environment, earth day, Rotary, pollinators, gardening, cleanup, clean water, plant trees, trees, nature
 

BALDWINSVILLE COMMUNITY ECO TEAM PROJECT

We all know there is a need for pollinators within our ecosystem to grow food. Pollinator populations are down in a big way, mostly due to the destruction of their natural habitats. (see page 48 of the October 2020 Rotary Magazine). Working with the local community, government agencies and businesses, the objective would be to get the community to come together to create local environments for pollinators (specifically the Monarch Butterfly). Since the environment is a new area of focus for Rotary, $18 million in global grant monies has been set aside for environmental projects. This outline could also be enlarged to a district wide project.

OUR GOALS

  • Engage the community in a fun activity
  • Expose the community to the good works of Rotary
  • Consolidate programs throughout the community under one calendar and database
  • Create beautiful gardens throughout the community with the expressed purpose of creating feeding and breeding grounds for Monarch Butterflies and other pollinators
FINDING OUR EVENTS
You can easily spot our events on the Baldwinsville Rotary calendar by looking for our "Be Green" logo. All are welcome to join in any Be Green event!

FUTURE PROJECT IDEAS

  • Earth Day Poster Contest
  • Make your own bees wax food savers
  • Fishing Line Containers
  • Game Changer (collect old games that are missing parts and rebuild them into complete sets)
  • Petitions to save the environment
  • Your Trash to Our Treasure: The art of Reuse
  • Lights Out for Migrating Birds
  • Attracting pollinators to your garden
See something that excites you? Join us!

Recommended Reads

All are available at our Baldwinsville Public Library
Lake Effect: Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows by Mark Monmonier

Blending meteorological history with the history of scientific cartography, Monmonier charts the phenomenon of lake-effect snow and explores the 
societal impacts of extreme weather. 
 
The Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry by Kenneth Libbrecht and Rachel Wing
 Libbrecht teams with author Rachel Wing to create the most fascinating book on snowflakes ever published. 
This book defines the art and science of snowflakes for generations.
 
Journeys in the Wilderness: A John Muir Reader
 
The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain.  Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir's writings of his travels through some of the greatest landscapes on Earth, including the Carolinas, Florida, Alaska and those lands which were to become the great National Parks of Yosemite and the Sierra Valley, raise an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension.
 
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Gooddall
 
In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?
Looking at the headlines―the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval―it can be hard 
to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.
In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most famous naturalists, and Douglas Abrams, the internationally bestselling co-author 
of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood 
elements of human nature: hope. 
 

OUR PARTNERS

Baldwinsville Rotary
Baldwinsville Interfaith Green Team
Baldwinsville Public Library
Village of Baldwinsville
GoNativeSkan:
Beaver Lake Nature Center
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    PROGRAM CHAIRS

     
    Rotary Program Chair:
    Sally Fedrizzi, Baldwinsville Rotary
    saltrav@verizon.net
    315.857.3234

    Programs Coordinator:
    Julia Polly, Baldwinsville Library
    juliap@bville.lib.ny.us

    Earth Day Committee Coordinator:
    Stella Gillick, Baldwinsville Rotary
    Sgillick41@gmail.com

    Baldwinsville Interfaith Green Team Chair:
    Dave Babcock
    dave.babcock21@gmail.com

    Small Choices Matter Chair:
    Cathy Garvey
    cathygarvey@hotmail.com

    Communications and PR Team:
    TBD
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