LexCAN's Community Newsletter for a

Sustainable Lexington

In This Issue – October 2024

CURRENT EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

• LexCAN Community Meeting "Tracking Lexington's Climate Data with Resilient Lexington's Data Dashboard": Tuesday, October 8
• Recording of LexCAN Community Meeting "Voting Matters"
• Voter Projects to Join
• NEW: Environmental Voter Project Opportunities
• Halloween Costume Swap: October 5
• LexFarm Events Including Annual Harvest Festival: October 6
• Indigenous Peoples Day Events: October 14
• Lexington Farmers' Market: Every Tuesday through October 29
• Bike Corral at LFM: October 8
• Smart Cycling: Skills, Drills and Confidence Building: October 5
• Lexington Public Schools Family Travel Survey
• Lexpress Passes & Charlie Cards
• International Walk, Bike & Roll to School: October 9
• Citizens for Lexington Conservation October Walks
• Floral Inspirations of the Impressionists: Giverny and Beyond: October 9
• Into the Thaw: Finding Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis: October 17
• Pumpkin Smash!: November 5
• Recording of Hanscom Updates: "What's Happened, What We've Achieved and What's Ahead"

ONGOING EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

CURRENT EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS

Lexington Climate Action Network

LexCAN Community Meeting

Tracking Lexington's Climate Data with Resilient Lexington's Data Dashboard

Tuesday, October 8 7:00- 8:30pm

Join us as we dig into the new Resilient Lexington Data Dashboard. Resilient Lexington is the Town's bold action plan that provides us a pathway to a sustainable future.

The Town's Sustainability and Resilience Officer, Maggie Peard will give a tour of the new website and highlight actions you can take to move the needle towards meeting our community climate goals.

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

LexZeroWaste

Lexington Community Farm

52 Lowell Street

Lexington, MA

Annual Harvest Festival: Sunday October 6 1:00- 4:00pm

Enjoy live bluegrass music from The Fishbone Bridge Band, youth activities run by our farm educators such as veggie races, nature crafts, scavenger hunt, fairy house building, and big bubble play!

Medicinal Plant Walk: Thursday, October 10 5:00- 7:00pm

Join Boston-based herbalist, Alex Klein, for a walk around the farm to get to know our local flora.

Margaret Moody Puppets in the Learning Garden: Saturday, October19

11:00am- 12:00pm

In Margaret Moody's new farm-inspired puppet show, Growing Things, Cow wants to plant hay, while Mouse plants cheese.

Lexington Farmers' Market

Outdoor Market Every Tuesday Through October 29

Tuesdays 2:00- 6:30pm

Worthen Road Practice Field Lexington MA

Bike Corral at the Farmers' Market

Tuesday, October 8

Lexington Transportation Services

Smart Cycling: Skills, Drills and Confidence Building

Saturday, October 5 9:30- 11:30am

Take the Lexington Public Schools Family Travel Survey!

Survey is open until 10/11

Citizens for Lexington Conservation

October Walks

Plants and Insects of Arlington Great Meadows: October 5 10:00am

Fall Goat Pasture Walk at Chiesa Farm: Sunday, October 13 12:00- 2:00pm

Walk in My Moccasins: Monday, October 14 9:00am

Fall Bird Walk at Arlington Reservoir and LexFarm: Saturday, October 19 8:00- 10:00am

Lexington Field & Garden Club

Floral Inspirations of the Impressionists: Giverny and Beyond

Wednesday, October 9 6:30pm

Follen Community Church

755 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington

Town of Lexington Sustainability & Resilience Department &LPS Green Teams

Stop Private Jet Expansion

Recording of "What's Happened, What We've Achieved and What's Ahead"

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

Sign Up for FREE Curbside Composting

Explore Lexington's Climate Data with the Resilient Lexington Dashboard

Noise Bylaw Restrictions on Gas Leaf Blowers

Go Solar! Free Solar Coaching!

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. 

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

After a brief summer break standouts will resume Tuesday, September 10

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

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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