The Green Team has been doing
environment work since 2005. Following Earth Day 2006, we presented an
educational celebration that included an organic breakfast and the first showing
of our Water, Water Everywhere video, written by Green Team member
Barbara Kelley and filmed by Green Team member Chuck Erkenbeck. Water, Water
Everywhere is now in its third printing, followed by the second video
Easy Being Green, and our third video is currently in production
documenting the creation of a bioswale (a small wetland) we are creating on the
church property to filter rain runoff from the parking lot and roof and prevent
pollutants from entering the water system of streams and rivers. On Earth Day
2008 (April 20th), we are planting the bioswale with wetland plants; all are
invited to come join in the planting.
We work continually to educate our
members, as well as the greater community, to lead more
environmentally-responsible lives. We have invited guest speakers and green
experts Susan Terry of Clackamas County Sustainability and Jeanne Roy,
co-founder of Northwest Earth Institute and Recycling Advocates. We support Tryon Life Community Farm and the Northwest Earth Institute.
GREEN TEAM
VIDEO CLIP ONLINE FOR ALL TO SEE! Now you can view a clip of our own Green
Team's first video, Water Water Everywhere, on the web! The video,
introduced on Earth Day 2006, studies human impact on the earth's waterways and
wildlife, and offers tips on how we can help reverse the damage and lead
healthier, more responsible lives. To view a short segment of this inspirational
video, go to You Tube (www.youtube.com) and
enter LOUCC Water in the Search box.
Copies of the DVD, along with
the second DVD Easy Being Green which chronicles easy steps which any
business, home, or church can take to make our world a greener place, are
available for purchase @ $10/each or both for $15 (plus $3.00 shipping). Both
DVDs were produced by our own Chuck Erkenbeck. To order your copy, contact
Barbara Kelley at cedar776@earthlink.com.
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