LexCAN's Community Newsletter for a

Sustainable Lexington

In This Issue – Summer 2024

NOTE: This is the only summer issue of LexCAN's newsletter. Bimonthly newsletters will resume September 1st

CURRENT EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

• Recording of LexCAN 7/9 Community Meeting "Voting Matters": Plus Voter Project Resources
• Free Curbside Composting: Sign Up Now
• Summer Sustainability Tips
• Go Solar!: Learn how
• Recording from Networked Geothermal Community Event
• LexFarm Events
• New England Wildflowers Mid-July through Fall: July 25
• Lexington Farmers' Market: Every Tuesday
• LexElectrify at LFM Community Tent: July 30
• Bike Corral at Lexington Farmers' Market: August 13
• LexCAN at LFM Community Tent: August 20
• Support Town Conservation Efforts by Purchasing a Rain Barrel



ONGOING EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

CURRENT EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

Lexington Climate Action Network

The Most Important Thing You Can Do for Humanity and the Planet is Get Out the Vote!

If you missed LexCAN's July 6th Community Meeting on easy and effective ways to get out the vote, here is a recording:

One effective step is to join a voter project. Sending postcards, making phone calls, canvassing door-to-door are some ways we can make a difference. Check these voter projects with proven records:

The Environmental Voter Project: identifies inactive environmentalists and transforms them into consistent voters to build the power of the environmental movement.

Force Multiplier Democracy in Action Fund: These grassroots voter projects are expanding the electorate and building democracy in six critical states. All eight groups are non-partisan 501c3s providing an opportunity for tax advantaged giving. Learn more about 8 non-partisan groups

Movement Voter Fund: Movement Voter Fund helps funders deploy resources for greatest impact, by investing in grassroots groups working to advance democracy, equity, and sustainability

Also, Rock the Vote (youth), Center for Common Ground, Vote Tripling.

Town of Lexington Department of Sustainability and Resilience

Free Curbside Composting

Summer Sustainability Tips

The Sun is Shining...Go Solar!

Lexington HeatSmart is now offering solar coaching! By talking to a HeatSmart Energy Advisor, you will get the guidance you need to go solar and install battery backup systems. Advisors can discuss system sizing to meet your home electrification or energy saving goals, different ownership models to consider, what credits and rebates you can expect, and how adding batteries can deliver resilience benefits and additional savings.

Join the couple hundred Lexington residents who have benefited from conversations with the program's excellent Energy Advisors.

Recording from 6/4 Networked Geothermal Community Event

On June 4th, the Town hosted an information session to introduce the concept of networked geothermal heating and cooling systems and provide an overview of what the Town is exploring through an initial feasibility study funded by a Kickstart Massachusetts grant. 

Networked geothermal is a proven technology for efficiently decarbonizing heating and cooling of buildings. It has the potential to accelerate the transition from gas to clean energy at the speed and scale needed to meet the state’s net zero carbon emissions goals.

Both the slides and recording are now available!

Lexington Community Farm

52 Lowell Street

Lexington, MA

Intro to the Art of Wet-Felting; July 18

Backyard Chickens- Learn How to Keep Chickens for Eggs at Home:

August 8

Puppets and Planting Family Program: August 14

Zero Waste Cooking Demo: August 15

Evening of Jazz and Dinner in the Learning Garden: August 29

Cary Library

New England Wildflowers- Part 3 Wildflowers Mid-July through Fall with Bill Gette

Lexington Farmers' Market

Outdoor Market Open Every Tuesday

Tuesdays 2:00- 6:30pm

Worthen Road Practice Field Lexington MA

Community Tent Days

LexElectrify at LFM! Tuesday, July 30

Talk with Andy and Maahi about LexElectrify, a community-wide campaign to empower homeowners, renters, and businesses to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the building and transportation sectors. 

Learn about a simple to use Make a Plan Checklist to create your own decarbonization plan.

