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“Make the Switch!"

Our Make the Switch program focuses on helping Burlingtonians transition from traditional gas vehicles and home heating systems to electric / hybrid vehicles, public transit and active transportation options ( cycling and walking) and heat pumps. 

Kids Go Green

Offered to school and community group children ages 4 to 12, this program provides a fun, interactive and educational experience to encourage children to live more softly on the earth and to grow up green. We offer a limited number of workshops per year so don't delay, submit your booking request today!

Eco-Film Festival

Watch, Learn, Take Action! Our popular Eco-Film Festival events provide a valuable opportunity for audience members to learn about global environmental issues by viewing award-winning documentaries. Each film is followed by an engaging audience discussion.

Greenprint for the Future

A better future needs a plan. This environmental awareness program highlights current local issues while gathering public input and support for solution-focused change. With a stronger united voice we advocate for policies and bylaws to effectively protect the rights of the environment now and for the future.

Community Clean Up Green Up

Sponsored by the City of Burlington and other community supporters, BurlingtonGreen hosts a city-wide Clean Up event in April, plus a Green Up (tree planting) event in May, inviting all sectors of the community to get involved in cleaning and greening our beautiful city.

Youth Network

We connect youth from across the City with each other and with local opportunities to make a positive impact on the environment.  We aim to create the next generation of local eco-heroes through youth mentoring youth, environmental leadership opportunities and participation in tree planting, event greening, and more.

Special Events!

BurlingtonGreen is proud to present this dual-component event every 2 to 3 years to inspire and empower audiences to take action to help the planet locally. Internationally renowned eco-heroes such as Dr. Jane Goodall, Robert Bateman, Severn & David Suzuki and Sharkwater's Rob Stewart have been brought to this event to inspire thousands.

Grow To Give Garden

The Grow to Give garden is located at the Central Park Community Garden. Volunteers help to plant, maintain and harvest seasonal organic fruits and veggies. Each harvest is delivered to Wellington Square Church who provides a dinner Friday night for anyone who wishes to attend.

Registration to assist in the Grow to Give program will start in March 2020. If you are interested in planting, weeding, watering and harvesting register here. Volunteers must be capable of light physical labor, bending, lifting, & crouching for up to an hour at a time. 

Event Greening

This impactful program links volunteers to waste diversion projects in the city, resulting in meaningful, measurable benefits to improve the health of the environment. Since our agency's inception in 2007, we have provided our Event Greening services to a whopping 70 events, resulting in an estimated 75,568 kg (76 tonnes), of waste diverted from the landfill.

Creating Healthy Habitats

Protecting our city's green space and restoring natural areas improves ecosystem biodiversity, benefiting all of us and the local wildlife with which we share our communities. Our Healthy Habitats program is designed to help YOU organize your own stewardship activities or participate in BG's annual tree planting projects.

BG Eco-Heroes

The BG Eco-Heroes Program engages and empowers youth ages 12-14 about important, locally focused environmental issues, with the added benefit of linking them to related volunteer opportunities where they can demonstrate positive, solution-focused action.

Community 20/20

Our Community 20/20 program links landowners and developers to innovative green design features and forward focused building practices to create communities where residents can live, work and play while reducing their impact on the environment.

Community Champions

It's time for action. Are you ready? To create sustainable change, we need YOU to help engage more of the community to participate in local Eco-Action opportunities.
Ready to network, be empowered, and take action locally? The Community Champions Network is for you!

Eco-Solutions for Business & Organizations!

Are you a Burlington business or organization looking for practical and effective solutions to reduce costs while helping the planet? Look no further - participate in BG’s Eco-Solutions Challenge Today!

What's Your Eco-Score?

Your day-to-day living choices impact the environment in a big way. Take our quiz to determine your "Eco-Score" and discover practical ways you can take action to lower your environmental footprint. Retake the quiz after a period of time to see your improvement. YOU could win a great eco-prize pack just for participating!
 

What you can do...

Check out our Great Lakes resource pages to discover why they are so important, the challenges they face, and what YOU can do to help.