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Color Webster Green
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We are a volunteer group of Webster, NY residents committed to improving #energyefficiency and #biodiversity in our community through locally-relevant, high-impact #climatesolutions and developing strategies to move forward.
#websterny
Last month we went to Bay Road for our cleanup walk. We met at St. Martin’s Church, but it was already clean there, so we went over by the bike path on 104.

We appreciate everyone that helped: Anne, Janiece, Lori, Joe, Dave, Ginny, Becky, and Emily.

Our next walk is TBD

#websterny #environment
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Monday Nov. 17th 6-7:30pm, Penfield Community Center
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞
There are many valuable native shrubs and small trees that are appropriate for residential yards and are quite valuable for native pollinators and birds.

#nativetrees #pollinators #monroecountyny
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
When the weather isn't too rough...
🚲 Join weekly bike rides Tuesdays at 9:30am with Dave M.
🚲 Meet at the Webster Library and ride through the streets of West Webster.
🚲 All are welcome to join. Helmets are required.

Please here for details & event confirmation
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November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Color Your School Green is hosting a webinar on heat pumps for schools Wed, Nov 19th, noon-1! Register: buff.ly/CQ7rSdY
Considering the new law that limits how hot classrooms can be, we know that schools are going to be making big investments in cooling. We want heat pumps, not traditional ACs
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Early October, we had about 30 people attend 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝑫𝒊𝒔’𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 “𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 + 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉.” It was extremely eye-opening and alarming to say the least. Thanks to all those who attended and thanks to @websterlibrary for hosting.

#websterny #plasticsandhealth #microplastics #healthresearch
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Saturday Nov. 15th 10-11:30am, Penfield Comm. Center
𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘀
In this class, you'll get an intro to a common native bee: Mason bees, and learn how to raise them in your yard. These solitary bees don't sting, are 1000x better at pollinating ...

#penfieldny #nativebees #ecology
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Instead of a regular meeting for November - on Wed Nov 12th 6:30pm, we will attend the presentation on the Monroe County Climate Planning and Implementation instead. Please join us either in-person in Brighton or via Zoom! Please register whether you are attending in person or zoom. Details below.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💡Get to know your Town Supervisor Candidates and Town Board Candidates! 💡

As a non-partisan organization, we submitted a questionnaire to 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 running for Webster Town Supervisor and Webster Town Board.
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Mon Nov 17th 6-7:30pm, Penfield Comm. Center
Native Shrubs and Trees for the Home Landscape

Registration: buff.ly/ONa7mXd

#sustainable #landscaping #penfieldny

Image source: UNH
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Color Penfield Green presents classes on SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES

Mon Oct. 20th, 6-7:30pm, Penfield Comm. Ctr.
How to Start a Small Native Pollinator Garden or Choose Natives for an Existing Garden

Registration: webtrac.penfield.org/wbwsc/webtra...

#sustainable #landscapes #penfieldny #gardening
HOW TO START A SMALL NATIVE POLLINATOR GARDEN
Doug Tallamy has awakened us to the understanding that we can provide the important habitat that supports our native pollinators and birds that has been lost as much of our natural land is converted to...
webtrac.penfield.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thurs Oct 16th, 7pm, Webinar
𝓝𝓮𝔁𝓽 𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮: 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓦𝓮𝓫𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓓𝓸𝓾𝓰 𝓣𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓶𝔂
Topics include biodiversity, invasive species control, native vs. non-native plants, oak biology, monarch butterflies, urban habitat restoration, and more.
Registration:
"Next Steps for Nature" with Doug Tallamy - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant…
wildones.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝙿𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎 - 𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛
Last month Becky, Ginny, Alex, and Emily cleaned up by the AMC parking lot on Empire Blvd.
Pic1. By the creek.
Pic2. Garbage that was collected in an hour.
Pic3. AOL disk found by Alex.
Join our next walk!
Tues Oct. 21 5:30-6:30pm @ St. Martin's Church on Bay Rd.
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Curious about cloth diapering but don’t know where to begin?
Monday, October 18th, 10-11am, Penfield Community Center
𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, a class from 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧
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#clothdiapering #penfieldny #zerowaste
October 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us at our next meeting this Wednesday!
Help shape our discussions for a more sustainable Webster.
October 8th 6:30-7:30pm
Webster Library, Study Room 2

Questions:
colorwebstergreen@gmail.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Color Fairport Green and the Fairport United Methodist Church have organized a Repair Cafe!

What is a Repair Cafe?

A repair café is a community space where people can bring a worn or broken item to consult with a skilled neighbor who might then guide them through repairing it. Services are free.
Fairport Repair Café | Color Fairport Green
Stop by our bi-weekly Repair Café to give new life to household items, tools, toys, etc.
www.colorfairportgreen.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Mon Sept. 22, 9:30am, Strong Museum of Play
𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐲 @ 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛

Tallamy is an entomologist, ecologist, and conservationist and author of several books on why we should all be adding native plants to our yards.

buff.ly/GBlz1fo

#rochesterny #rochestergardenclub #nativeplants
September 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Are you interested in pushing Webster schools to be more sustainable?

Join the next Color Your School Green meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26, 7-8:30pm via Zoom.
Email brady@climategfl.org for more information.

For more info: www.climategfl.org/color-your-s...

#coloryourschoolgreen #websterny
Color Your School Green — Climate Solutions Accelerator
Join us on Aug 14 for the next Regenerative Futures Lab!
www.climategfl.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Let the town of Penfield know that you want safer roads and more sidewalks in this survey

survey123.arcgis.com/share/f069ea...

#penfieldny #websterny #activetransportation #sidewalks #bikelanes #walkablecommunity
Penfield ATP
survey123.arcgis.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Saturday Sept. 20 9am-11am, Herman Rd. Forever Wild Forest
𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒅.

Details & Registration:
Sept. 2025 Workday at Herman Road Forever Wild Forest
Friends has been hard at work in Herman Road FWF, and it shows! You can be part of the next improvements. Projects for this workday include adding gravel to the [...]
webstertrails.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵'𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀

A few of us attended the rally at Parcel 5 to push for safer State Roads.
Several officials were there including State Sen Cooney, County Exec Adam Bello.
Let's push for a safer Empire Boulevard, state road.
reconnectrochester.org/2024/12/mult...
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Gentle reminder for our meeting tomorrow Wednesday Sept 10th!

Grab a friend!
Help make Webster more sustainable. 🌻

We meet 6:30-7:30pm at Webster Library, Study Room 2.
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
For August, we tried an evening time slot for "Walking with a Purpose." Thank you to Becky, Geri, and Emily for cleaning up the site near Taco Bell on Hard Road.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆?
It is a monthly event where we meet at a location, clean up, get some fresh air, and chit chat.
September 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Come join our meeting next Wednesday Sept 10th!

Help make Webster more sustainable. 🌻

We meet 6:30-7:30pm at Webster Library, Study Room 2.
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions from Monroe County’s Facilities and Operations?

It’s Gloria Drive landfill! 💩

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Read article on D&C: www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...

#monroecounty #penfieldny #gloriadrivelandfill
Gloria Drive landfill petition 2025
Monroe County is working on a plan to recap the Gloria Drive landfill, and will be taking public comments about it. The Gloria Drive landfill was opened in Penfield in 1975, and closed in 1980, but…
docs.google.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sat. Sept 13th 10am-2pm, Henrietta Town Hall
Rochester ΞV Show
⚡ Talk with EV car owners.
⚡ Get behind the wheel.
⚡ Learn about incentives before they expire!
⚡ Connect with local sustainability organizations.
⚡ Families welcome!
driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventi...

#rochesterny #ev
September 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM