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Protect the environment when skiing, snowboarding and tubing
We’re hitting the slopes at Glen Eden, learning how we can protect the environment while skiing, snowboarding and tubing.
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Tagged children, conservation, Conservation Halton, environment, Glen Eden, Kelso Conservation Area, leave no trace, outdoors, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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Litter in the Arctic? Say it ain’t so…
When I think of litter I imagine it in a heavily populated urban setting. Litter tends to accumulate in roadside ditches, parks and other well traveled areas right? Well, you might be surprised to hear that a recent study performed by researchers … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, Arctic, conservation, environment, leave no trace, litter, ocean, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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Travelogue – Recycling in Africa
You usually travel to the other side of the world, looking for a break from your regular routines and a chance to experience how others live. As someone who works in the waste management profession, I sometimes find it hard … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, Africa, conservation, environment, Kruger National Park, leave no trace, litter, nature, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, Table Mountain National Park, waste management, zero waste
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Going green while going for the gold at the Olympics
The countdown is on — the London 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games are only days away. This major sporting event is enjoyed by tens of thousands of spectators in the host city and is watched by hundreds of millions … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, eco, environment, inspire a generation, leave no trace, London, Olympics, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sports, sustainability, sustainable, Team Canada, waste management, zero waste
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Archaeology and how First Nations lived sustainably
In this video, I meet with Adam McDowell from Conservation Halton to learn how archaeology demonstrates how the First Nations lived sustainably. We tour the amazing 15th century Iroquoian Village which has been reconstructed on its original site in Crawford Lake Conservation Area in Milton.
Posted in Education, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Video
Tagged 3rs, Aboriginal, archaeology, composting, conservation, Conservation Halton, Crawford Lake Conservation Area, eco, education, environment, environmental education, First Nations, food, gardening, Indian, Iroquoian Village, Iroquois, leave no trace, museum, nature, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse
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Making your workouts good for the environment
I once heard someone say: “I never understand the people who get in their car, drive to a gym, and then run a treadmill for an hour, only to get back in their car and drive home. Why not run … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, athletic, children, environment, exercise, family, fitness, gym, health, healthy-living, leave no trace, plastic water bottle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, water bottle, zero waste
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Travelogue – Sustainable Vacationing in Costa Rica
I recently travelled to the Gulf of Papagayo in beautiful Costa Rica for a one week escape to paradise. I stayed at a resort with many Canadian, American and European travellers, as well as a few locals that were on their spring … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, beach, conservation, Costa Rica, eco, eco tourism, education, environment, Garbage, leave no trace, litter, ocean, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, travel, trip of a lifetime, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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Enjoy and protect nature when camping this summer
I love camping: getting the family together, sleeping in tents, swimming, riding my bike, sitting around a campfire making s’mores — the list goes on! Literally, camping has been something I’ve done since I was six months old. Every year, we … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, camp, camping, composting, conservation, Conservation Halton, education, environment, family, Garbage, leave no trace, national park, nature, outdoors, provincial park, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, summer vacation, sustainability, sustainable, tent, trailer, travel, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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Recognizing Scouts Canada’s commitment to the environment during National Youth Week
May 1-7 marks National Youth Week, which is dedicated to youth and their active participation in the community. Scouts Canada is an organization that encourages youth of all ages to get out and make a positive impact. In Halton, Scouts Canada is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, Arbor Day, Beavers, Boy Scouts, camp, camping, children, Cubs, earth day, education, environment, environmental education, landfill, landfill management, leave no trace, National Youth Week, nature, outdoors, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, Scouting, Scouts, Scouts Canada, sustainable, tree planting, trees, waste management, youth
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Travelogue – Up Close and Personal with Beach Plastic Litter
I recently went on a vacation that I have dreamed of for quite some time — one I may even be so bold as to call a “trip of a lifetime.” I was fortunate enough to head to the other … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, beach, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, gulf of thailand, landfill, leave no trace, litter, ocean, plastic, plastic debris, plastics, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, Thailand, travel, trip of a lifetime, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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