Ensuring the Future by Acting in the Present
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Archive for May, 2012Another installment of “Get Out(doors)!”There are so many beautiful trails to explore in South Jersey and many of them are well-kept secrets. Â My husband and I try to get out on the trail often and took the opportunity of a long holiday weekend to discover a peaceful forested sanctuary along the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County. Â Long Branch Park [...]
Building community and sustainability leaders in So. Jersey!When you approach Croft Farm in Cherry Hill at twilight (or any time of day), you can’t help but wonder how lucky you are to live in a region with such historic and scenic treasures. This Cherry Hill Township site that includes the vibrant and active Arts Center tucked behind the historic farm house has [...]
Sustainability Lies WithinIn my September 2011 SCH blog post, Sustainability Is the Answer… but What Was the Question?, I noted that there are many different goals and strategies for achieving each person’s vision of sustainability. In the process, we often focus on enhancing the external world – such as having a cleaner environment, a more vibrant economy, [...]
Gardens for a Rainy Day Workshop & TourRain gardens are the hottest new trend in landscaping. More aptly called storm gardens, these flower gardens literally ‘clean up’ storm water. One of the environmental concerns of increased impervious ground cover (such as increased pavement, asphalt, or roofing) can be greatly reduced if storm water runoff can be intercepted before it reaches the storm [...]
A full house for “Greening Your Bottom Line” business breakfastWhat do you get when you put 104 people together at breakfast on a rainy Tuesday morning? You get great minds thinking alike at the Sustainable Cherry Hill Greening Your Bottom Line event May 1, 2012. SCH’s Green Building/Business task force designed this event over about five months and the team succeeded in drawing top-notch [...]
Join us for a regional capacity building event!Our Sustainable Future:  The YOU in Community Join us for an engaging event to build a sense of community, cultivate leadership skills, create outreach strategies and develop a collective vision of sustainability for our region. Are you already involved with SCH or your own community’s sustainability efforts? Are you interested in creating change in your business, school, [...]
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