Dear ECO-Canoeists, We’ve just had our first Canoe Clean-up with our new van!! It took us and the trailer to Lake Mills and back again!! See our transportation: http://www.eco-action.net/images/caravan2011.jpg And, we can store all our gear in it! SO,Friends, we are back to weekly Sunday afternoon Clean-Ups as we have done over 600 times in [...]
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Eco-Action Canoe Lake Cleanups
Posted in Community Happenings, Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, tagged 2011, EcoAction, Florida, lake cleanup, Orlando, Summer on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 (Update # 55)
Posted in Environment/Wildlife, Lake Formosa, Philadelphia/Alden Pollution cleanup, tagged 2011, cleanup, EPA, Orange County, Sellers Auto on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From: Mills, Louise Sent: Tue 5/31/11 4:41 PM To: Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net (Damon.Taylor@ocfl.net) Damon: As always, thank you very much for giving our neighborhood the monthly heads-up on cleanup progress at this site. The number of reports tells the tale of your diligence in keeping us well-informed since the project started over 4 years ago. We look [...]
Canle Lake Clean-Up Memorial Day!
Posted in Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, tagged EcoAction, lake cleanup, Memorial Day on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dear ECO-Canoeists, We still have 3 spots open for this Sunday at 3 pm on Sunset Lake in Casselberry. This is your chance! Join us as we have fun and protect animals while canoeing for a few hours on beautiful Lake Sunset. Call the ECO-phone at 407-695-5050 or email beth@eco-action.net to reserve a canoe. Happy [...]
June 11th Electronics Recycling Event
Posted in City of Orlando, Community Happenings, Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, news, tagged 2011 Electronic Waste Collection, Recycling event on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Volunteers! What a successful spring we’ve had, thanks to you. At our Earth Day event, we collected 7.4 tons of litter and debris, planted over 20 trees and spruced up the Carver Shores Neighborhood. We are having an electronic waste collection, please see this flyer: 2011_Electronical_Waste_Collection. Bring us your old electronics to have them [...]
Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 (Update # 54)
Posted in Environment/Wildlife, news, Philadelphia/Alden Pollution cleanup, tagged EPA, Orange County on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
May 2, 2011 Ms. Mills, I would like to take this opportunity to give you our fifty-fourth monthly update on the project. General Status: I am currently reviewing the year four quarter three report and it contains the data and updated milestones (see below for milestone summary). The run time has been good and there [...]
E-PASS Shredding and Recycling Event, April 2
Posted in Community Happenings, Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, tagged 2011, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Epass, Keep Orlando Beautiful, Shredding and Recycling event on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In recognition of Keep America Beautiful Month, E-PASS, along with several community partners, will host a shredding and electronics recycling event Saturday, April 2nd from 8 am to 12 pm. The event will be in the parking lot area in front of the Amway Arena near the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre (West Livingston Street, [...]
Homegrown Coop – Local Food right in our neighborhood!
Posted in Community Happenings, Environment/Wildlife, news, Orange Avenue corridor, tagged Co-op, food, Homegrown, http://homegrowncoop.org, local, market, North Orange Ave on March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Homegrown Co-op features whole foods direct from real Florida farmers. Sustain the planet and support a strong local economy eating delicious and affordable organic foods that are fresher, tastier and more nutritious than anything you’ll ever find at the grocery store. Try Central Florida’s bountiful harvest today by placing an order at their online [...]
Keep Orlando Beautiful–Earth Day 2011
Posted in City of Orlando, Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, tagged clean up, Earth Day, Keep Orlando Beautiful on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Volunteers, Earth Day is right around the corner and we are having our event a little early this year. It is set for Saturday, April 16th. Please see attached pdf for info and details. We hope to see you there! Thank you, – Jody Goostree Keep Orlando Beautiful Coordinator 1010 Woods Ave Orlando, FL [...]
Monthly update for Sellers Auto / Artist Studio petroleum cleanup site 489201547 / 489201548 (Update # 52)
Posted in Environment/Wildlife, Lake Formosa, Philadelphia/Alden Pollution cleanup, tagged Enivironmental Protection Division on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
March 1, 2011 Ms. Mills, I would like to take this opportunity to give you our fifty-second monthly update on the project. General Status: The system went down a couple of weeks ago due to a high water alarm in the infiltration gallery. However, this problem was abated by reducing the water through the system. [...]
Upcoming Keep Orlando Beautiful and City Events
Posted in Beautification Committee, City of Orlando, Community Happenings, Environment/Wildlife, Get Involved! Involvement Opportunity, tagged cleanup, Keep Orlando Beautiful on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Volunteers, Spring is just around the corner. We have some great events coming up. You can check out the direct link to our website: http://www.cityoforlando.net/public_works/kob/specialevents.htm Don’t forget about the FREE Orlando Wetland’s Festival in February (flyer on website). Come and let us entertain you with tours, hikes, live music and lots of environmental organizations [...]