[DEHC] enviro events May 27-June 1, 2008

[Rosanne.Foley at dotwell.org]

May 27, 6-8 pm, Energy Awareness event
Great Hall, 6 Norfolk St, Codman Square, Dorchester
You are cordially invited to attend Codman Academy's First Energy 
Awareness Open Studios!
The tenth graders at Codman Academy Charter Public School have studied 
physics this year while also studying the
global energy situation.  Some of the topics they have studied this year 
and that will be on display in our studios include: 
renewable and nonrenewable energy sources,
the greenhouse effect,
global warming,
how we get our electricity,
the environment and our health,
and green buildings. 
Please join us on May 27, 2008 from 6-8pm in the Great Hall in Codman 
Square to learn about these and other important energy-related topics. 
Free CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) will be given out to the first 
50 attendees who sign EnergyStar's Change a Light, Change the World? 
pledge! 
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May 28, start at 5:30 PM, Spring Evening Paddle on the Neponset River
Join Boston Natural Areas Network and MA Dept of Conservation & Recreation 
for a late spring evening paddle starting from the newest Neponset launch 
at Neponset II Park.  Going through the salt marsh up to Lower Mills, 
we’ll enjoy this serene setting as twilight approaches. 
Canoeing experience and registration required. 
To register, call 617-542-7696 or see www.bostonnatural.org
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May 29, 6-7:30 p.m., Low Impact Landscaping for your Home
NEXUS Center, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Cost: Suggested donation $10
Who Should Come: This event is suitable for all residential audiences- 
designers, builders, homeowners/renters/ consumers, etc.
The objective of this seminar is to introduce concepts of 
resource-conserving and environmentally-friendly landscape design and 
maintenance practices. Conventional residential landscapes are often 
resource-intensive, and some of the maintenance products and practices 
typically employed have been associated with adverse long-term health 
consequences and environmental impact. Topics covered will include 
low-water landscaping or xeriscaping, rainwater collection and use, 
advantages of using native plants, more-effective storm water management, 
and organic turf and landscape management practices. The seminar will 
include a brief discussion of Low Impact Development, green roofs, and 
‘hardscaping’ options. 
For More Information:
RSVP to Aaron Desatnik at aaron at greenroundtable.org. Please include "Low 
Impact Landscaping" in the subject line of the email and your name, phone 
number (in case of emergency), and the reason you want to take the class 
in the body of the email. www.GreenRoundtable.org
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June 1, Dorchester Day Parade on Dorchester Avenue, starts 1 p.m. in Lower 
Mills
DotBike is planning on having a presence in the parade, contact them at 
www.dotbike.org if you want to join them.