Water: Liquid Gold
August 23, 2023
Lake Travis, Austin's drinking water source, started the warm season low and it continues to drop. With this reservoir serving more and more people in...
Featured
Leave Those Leaves, Please!
Leave Those Leaves, Please! Raking leaves may have become synonomous with the change in seasons each fall, but did you know that tons of leaves...
Featured
Have You Seen the Monarchs?
Have You Seen the Monarchs? Monarch butterflies, like pieces of floating orange-and-black stained glass, have begun migrating through central...
Featured
Water: Precious Like Gold
Water: Precious Like Gold by Julie Peckham, Green Team CoordinatorDid you know that fresh water makes up only 3% of all water on earth? With...
Viewing All Green Team Posts
To Dye For
August 02, 2023
Many of us are used to looking at labels for food product ingredients. Unfortunately, there are no labels on clothing that tell us what sort of dyes...
Composting
June 20, 2023
Renewable Energy
April 20, 2023
We hear so much information on energy sources, what's happening with coal production, and many of us regularly get calls about installing solar panels...
Earth Month Sustainable Tips
April 05, 2023
Earth Month Sustainable Tips Bring cloth bags to the grocery store Bring reusable containers to restaurants for leftovers Pick up...
Cutting Down on Waste; A Perfect New Year's Resolution
February 02, 2023
Have you ever really looked at how much trash your household produces in a week? It isn't just what goes in your home trash bin. It is also your discarded...
Water and Food Production
August 24, 2022
Have you ever thought about how much water it takes to grow a pound of produce? Or to eat a quarter pound burger (634 gallons)? I couldn't imagine that it...
Food Waste
August 04, 2022
Did you know that the United States is the world leader in food waste? As in approximately 108 billion pounds! Not something to be proud of. It certainly...
New Year's Resolutions for a Greener World
February 24, 2022
Generally, New Year's Resolutions go by the wayside quickly, but here are some things that you can be intentional about this year. Even by starting small...
