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Permaculture: Living off YOUR Land with Sean James - Learn how to grow food on your property including creative solutions for city yards, keeping your edible garden ornamental and how to use edible natives and perennials to be eco-friendly. Wednesday April 29, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Dazzling Natives with Aileen Barclay - Join us to learn about the best native plants for urban gardens that will help you achieve stunning results... plants that also help our local bees and butterflies! Wednesday May 6, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Garden Design Secrets with Robert Pavlis - Professional garden designers use a number of important concepts for garden design that are easy to learn and apply to any garden. Learn some of the experts' secrets to create your own stunning garden. Wednesday May 13, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Waterwise Gardening with Ben Cullen -More rain, less often: this is the new normal for Canadian gardeners. Is your property equipped to deal with everything from drought to deluge? Join Ben Cullen to discuss responsible water management in your garden, from plant selection and beyond. Register atwww.regionofwaterloo.ca/conservation Attendees will receive an email with a link to join the webinar. We've moved online! Register online for any of these four webinars that will stream live on Zoom. Join us to be inspired to create beautiful outdoor spaces without much water use. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate ac- tion. While actions like community clean up events won't be taking place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the prohibition of gatherings, it's still possible to celebrate Earth Day beyond April 22. Action on climate change has been distin- guished as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this year. In- dividuals are being encouraged to organize environmentally friendly activities at home by Earth Day Canada. During the month of April, the organization is suggesting a di� er- ent green practice each day through its Face- book and Instagram accounts to promote the integration of these habits into daily life. The following are some examples of envi- ronmental actions to do at home as present- ed by Earth Day Canada #EARTHDAYATHOME. • Eat organic: To preserve the richness of the soil, improve air quality and protect biodiversity and one's own health. • Eat local: To eat fresher products, contrib- ute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions due to transport, and make a particularly important gesture of solidar- ity in this period of health crisis. • Reduce food waste: In Canada, 58 per cent of food is thrown away along the food chain. Use up leftovers to make infusions, soups and tasty stews to freeze. • Eat vegetarian: Livestock is responsible for 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, 63 per cent of deforestation in the Amazon, overconsumption of water and depletion of soil. • Make your own household products: Con- ventional household cleaning products contain chemical components dangerous to health and the environment. • Compost, consign, recycle: Your winning trio to reduce your production of waste, after a reduction at source of course. • Towards zero waste: Reduce your con- sumption of single-use plastic cups, straws, bags, reusable containers. At pres- ent their use can be more di� cult but when the situation returns to normal, they will be precious assets in your zero waste approach. • Favour the purchase of second-hand: Second-hand stores, garage sales ... there are plenty of opportunities to buy gen- tly used items. You can also organize ex- changes between colleagues or friends. • Recycle Batteries: The best way to prevent batteries from invading our land� lls is to make sure they never go their way. • Make a vegetable garden (in town or in the countryside): Whether you are in the countryside with a large garden or in town with a balcony, it's time to start growing vegetables and herbs, without neglecting � owers for our pollinator friends. For more tips go to www.earthday.ca and follow Earth Day Canada on Facebook and Twitter. Celebrating 50 years, Earth Day 2020 promotes climate action EARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEKEARTH WEEK APRIL18 TO 26