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Environment

Give Your Environmental Project a Financial Boost

Metro Waste Authority is accepting applications for its competititve grant program.

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Time for Garden Planting

Home gardening represents a step toward a local food system. The danger of frost appears to be past. It's time to start planting.

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Why Organic Farming? For the Love of Meadowlarks, Swallowtails and Bees on Clover (Blog)

Do you want to know one reason why we believe sustainable and organic farming practices are important? Open your eyes and observe what is going on around us.

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Get Your Broken Cart Replaced or Fixed

Learn who to call to get garbage, recycling or yard waste carts repaired.

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Healthy Soil: 'Please Don't Call it Dirt!' (BLOG)

The article is the ninth in a series written by Larry Stone as part of the Cedar River Watershed Education Project.

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Green Growth: A History of Going Green and Earth Day

We're celebrating recycling 275,147 cars so far! Earth Day has become an important day of environmental responsibility--read more to find out why!

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Wild Birds Unlimited Helps Prepare Birds for Winter

Learn how to help the birds this winter with the drought that is effecting us. Read the article to find out the expert advice Linda Thomas has to offer.

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Don't Trash Your Pumpkin, Compost It!

You can compost your pumpkin with your yard waste.

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Do You Know How to Properly Dispose of a Worn American Flag?

Check your American flag to see if it needs to be clean, repaired or retired.

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How We've Been 'Greening' Our Office (Blog)

I have had fun watching the gradual “greening” of our office practices over the last few years.

 
 
 

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