Join Sustainable Stow

Summary: Join Sustainable Stow

Description

Sustainable Stow is a group of town residents interested in taking positive actions to reduce individual and town energy consumption as well as looking at other steps we can take collectively to build a more sustainable community.

The types of activities we have been involved in include:

• Stow Solar Challenge
• Green Communities designation
• Creating pollinator pathways
• Rain barrel program
• Stow Heat Smart Program 
• Randall Library monthly climate talks. Topics include Water Quality in Lake Boon and private wells, Gardening with Native Plants, Electric Vehicles, Electrifying Everthing, Current Climate Legislation. See past Climate Talks.

Future plans include

• Working with Hale Middle School's Environmental Club
• Planning for a Nashoba School District Cooler Climate Fair

Sustainable Stow meets monthly on zoom.  Come share your ideas and passions to help the town become more sustainable.

Deep Dive

History

In 2007, Sharon Brownfield and Arnie Epstein meet and agreed that a group in Stow was needed to help encourage activity around environmental issues. Working through the town selectman, a working group was formed reporting to Bill Wrigley, the town administrator. Initially the group was focused on completing audits of all the town buildings, starting with the town municipal building. Sustainable Stow has expanded its work on educating individuals to reduce emissions, promote biodiversity, and create a more liveable and sustainable environment in Stow.

Since the formation of the Stow Green Advisory Committee, a formal town committee established by the Select Board in 2021, Sustainable Stow, as a volunteer organization, has been working together with the Green Advisory Committee on town environmental and sustinability initiatives. 

Steps to Take

Step 1:  Go to Sustainable Stow's Facebook page Facebook Sustainable Stow and ask to join.