BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc. — Quick View

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Reporting period ending: 2020-12-31

Programs and activities:

Ongoing programs:
DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING TO PROTECT NATURE, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT 2020. WE ACHIEVED GROWTH IN OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE, PROVIDE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR EVENTS, AND ADJUSTED OUR HANDS-ON ECO-ACTION ACTIVITIES TO A SELF-GUIDED FORMAT, ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO SAFELY CARRY OUT WASTE REDUCTION, LITTER CLEAN UPS AND HABITAT RESTORATION INTIATIVES ON THEIR OWN PROPERTIES. WE SUPPORTED SKILL- BUILDING ACTION ON ACTION ON CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY PROVIDING 34 NEW DIGITAL RESOURCES INCLUDING GUIDES AND VIDEOS. WE HOSTED 22 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS, AIMED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL BIODIVERSITY AND TO TAKE STEPS TO SUPPORT A LOW-CARBON FUTURE. WE GREW OUR BURLINGTONGREEN YOUTH NETWORK TO 35 MEMBERS FROM 8 SCHOOL WHO DONATED 306 VOLUNTEER HOURS. WE EDUCATED THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUES SUCH AS THE MUNICIPAL TREE PROTECTION BYLAW FOR BURLINGTON, AND THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. WE PROVIDED SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO TWO OF OUR MOST POPULAR ACTION PROGRAMS; COMMUNITY CLEAN UP GREEN UP AND GROW TO GIVE AND 224 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND WE EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO 23 ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES. BURLINGTONGREEN WAS ALSO THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE BURLINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2020 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD.

New programs:
ACTING ON THE RISE OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN NATURE AND PARKS, WE LAUNCHED A NEW NATURE-FRIENDLY BURLINGTON PROGRAM AT THE CLOSE OF 2020 AIMED TO CONNECT MORE OF THE COMMUNITY TO LOCAL GREEN SPACE, STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND TO A MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS NATURE EXPERIENCES PROVIDE.

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