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Listen to the story of the Lorax at the Delaware Highlands Conservancy.

'The Lorax' reading at Van Scott Nature Reserve

BEACH LAKE, PA — Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at the Van Scott Nature Reserve for "The Story of the Lorax," on Thursday, March 23, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Education and Volunteer … more

3/16/23

More heat pumps, made in America

NATIONWIDE — Thinking about installing a heat pump and reaping the money-saving awards? The federal government, in its Inflation Reduction Act, will—ahem—pump $250 million into … more

1/18/23

Greening your laundry, simply

Buy less clothing. Invest in better-made clothes, rather than cheap fast fashion that will wear out faster. (Thrift stores, such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army, often have a variety of brand-name … more

Compiled by LAURIE STUART | 1/18/23

If we fail to glimpse the wild beauty in the feathered fall of light through forested boughs, neglect the sense of wonder that saturates a sunset framed by leaves, close our eyes to scenes where trees are etched against a moonlit inky sky, we deny ourselves some of life’s greatest pleasures.

'Trees please' gets grounded

The Trees Please project, profiled in the fall edition of the Upper Delaware Magazine of the River Reporter, has quietly begun growing. Members of the initiating group met to identify the next … more

By SANDY LONG | 1/18/23

A solar-panel installation by SEEDS volunteers at the Lacawac Sanctuary visitor center. Solar energy is just one example of the clean energy projects that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could fund.

Cleaner and cheaper energy systems

No, the government won’t pay you ... to install solar or make improvements on your home for “free.” But there are plenty of new or improved tax incentives in the federal … more

By JACK BARNETT | 1/18/23

Cellulose insulation is a type of wood- or paper-based product. It is mechanically blown into or onto empty spaces in the structural part of a house to slow down the transmission of heat or cold. Because of the nature of the loose material, it can fit in enclosed areas (such as walls, pictured here) and can conform around obstructions such as wires and ducts (found both in walls and in attics).

It is inevitable

Whenever I talk with someone about the need to make our built environment more airtight and highly insulated, the question always pops up: “But houses have to breathe!” Allison A. … more

By STEPHEN STUART | 1/18/23

This Catskill Project model home was open to inspection on October 8, 2021. The 2283 square foot house is built to Passive House standards that includes a continuous building envelope, superinsultation, a robust ventilation system, and high-tech windows. It is part of a 90-acre subdivion that will preserve 40 acres as a nature preserve.

Housing for the future

REGION — Housing can be sustainable on a number of levels. When a housing development gets built, a chief question is whether the local community can sustain it. Will it draw more water from … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/18/23

Otterly adorable. This otter lives in Australia, but even the Upper Delaware River has otters.

Otters in the Delaware River and more

Otters: still playing in the Delaware River DELAWARE RIVER — In zoos, otters are among the most visited creatures. They play. They swim on their backs and toss sticks and food in the air. … more

10/19/22

Textile reuse and recycling

NEW YORK STATE — Residents and businesses donate, recycle or sell used clothing and other textiles through charitable organizations, reuse centers, community drop-off bins and online or … more

10/19/22

A sustainable coffee to go

CALLICOON, NY — It’s common knowledge that restaurants generate a lot of waste, which just goes on to pile up in landfills. But not at the Kitchen Table Café. Mark Aubrey and … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/19/22

The upper portion of the Delaware River is a designated scenic river, because of its natural beauty.

Plastics, plastics everywhere

UPPER DELAWARE REGION — The Delaware River headwaters rise out of the ground in the Catskill Mountains and wind their way 330 miles between New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to … more

By EVA BEDNAR | 10/19/22

Restaurants and other food-related businesses can generate up to 75,000 tons of waste per year.

Restaurants can curb our appetite for plastics

Picture a garbage truck dumping a load of plastic trash into the ocean. Now imagine that happening once every minute for an entire year. That's how much plastic waste enters the oceans … more

By REBEKAH CRESHKOFF | 10/18/22

Preserving the land and lakes

LAKE ARIEL, PA — Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center will celebrate its seventh annual Farm to Plate fundraising gala at Watres Lodge at 6 p.m. on Saturday August … more

8/9/22

Learn about the land you live on at the Wallenpaupack Environmental Education Center.

Here is where you live

WAYNE AND PIKE COUNTIES, PA — Are you a new homeowner in Pike or Wayne County? Are you a homeowner who would like to learn more about the environmental resources available here in NEPA? Come to … more

7/26/22

Martin Springhetti celebrates in front of his roof-mounted solar installation. It's one of the stops on the tour.

SEEDS’ solar tour scheduled for September 10 and more

SEEDS’ solar tour scheduled for September 10 WAYNE COUNTY, PA — SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) will hold its DIY solar tour on Saturday, September 10, … more

7/21/22

Dr. John Cobb, founder of the Living Earth Movement, is a renowned theologian, philosopher and environmentalist.

Preserving a Living Earth

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when creating them.” – Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist I am a resident of the Upper Delaware region. … more

By REV. JEFF WELLS | 7/21/22

Protecting the world from climate change

NEW YORK STATE — It has been a long haul, members said, but they did it. The Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainability Coalition (MHRSC), a group of over 90 stakeholders representing diverse … more

7/21/22

The two nymphal stages of the spotted lanternfly: the younger is black and the older is red with white spots.

Smush on sight

PIKE COUNTY, PA — As of 2021, the spotted lanternfly (SLF) is officially in Pike County. Pike is now included in the quarantine map compiled and released by the Pennsylvania Department of … more

By DEVAN GEORGE, communications coordinator, Pike County Conservation District | 7/21/22

Could plastic roads make potholes a thing of the past?

Saving our world from becoming Planet Plastic

Scientists are extremely concerned that the world has been mass-producing plastics since the mid-1950s, to the point that we are now becoming Planet Plastic. From Mount Everest to the deepest … more

By JAN GOODWIN | 7/21/22

Bethany 4-H members, who cleaned up a road for Earth Day.

Big roadside cleanup by Bethany 4-H

BETHANY, PA — Members of the Bethany 4-H Club recently participated in roadside cleanup to celebrate Earth Day. The club cleaned Grange Road and collected 13 bags of garbage. Learn … more

5/13/22

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