Environmental

June 8, 2024
9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Chidley Hall
REUSE/RECYCLE/REDUCE

Do you have a special pair of jeans or sweater that needs mending, a lamp in need of repair, a bicycle that needs attention or kitchen knives that could use sharpening? Come and be a part of the sustainability movement and community by repairing and restoring rather than adding to landfills……..while making new friends along the way! Sign up here to get your item(s) repaired

We’d love it if you could spread the word about the Repair Cafe.

So please tell your friends and colleagues about us!

Visit our website to sign up and to

Get involved and join a monthly meeting.

Put on your poolside best and dive into the Fall Splash, an evening of fun with friends to support building an indoor accessible pool in Winchester.

There will be drinks, a silent auction, and hopefully at least a couple guests who decide to go full-flipper-and-snorkel mode. Hope to see you there!

Cost: $22 per tree
Order Deadline: 11:59 PM, Jan. 1, 2025
Please Note:

• Please give us a bare tree (remove plastic bags, ornaments, lights, trim, etc.)
• Have your tree curbside by 7:00 AM.
• Trees will be collected by 4:00 PM on Jan. 4th.
• Pickups only available in Winchester
• When ordering, please provide a cell phone number or email address where we can reach you if we cannot find your tree.
• Or, mail a $20 check payable to "Friends of Winchester Scouting" along with your name, address, and telephone number to BSA Troop 507, c/o Eric Knudsen, 46 Salisbury St., Winchester, MA 01890

Questions? Email us at tre

Shop local at this year's Thanksgiving Farmers Market at the Jenks Center, and enjoy live music while you're there! The market will have fresh produce and all types of gifts for the holiday season. This year the market will also host 17 artists who will display and sell their works as part of Winchester's town-wide Open Studios.
WCMS performers at the market will include a brass ensemble and ukulele ensembles.
See you there!

Elementary School Kids and their families, join us at Wright-Locke Farm for a lesson on wildflowers! We'll learn which ones grow best here in New England, how they support our local ecosystem, and enjoy an easy guided walk around the farm property . Registration is required! We'll be meeting at the the All Seasons Barn at Wright-Locke Farm, located at 82 Ridge Street Winchester, Ma 01890.

Peter Baldwin, President of base-e, which focuses on commercialization strategies for emerging Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS), Distributed Energy and CleanTech will join us. Pete is a recognized leader in the turbomachinery industry and will speak on the outcomes of the recent international climate meeting, COP28, held each year by the United Nations.

The Winchester Conservation Commission is sponsoring its annual event to improve the habitat, environment and water quality along the Aberjona. We’re organizing it a little differently this year and we’d love to have you join us!

Pick up litter and/or cut back and remove invasives (bittersweet, knotweed, etc. )

4 locations between 9AM - 12PM

1. Judkins Pond - Meet/join at Griffin Museum parking lot
2. Behind Stop and Shop - Meet/join at parking lot on the east side of Stop and Shop
3. Elliot Park - Meet/join at Elliot Park near Wedge Pond
4. Train tracks near Winchester High School Playing Fields (Ciarcia

Join in this annual event to improve town wetlands and wildlife habitats by cutting back and removing invasives such as bittersweet and knotweed. Activities focus on two areas:

• Judkins Pond, starting at the Griffin Museum parking lot
• Borgaard Beach, off Palmer Street between the housing development and the tennis courts

All are welcome. Wear clothing that covers your legs, feet, and arms. Bring your own pruners/loppers and work gloves (a few tools will be available at the site).

RSVP at https://bit.ly/3Y10Wax

Arts Winchester is excited to invite you to the opening of Winchester’s new Riverwalk Sculpture Park! Enjoy music by the Winchester High School Octets learn more about the park, its artworks, and its ecology. This event is free and open to the public.

The Griffin Museum next door will host arts events all day, including a cyanotype workshop and a Korean cultural night.