Plastic bag bans: Help or hurt? How can we make sure they don’t hurt?
What happens when single-use bags are banned? It depends on what we use instead. Let’s look at the pros and […]
Category: Clean North news updates
Check out who won a Clean North Award
Clockwise from top left: Isaac Jeffery; Carter Dorscht and Corinne Wilkerson of The Kensington Conservancy; Chevaun Toulouse; Erica Hogan of […]
When “bad” plants happen to good people
New plants can come with issues and ethical concerns. For example, buying a single invasive plant can cause your garden […]
Clean North plants trees to green our city and fight climate change (tree planting tips included!)
Ten more young trees recently joined dozens of others in a Clean North tree plantation. This site is just south […]
Clean North, the public library, and Sault Climate Hub to celebrate Earth Week with hopeful climate change flick
Are you seeking a sense of hope when it comes to climate change? Then in honour of Earth Week, come […]
Want to grow native plants but can’t find any? Grow your own using winter sowing!
As part of our Invasive Plant Species Education Project, we urge gardeners to replace invasive plants with native ones. Native […]
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How plant-based eating can help save us from climate change
UPDATE (July 2023): New research findings from the United Kingdom show that eating a vegan diet results in 75% less […]
How pets can harm the environment—and how you can help reduce their impacts
Our pets bring us much comfort and joy—but they come with environmental impacts. So what are these impacts, and how […]
Invasive plants cause harm: How gardeners/property owners can help stop them
Check out the Sault/Algoma Grow Me Instead Guide for a list of the most locally concerning invasives as well as […]