GREEN
SCENE AWARDS
Saturday, April 26, 2008 - Frisco Community Center -
High Noon
Held annually at the Earth Day Action Fair. Green
businesses, teachers, youth, adults, government officials
and more are recognized for their efforts. Please
join us for this inspirational event and help recognize
the amazing people and organizations in our community.
Annual Town Clean-Ups
& Picnics
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Each town holds an annual clean-up event in May where residents
are encouraged to help clean up their town after the winter
snows. After cleaning up the towns, join the Conservation
Center at Town Picnics to learn about composting. All Town
Picnics are "Zero Waste" meaning that almost all
of the would-be-waste from the events is recycled or composted
or reduced in the first place! Contact your town for details
about the event in your area.
Farmers Market Booths
All Summer
Have a resource conservation question or just want to check
out some of our fun green products and publications?
Visit us at the Dillon Farmers Market (each Friday throughout
the summer at the Dillon Amphitheatre).
Master
Mountain Composter Program
Summer 2008 - Thursdays - May 22, May 29, June 5, June
12, June 19, June 26
Fifteen participants will be accepted to participate in
this training program that creates composting experts who
will be ready to compost with confidence and help educate
others in the community.
Solar Celebration
at the Ecoasis
Friday, June 20th, 4-6pm, Ecoasis in Breckenridge
Celebrate the sun and the longest day of the year at the
Ecoasis in Breckenridge. Hands on solar energy demonstrations,
groovy gadgets that use the sun's brilliant rays for power,
libations and appetizers, and good people with good ideas!
Summit's Walk, Bus
or Bike to Work Day
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Colorado’s Bike to Work Day is Wednesday, June 25th!
Take this opportunity to get out of your car and find an
alternative way to get to work. Whether you walk, take the
Stage, or bike to work, you’ll feel better and get
some good eco-karma points too. Each town will host a breakfast
to help get you powered for your ride or reward you for
your efforts. Please bring your own mug! Breckenridge:
Riverwalk Center, 7:30am to 9:00am. Breakfast burritos,
coffee, and juice. Frisco: Frisco Communtiy
Center (110 3rd Ave), 7am to 9am. Hearty breakfast, coffee,
and prizes. Silverthorne: Recreation Center,
6:30am to 9:30am. Breakfast and coffee.
Low Carbon Diet
Gathering
Tuesday, Septmeber 23rd, 4-6pm, Ecoasis in Breckenridge
Become part of the global warming solution! Find out how
you and your famliy can go on a Low Carbon Diet and join
a national movement of people who are making a difference
and losing a few TONS of greenhouse gases from simple, effective
lifestyle changes.
Fall Energy Efficiency
Extravaganza and Summit Sustainable Homes Tour
Saturday, October 11th
This annual event held each Fall highlights simple and practical
ways to conserve energy in your home or business during
the winter months. Join us for workshops, demonstrations,
and a tour of Sustainable Homes in Summit County.
Community Recycling
Forum
Saturday, November 15th, Summit County Resource Allocation
Park (SCRAP)
Celebrate America Recycles Day at the landfill! Join community
recycling experts for a tour of the Summit Materials Recovery
Facility, or MRF, and get the dirty details on Summit County's
waste stream. Learn where all those recyclables go, what
they get made into, and find out if we are really making
a difference.
Recycled Arts Gala
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 - Ecoasis in Breckenridge
Eco-chic shopping for green gifts for the holiday season!
Find one-of-a-kind recycled arts and crafts from national
and local artists, sample organic wines, chocolates, and
cheeses and help support your local conservation center.
Christmas Tree Recycling
December 26th-January 31st
In Breckenridge at the Slash Drop on Wellington Road. In
Frisco at the empty lot to the right of the Frisco Marina.
At the Summit County Landfill in the Wood Waste area. Watch
for signs for all of these or call 668-5703 for more details.
Workshops
On-going
Find the details on monthly Green Bites (lunch-time talks
at the Ecoasis) and full workshops. Click on the link
above for the 2008 schedule. |
