Past and Ongoing Projects

hired Holbrook Engineering to produce an energy modeling study or possible building envelope modifications and heating system replacement options at Peaks Island Elementary School, and for the Island branch library’s anticipated renovation project.  The grant has also paid for materials being used in a hands-on grade 4-5 science unit exploring energy at P.I.E.S. and a poster designed by Marty Braun which illustrates the process the library used to make energy efficiency decisions.

annually organized and recruited for the spring Earth Week and fall Coastal Clean-upscleared invasive plants from the slope to the beach by the turnaround down front

sold milkweed plugs to island gardeners in an effort to deal with the migration crisis facing monarch butterflies

tested the Island wind resource in 2010-11

sold 1,100 LED light bulbs at below store prices to Island residents

created two heat pump purchase groups resulting in the installation of 65 units in 2014 and 2015

presented numerous free public programs on environmental issues and opportunities