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CANCELLED: Fall 2018 Pelham Town Cleanup
We'll meet at 10 a.m. at the Pelham Metro-North station. EcoPel members will divide up the volunteers and send them to the various cleanup sites.
Find out more »EcoPel Summer Solstice Yoga 2018
Join us for the 5th Annual Pelham Summer Solstice Yoga Event. Come together on the longest day of the year to practice yoga and support a greener, healthier community.
Find out more »First-Ever EcoPel Tag Sale
Tag Sale with All Proceeds Donated to EcoPel Show your green-ness in a couple of positive ways. Purchase gently used and some new furniture and household items at a Tag Sale in Pelham Manor = GREEN Pay for the items with your cash, all of it going to EcoPel = GREEN Mothers Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than with a gently used gift for Mom. Bring the kids! No early birds please!
Find out more »Native Plant Restoration and Service Learning at Bronx River Reservation
This native plant restoration and service learning event will be held with Girl and Boy Scout troops and any other interested volunteers in coordination with Westchester Parks Foundation on "Pitch in for Parks Day." Special thanks also go to NYC's Greenbelt Native Plant Center for Providing Plants. We'll talk a little about the history of the park, biodiversity, and problems with invasive plants. We'll try to identify some plants in the area. And then we'll get to work removing some…
Find out more »Spring 2018 Town Cleanup
We'll meet in the morning and EcoPel members will divide up the volunteers and send them to the various cleanup sites. Children must be accompanied by their parents or other responsible adults. We will have a limited supply of work gloves to give out, but it's better to bring your own. We will distribute trash bags. High school and middle school students get community service credit for participating in the cleanup. An EcoPel volunteer will have a signup sheet. We will…
Find out more »Solarize Pelham Workshop
Come to the next Solarize Pelham* workshop to find out more about how you can save money by going solar and benefit the environment at the same time. Following on last week's successful launch of the Solarize Pelham campaign, we will be holding our next Solarize workshop on Wednesday evening, March 28th, at 7 p.m. The workshop will be held at Daronco Town House at 20 Fifth Avenue in the Village of Pelham, and will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.…
Find out more »Solarize Pelham Launch
Please join Solarize Westchester to learn more about this exciting time-limited opportunity to install solar energy on your Pelham home for less! Save money by taking advantage of a unique group buying opportunity in a community and New York State-supported program. The Solarize program benefits include: • Significant solar discounts. • Lower monthly utility bills. • Pre-selected, competitively chosen solar contractor for Pelham. Solarize Pelham is a unique initiative providing affordable, quality solar energy systems to homeowners and commercial property…
Find out more »Turn Your Leaves into Fertilizer for Your Lawn
Come Learn How! Free Talk and Demonstration at the Rye Nature Center
Find out more »Fall 2017 Town Cleanup
We'll meet at the train station so EcoPel members can send volunteers to the various cleanup sites.
Find out more »Solarize Pelham
You are cordially invited to the first organizing committee meeting of “Solarize Pelham!” BACKGROUND: At the request of a number of community members, the Town and Village of Pelham have indicated interest in supporting a “Solarize Westchester” campaign in Pelham. Solarize Westchester was launched a few years ago by the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (and is now run by Sustainable Westchester) to assist communities in organizing to educate residents about solar energy opportunities, work together to select a…
Find out more »Documentary Screening: The Smog of the Sea
The film, featuring musician Jack Johnson, sheds light on the scourge of single-use plastics and their effect on the oceans.
Find out more »Car Free Day in the Hudson Valley
Join hundreds of commuters across the Hudson Valley pledging to leave their cars home or drive them less on Sept. 22.
Find out more »HAVEN COLLECTIVE YOGA WEAR Sale to Benefit EcoPel
Use the Code “Solstice” to shop HAVEN Collective until June 21st. 10% of your purchase will be donated to support the ongoing work of EcoPel.
Find out more »Town Cleanup Spring 2017
We'll meet in the morning and EcoPel members will divide up the volunteers and send them to the various cleanup sites. Children must be accompanied by their parents or other responsible adults. We will have a limited supply of work gloves to give out, but it's better to bring your own. We will distribute trash bags. High school and middle school students get community service credit for participating in the cleanup. An EcoPel volunteer will have a signup sheet. We…
Find out more »Special Earth Day Screening of “A Plastic Ocean”
In honor of Earth Day, EcoPel invites you to a free screening of this important documentary about plastic pollution and its impact on the environment, ecosystems, and human health. The screening is cosponsored by Con Edison and The Picture House.
Find out more »Open Meeting
Open to all current members and to those who are interested in learning more about EcoPel or would like to contribute to the direction and issues of the organization.
Find out more »EcoPel Solstice Yoga 2016
Join us for the 3rd Annual Pelham Summer Solstice Yoga Event. Come together on the longest day of the year to practice yoga and support a greener, healthier community.
Find out more »Worldview at The Picture House presents: Racing Extinction
Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, along with activists, scientists and others, draws attention to mankind’s role in a potential loss of at least half of the world’s species. Post film Discussion with Natalie Cash from WCS.
Find out more »Town Cleanup Spring 2016
We'll meet in the morning and EcoPel members will divide up the volunteers and send them to the various cleanup sites. Children must be accompanied by their parents or other responsible adults. We will have a limited supply of work gloves to give out, but it's better to bring your own. We will distribute trash bags. High school and middle school students get community service credit for participating in the cleanup. An EcoPel volunteer will have a signup sheet. We…
Find out more »Compost & Rainwater Bin Sale
Food waste is the heaviest single item in the waste stream. Reduce the load in our Pelham garbage trucks by composting appropriate food scraps in your backyard composter. Sustainable Westchester & the Greenburgh Nature Center are selling Compost Bins and Rain Barrels at wholesale prices! A variety of composters and rain barrels can be ordered online at http://greenburghnaturecenter.org/composting. Pickup dates are April 16th at the Ossining Earth Day Festival and April 17th at the Greenburgh Nature Center. Order deadline is April 13th.
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