High Tunnels & Composting - St. Phillips AME Zion Church - Wednesday, February 8th 6-7:30pm

If you are interested in attending, please call/text Brandon King at 336-549-7783 so the organizer knows the audience size. 

 

Small Changes: How to Reduce Your Garbage - Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library - Friday, February 3, 12-1:30pm

Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch, 1420 Price Park Rd.

Have you ever wondered how one person’s choices could save the world? Join the Greensboro Recycling Team for a discussion on how to stay positive while making small changes every month to reduce your garbage. To register, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

 

Masey DeMoss (she/her)

Recycling and Waste Reduction Educator

Office: 336-373-2342

www.facebook.com/GSOGoesGreen

Seasonal Food and Sustainability - Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library January 27th 2-4pm

 

• Date: 01/27/2023 2PM - 4PM Location:Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library1420 Price Park Rd.Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
  Cost: Free

Discover how to grow fruits, veggies, and herbs year-round at your home or community garden. Discover the  importance of gardens to a healthy diet and sustainable lifestyle. Also enjoy some seasonal winter veggies prepared by dietetic interns from UNCG Nutrition Department. 

Learn from several local experts through this program: 

Plaxedes Chitiyo, Associate Director for UNC Environment and Sustainability 

Nicki Mangili, Farm Manager at Guilford College 

Gardener, Denise McCollough 

Crystal Mercer, Guilford County Cooperative Extension 

Julie Hale, Greensboro Parks and Recreation Gardener

To register, e-mail Melanie Buckingham.

Programs in early 2023 at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch

Seasonal Food and Sustainability

Friday, January 27, 2 - 4 pm

Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch, 1420 Price Park Rd. Greensboro
Discover how to grow fruits, veggies, and herbs year-round at your home or community garden. Discover the  importance of gardens to a healthy diet and sustainable lifestyle. Also enjoy some seasonal winter veggies prepared by dietetic interns from UNCG Nutrition Department.
Learn from several local experts through this program:
Plaxedes Chitiyo, Associate Director for UNCG Environment and Sustainability
Nick Mangili, Farm Manager at Guilford College
Gardener, Denise McCollough
Crystal Mercer, Guilford County Cooperative Extension
Julie Hale, Greensboro Parks and Recreation
To register, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

 

Future Tech for Environmental Analysis
Monday, February 6,  7 - 8 pm
Zoom Program Sponsored by the Kathleen Clay Family Branch
Dr. Narcisa Pricope, Professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, UNCW will share how she and her students have used a broad range of technology to conduct environmental analysis. Discover how the tools of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), GIS modeling, and remote sensing data are used to monitor environmental changes and the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations. To register for this zoom session, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov 

After we planned this program, I heard back from Dr. Narcisa Pricope, that she has been appointed to the three-year appointment with the United Nations to advise the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Science-Policy Interface:
https://uncw.edu/news/2022/12/dr.-narcisa-pricope-appointed-to-united-nations-convention.html


Happy Holidays to you all,

Melanie

 

Melanie Buckingham, Environmental Resources Librarian

Kathleen Clay Library

1420 Price Park Rd.

Greensboro, NC 27410
336-373-2923

melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov

Earth Week - April 18 - 24

 

Downtown Greenway Spring Environmental Series: Water Quality with Dr. Sarah Praskievicz - March 30 5:30-6:30pm

 

RSVP: Laura Lorenz - llorenz@actiongreensboro.org

Climate Teach-In UNCG 2022 - March 31, 4-6pm on Zoom

 

Please join us for a virtual climate teach-in on March 31, 4-6p.m. Free and open to the public. This is part of the worldwide climate teach-in that is happening during the last week. 

See the flyer for more details and registration.