EcoAction Arlington
Solutions for a Sustainable Lifestyle
written by : Molly Bolan We have covered the importance of food waste and some tips for when you hit the grocery store. But once you’ve purchased your food, it’s critical to properly store everything to ensure it doesn’t go bad before you’re ready to use it. For this article, we’ll focus on the refrigerator. …
Addressing the climate and other environmental crises requires urgent and transformational changes at the global, national, state and local levels. With time running out to make the necessary changes to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis, this year’s elections could well decide our collective future. Know where the candidates stand before you cast …
Calling all volunteers, members, and eco-advocates! Join us for a fun evening where you’ll meet and socialize with fellow likeminded eco-passionate folks in our community! Not yet a member or volunteer, but passionate about caring for our environment? Join us!! This event is free and open to all! Bring a friend and meet new friends! …
The EcoAdvocate SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWSLETTER Addressing the climate and other environmental crises requires urgent and transformational changes at the global, national, state and local levels. With time running out to make the necessary changes to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis, this year’s elections could well decide our collective future. Know where …
It’s a common enough experience: You come home from the farmer's market with a dozen eggs only to realize there’s already a hardly-touched carton in the fridge. Or after a fun week of dining out with friends, all the produce you bought last week is – rather un-appetizingly wilting away. Or you’re standing in the produce aisle thinking, I can definitely eat this whole bundle of kale on my own this week, forgetting that you were sick of kale within three hours the last time you bought it.
According to EPA (and many other sources), approximately one-third of food produced in the United States is not eaten. Americans on average waste about 1 pound of food daily. Food loss and waste happens throughout the production, distribution and consumption food chain, but about 50 percent occurs during the consumption stage, particularly in our own …
Executive Summary The Premise Trees provide huge yet undervalued economic and social value to the Northern Virginia region. The region has experienced a significant decline in tree canopy coverage due to growing population and increasingly dense urban and suburban development. This decline has a negative impact on residents and businesses that benefit from the ecosystem …
Annual stream cleanup and trash tally as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Saturday, September 21, 202410:00 a.m. – noonBarcroft Park4200 S Four Mile Run Drive Join us for the EcoAction Arlington Annual Clean Up and Trash Tally event! It’s time to roll up our sleeves and make a positive impact on our community. On Saturday, …
EcoAction Arlington is honored to be paired with bartaco’s fourth #givingtaco — the chicken karaage taco! From July 24 – September 3rd, $1 from each chicken karaage #givingtaco sold will be donated to EcoAction Arlington. Join us in savoring the flavors of generosity and community with #givingtaco! Each #givingtaco is paired with a local charitable organization, with …
Get ideas and inspiration to help build a greener community in Arlington on Sunday, June 2, 11-4:30pm! The 21st annual Green Community Tour will showcase sustainable homes and gardens in Arlington. Features include energy efficient and water-saving technologies, solar energy, rain gardens, native plants, wildlife habitat and more. Visit the county’s website for more details and …
EcoAction Arlington is excited to collaborate with The Arlington Community Chorus (ACC) for their Chorus Spring Concert: “Earth Songs: Celebrating Our Beautiful World” The Arlington Community Chorus (ACC) announces its spring concert, “Earth Songs: Celebrating Our Beautiful World,” to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., in the Yorktown High School Auditorium. …
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the screening of Forest Her: The Next Wave of Conservation. Forest Her: The Next Wave of Conservation Sunday, March 17, 20241-3 p.m.George Mason University Mason Square, 3351 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 Join us at the Mason Square Van Metre Hall Auditorium for a screening of the documentary, Forest Her: …
The Fall Planting Season is starting in October through December, we will be actively engaged in planting trees to enhance our community’s green spaces. Between the Spring and Fall planting season we have been busy! In May, EcoAction Arlington received a $60,000 donation from the NAACP Arlington Branch supporting environmental justice and tree equity in historically …
It’s the start of a new school year! It’s time to buy clothes and supplies. It’s time to pack lunches and it’s time to commute to and from school. Buying brand new school supplies every year creates a lot of waste. There are a lot of small changes you can make to reduce your environmental …
On Friday, June 25, 2021 Gov. Ralph Northam signed several environmental and conservation bills into law that will serve to protect Virginia’s waterways now and into the future. The bills set a deadline to minimize pollutants with a goal of pollution mitigation by 2025. The causes of pollution are targeted with an aim of diminishing …
In recent years, Arlington has set lofty goals to tackle the climate crisis and create a truly sustainable community and the County’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a key mechanism to align government operations with these goals. The CIP, updated annually, generally anticipates planned investments 10 years into the future for new facilities, schools, equipment …
On June 10, 2021 EcoAction Arlington celebrated our living world with our Third Annual EcoExtravaganza. 95 people tuned into Zoom to participate virtually. This year’s focus was on biophilia and the ways we love our living world. The event culminated the 2020-2021 Love Our Living World series which consisted of five events exploring and celebrating …
You can sign up here to volunteer. The deadline for signing up is Sunday, June 6, 2023. Anyone with questions about volunteering in Arlington can contact Susan Agolini at Marymount University, sagolini@marymount.edu. To learn more about the methodology and process, check out CAPA Heat Watch
February 2021 Late last year, Arlington County launched a 12-18 month process to draft and adopt the Forestry and Natural Resources Master Plan,. EcoAction Arlington sees this effort as an opportunity to make the natural world an integral part of our community by creating healthy ecosystems for people and wildlife and ensuring equal access to …
a one-page discovery hike he developed for his own and other kids over a ten-year period. Chuck shared that what he likes most about it is that it enables young people to expand their awe for nature without collecting nature and physically bringing it home to end up in a corner or in the trash.
An amazing heartwarming story of how we can communicate with the wildlife around us.
As in a natural ecosystem, when one member of the community is harmed, the impact ripples through the environment and damages all living organisms in the community. The murder of George Floyd is another terrible example of the deep injustices experienced by Black members of the American community, including environmental injustices that disproportionately impact Black Americans. Martin Luther King said, “[i]n the end, we will remember not the …
By Jill Barker, EcoAction Arlington Board Chair The coronavirus thrust unpredictable challenges into my daily routine, but through it, I increased my action and awareness about our environment because of EcoAction Arlington. Here are a few of the small but enlightening moments helping me find meaning in this chaotic time. More time for reading and …
By Angelo Ioffreda, EcoAction Arlington Board Member During the time of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and Earth Month, the word interconnectedness – the state of being interconnected – has been top of mind. It’s a word that I have been thinking about a great deal and on many levels. There is the level of the …
