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From the Blog

5 Ways to Go to the Pool Green this Summer!

Going to the pool is a summer classic. Here are 5 ways you can keep your summer fun, while also doing your part to help our threatened environment.

Why I'm an Environmentalist

When I think back on the best memories of my life, most of them involve the natural world. The balance of peace and terror of canoeing on the French Broad River. Staying up all night to hike under the light of a full moon in the Eastern Californian desert.

3 Easy Ways to Support the Environment This Month

Want to do more to support environmental sustainability, but don't have a lot of time? Here are 3 easy ways to get more involved in the environmental movement this month.

What's the Difference Between "Conservation" and "Preservation"?

Environmentalists often use the words “preservation” and “conservation” without explaining what those words mean and why they use one word instead of the other.

Challenge: Eliminate your Use of Plastic in 2018

January 18, 2018

The world's reliance on plastic products has created many problems that more people are being made aware of, but will not easily be fixed. Plastics are hard to recycle and are not biodegradable.

10 Small and Totally Achievable Environmental New Year's Resolutions

January 10, 2018

If you had trouble settling on a New Year's Resolution this year, Piedmont Environmental Alliance is here to help.

Community Calendar

Monday, June 25, 2018

Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Library Branch Froggy Night Hike

Families hear the calls of our frogs while you stroll through Price Park in the evening. Learn what frogs are native to our area and how you can help them.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Scuppernong Bookstore Film Showing

Come out to Scuppernong Bookstore to view Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom. Over the film’s 50 minutes, you’ll meet people in eight states whose lives were changed by the renewable energy industry while exploring various aspects of the clean energy industry from innovat

Friday, June 29, 2018

a/perture cinema Film Opening

Come see the movie Mountain at a/perture cinema starting June 29! Only three centuries ago, setting out to climb a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Seed2Seed Volunteer Hours

Come out to Seed2Seed to volunteer at this growing sustainable education farm! This farm is in the works of incorporating beekeeping, vermiculture, cut flower production, outdoor classroom, a produce farm stand, a prayer garden, food forest, and mushroom cultivation.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Green Drinks

Are you an environmentalist looking to connect with like-minded friends in Winston-Salem?

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden July Lecture

At this event, "The Pollinator's Buffet" by Adrienne Roethling, learn about a list of annuals, perennials and woodies that have become a crucial role for a pollinator habitat.