As fall’s dazzling colours come and go, we know it’s time to prepare for shorter days and dropping temperatures. Below are some cost-free tips to help you worry less about your energy consumption at home and enjoy the beauty this season has to offer. Your home’s thermostat: Sweater weather is here! Running your heating system…
We’re finally wrapping up our 2-year (but who’s counting?) pilot program that supported green infrastructure projects at homes and in communities. This program was a success, helping us secure funding to continue our green infrastructure programming, and even expanding it to more parts of Hamilton! We’re extremely grateful to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…
Dear friends, As we say goodbye to a very different year and welcome the light back and look forward to spring, I wanted to say thank you to all those who helped shore up our work and impact in 2020. I’m so proud of our team and thankful to our volunteers, community partners, and donors.…
Winter is coming, but we’re prepared for spring. The extension of warm summer weather into November (no matter how alarming it may be—see our blog on EcoAnxiety) has allowed us to get a few more green infrastructure projects in the ground before winter. These awesome rain gardens and rock swales will help absorb rain and…
The terms ecoanxiety or climate distress have been coming up a lot more lately, so we thought we’d delve in to the topic as part of our takeover week at EcoHamilton. Follow along here and on the EcoHamilton Collective’s Instagram account and have a read and watch some of these resources to learn more. Sara…
We hope you’ll get out and enjoy some fresh air, while helping Hamilton have stay clean and beautiful! Here are some tips to stay safe! You should always wear gloves when picking litter, latex gloves or even gardening gloves offer protection from contaminants. Garbage pickers can be used to avoid even picking up garbage with…
Our rain barrel sale is on! We’ve partnered with Rainbarrel.ca to get more rain barrels to Hamilton and surrounding areas. When: August 14th, 2020 Where: EcoHouse or choose home delivery to any address from Niagara to Oshawa (fee of $10 per barrel) What: Affordable and sturdy rain barrels and downspout diverters and connection hoses are…
In March 2019, the City of Hamilton declared a Climate Change Emergency, and set a target of net-zero emissions by 2050. In order to meet this goal, the city is developing a Community Energy Plan that will help Hamilton meet its future energy needs, while at the same time improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas…
Welcome back to the Summer RAIN Blog! If you made it this far, it means you’ve likely made it through the more content heavy blogs on the hydrologic cycle, wastewater management, and the importance of having green infrastructure in our watersheds. In this blog, we’re looking at why we love rain gardens, and going into…
With the spread of COVID-19, everything is happening at home at these days! Working, playing, and learning are now all centered in our homes. Typically during March and April, Green Venture’s EcoHouse would be welcoming hundreds of students through its doors. Students would participate in games,activities and demonstrations, all in the hopes of inspiring action…