THIS COMMITTEE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE BUT THEIR WORK WAS GREAT .
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY BROWSING THRU THEIR WORK
Make your 2020 sustainability commitment now!
Are you concerned about climate change? Plastic pollution? Your carbon footprint?
Wondering what to do? Join our Sustainability Challenge.
The goal of the Sustainability Challenge is to encourage individuals and households to commit to personal sustainability goals so that we can track and support those commitments as a community.
We developed a Sustainability Checklist to help you assess where you can make changes in your life that will support a sustainable future.
Participating in the Challenge is easy!
- Review the Sustainability Checklist and the examples of commitments.
- Pick one to three actions that you can commit to in 2020.*
- Fill out the online commitment form.
- Do the actions!
It’s that simple.
We will follow up with you to see how things are going and see if you need any support.
Together we can make change happen!
*Each commitment should be a new behavior or action for you. Many of us are already doing lots of amazing things to decrease our environmental impact. This challenge is to support new actions. If you don’t find a specific action on the checklist that fits for you, that is ok…this is your commitment so pick actions that resonate for you!
Water-wise Garden Club: In spring of 2020, we hosted a series of three workshops on how to create a low-water garden. Participants were so enthusiastic that they formed a water-wise gardening club and have been meeting monthly at different gardens to discuss selected topics.
Home Energy Challenge: In April of 2020, a group of 10-13 households met to discuss how to decrease their carbon footprint with a focus on home energy and transportation. They have been meeting and sharing information via email since that time and have set goals for individual and group carbon reduction.
Waste Diversion: We created a Hard-to-Recycle Guide to educate residents about what does and does not go in the purple recycling cart and where to take items that the city does not accept in the cart.
The team also supported the pilot of the Denver Compost Challenge which ran from April to November 2019. The challenge focused on neighbor-to-neighbor conversations about composting; supporting inclusion of composting in community events and hosting “parties” with a composting theme such as “Sip wine and talk trash.” During the Challenge, Congress Park increased subscriptions to the green compost cart by 3%! We have big plans for the 2020 Compost Challenge and will be looking for volunteers soon!
The CPNGT publishes a monthly e-newsletter and hosts events focused on environmental issues and sustainability. A leadership team coordinates CPNGT efforts including event planning, communications and membership support. For more information, or if you are interested in getting involved, please contact the Green Team by email at sustainability@congressparkneighbors.org.
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Who We Are: A group of Congress Park Neighbors working together on projects that will foster sustainable living in our neighborhood and beyond. Join us!!
What We Do: The Congress Park Neighbors Green Team has been working in the Congress Park neighborhood since January 2016. Green Team members organize community events like Home Energy Savings and Recycling workshops and Earth Day Festivals to promote sustainable living practices throughout the neighborhood. In June 2016, Congress Park joined Denver’s Sustainable Neighborhoods Program and by June 2017 reached “Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood” status. In 2017, we hosted a Climate Action Forum facilitated by Accelerated Climate Action Network (ACNA) to focus our work for the next two years. Many thanks to all the Congress Park Neighbors who work to help our neighborhood become green and sustainable!
How we function: The Green Team functions as a committee under our registered neighborhood organization, Congress Park Neighbors, Inc. Congress Park residents, local businesses and partners are all invited join the Green Team. Your ideas and enthusiasm are welcome.