LexCAN at LFM! Tuesday, August 20

Talk with LexCAN members about current campaigns, voter project information, upcoming events and more! Share what's on your mind- we want to know!

Bike Corral

Second Tuesday of Every Month- August Date:

Tuesday, August 13

On the second Tuesday of each month during Farmers' Market season, the Friends of Lexington Bikeways will host its monthly bike corral. Talk with Friends members about getting involved with their education, advocacy and stewardship programs or just about bicycling in Lexington! 

Park your bike with us and receive a $2 coupon good at any Farmers' Market booth! More info at lexingtonfarmersmarket.org. In addition to bike maps and other information, for a donation to the Friends we'll have various sizes of reflective safety vests (including kids' sizes) -- great for riding or walking, especially at night. Look for the Bike Lexington banner, park your bike, and enjoy the market anytime Tuesday, July 9, between 2 and 6:30 pm!

Lexington Department of Public Works

Support Town Conservation Efforts by Purchasing a Rain Barrel

ONGOING

EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

Would you like to get involved in one or more of these campaigns?

Help is always needed and welcomed!

Please email: info@lexcan.org

LexElectrify Campaign

LexElectrify is a community-wide campaign to empower homeowners, renters, and businesses to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the building and transportation sectors. 

Town of Lexington Department of Sustainability and Resilience

Seasonal Restriction on Gas Leaf Blowers through September 14

Do Landscapers Help Care for Your Property? Share this Video with them to Ease the Transition to Electric Landscape Equipment

Go Solar! Free Solar Coaching!

Lexington HeatSmart is now offering solar coaching! By talking to a HeatSmart Energy Advisor, you will get the guidance you need to go solar and install battery backup systems. Advisors can discuss system sizing to meet your home electrification or energy saving goals, different ownership models to consider, what credits and rebates you can expect, and how adding batteries can deliver resilience benefits and additional savings.

Join the couple hundred Lexington residents who have benefited from conversations with the program's excellent Energy Advisors.

Networked Geothermal in Lexington

On June 4th, the Town hosted an information session to introduce the concept of networked geothermal heating and cooling systems and provide an overview of what the Town is exploring through an initial feasibility study funded by a Kickstart Massachusetts grant. 

Networked geothermal is a proven technology for efficiently decarbonizing heating and cooling of buildings. It has the potential to accelerate the transition from gas to clean energy at the speed and scale needed to meet the state’s net zero carbon emissions goals.

Both the slides and recording are now available!

Opt Up to New England Green Electricity

Energy and Water Data for Lexington's Largest Buildings

Lexington's Fossil Free Bylaw

Climate Action and Resilience Plan: Resilient Lexington

Lexington Community Farm

Farm Store Hours

Wednesdays and Fridays 12:00- 6:00pm 

Thursdays: 12:00- 7:00pm

Saturdays 10:00am- 4:00pm 

52 Lowell Street Lexington

Stop Private Jet Expansion

Tuesday Morning Standout to Spread the Word

Join us to spread the word:  Stop Expansion of Private Jets! 

Tuesdays: 8:30am at Emery Park/Depot Square 

Questions?: Email Jeanne Krieger jkriegerjk44@gmail.com, 

Margaret Coppe mecoppe@gmail.com 

Tom Wanderer  thomas.wanderer49@gmail.com

LPS Green Teams

Cleaning Closets? Support Our Schools & the Environment

95% of unwanted textiles can be reused or recycled. Baystate Textiles accepts "the good, the bad and the ugly" as long as they're clean and dry. You can drop off in the white bin by the parking lot at each of our schools. Baystate Textiles pays our schools $120/ton of material collected!

LexZeroWaste

Town of Lexington Department of Transportation

Unlimited Lexpress July 2024- June 2025 ONLY $20

Lexington Tree Warden and Tree Committee

Get Free Trees; Grow Public Shade: Lexington Tree Setback Program

Would you like to submit an environmental event or activity?

Email us at info@lexcan.org

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