Celebrate Sustainably This Holiday Season
Many of us are familiar with the increase in social gathering that takes place from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, and along with that comes an increase in trash. This holiday season we invite you to consider how your hosting and gifting choices impact the environment. There are many sustainable options to make
2023 City Council Candidate Survey: Find out where the local candidates stand on sustainability issues
Sustainable Saratoga is a not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices and the protection of natural resources through education, advocacy and action, for the benefit of current and future generations in the Saratoga Springs area. The November 7, 2023 election offers an opportunity to raise and discuss
Stop the Leaf Blowers … Please
Guest post by Kathryn Gallien
Last year, a newspaper photographer stopped and asked to take a photo while my husband and I were raking our yard. She said she drove around and we were the only ones she could find raking.
We don’t mind doing yard work. It gets us outside, gives us some exercise, and
Inspiring the Next Generation of Environmentalists
Sustainable Saratoga has been expanding our education and outreach efforts by creating programs centered around K-12 environmental education. We’ve developed several education programs that can be offered in 30-60 minute sessions including our Tree Education Program, Pollinator Lesson, Backyard Composting Demonstration, and Zero Waste Presentation. So far
Press Release: Saratoga Sustainability Fair is back and more sustainable than ever on April 16 2023
Event: Saratoga Sustainability Fair
Date/time: Sunday, April 16, 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
Fair website: https://www.skidmore.edu/sustainability/events/fair.php for full details and schedule
Sustainable Saratoga and Skidmore College are
Tree Toga Trees diversify and beautify our urban forest
Sustainable Saratoga’s Urban Forestry Project works with homeowners and the City of Saratoga Springs to keep growing our urban tree canopy. We do this mainly through our annual Tree Toga tree planting events, where we send volunteers out to locations around the city to plant trees each April in celebration of Arbor Day.
5 things you can do TODAY to help the Earth
April is Earth Month, a time to raise awareness around the environmental issues that affect the planet and all living beings that call it home. In celebration, here are 5 things you can do today, this week, this month, and well into the future to live more sustainably and reduce your overall impact.
Plant
Replace Your Invasives with Keystone Plants
The Garden Club of America has proclaimed April 2023 Native Plant Month. Take a look around your yard and garden as they wake up from winter and identify invasive plants that should be replaced by natives.
Invasive species
These non-native species of plants spread and cause ecological or economic harm to their new
Saving the Night (part one)
By John McMahon
For decades now something tragic has been happening after sunset: the solemn majesty of the starry sky is disappearing before our very eyes as excessive and misdirected lighting, known by the popular term light pollution, spreads year by year. In short, the natural darkness of night has succumbed to urban and suburban