP Store and Resource Centre Whether you are headed to the beach or prepping for the back-to-school hustle, packed lunches are an opportunity to make thoughtful […]
Posted in #ZeroWaste Feature, conservation, GreenUP Store
July 28th, 2022
By Laura Keresztesi, Coordinator with GreenUP’s NeighbourHOOD Programs. Are you looking for a fun activity and an easy way to make a positive contribution to our community? Well, it’s time […]
Posted in conservation, gardening, water
March 24th, 2022
Leif Einarson, Communications Manager at GreenUP Earth Hour happens from 8:30-9:30pm on the last Saturday in March every year. Earth Hour began in 2007 as a symbolic lights-out event to […]
Posted in conservation, energy
December 10th, 2020
By guest authors Professor Rebecca Rooney and Courtney Robichaud, University of Waterloo Do you love wetlands? You might be surprised how much you appreciate wetlands without even realizing it. […]
Posted in conservation, water
October 1st, 2020
On September 25, GreenUP released the new Action Plan for Water in Warsaw, a ten-year plan that GreenUP’s Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods (SUN) program developed with residents and partners in Warsaw. […]
Posted in conservation, Events
December 16th, 2019
Community Leadership on Climate Change: local inspiration for necessary future action. By Brianna Salmon, Executive Director, GreenUP Click here to download and read the Peterborough Community Climate Action Resource. Peterborough […]
Posted in conservation, energy, GreenUP Ecology Park, Peterborough, transportation, trees, Uncategorized, urban forest
May 30th, 2019
By Heather Ray, GreenUP Water Programs Manager This past week, over 1,800 children descended on the Riverview Park & Zoo for the Peterborough Children’s Water Festival (PCWF)! Last year, the […]
Posted in conservation, Peterborough, Uncategorized, water
May 27th, 2019
How to promote pollinators and work with the natural water conditions of your yard to create thriving gardens by Dawn Pond, GreenUP Downtown Vibrancy Project Coordinator Gardening is the act […]
Posted in conservation, gardening, Uncategorized, urban forest, water
November 5th, 2018
Autumn leaves make great mulch or compost on your property By: Dawn Pond, Depave Paradise and Downtown Vibrancy Project Coordinator; and Jenn McCallum, Coordinator, Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Autumn is the […]
Posted in conservation, gardening, trees, urban forest, Waste Free, water