| Eco Edition
Sent to your inbox from the Employee Sustainability Awareness Team, our goal is to educate, encourage questions, and start conversations between employees around the topic of sustainable practices and environmental issues. | |  | | The Internal Climate Action Resilience and Education (ICARE) Plan has several updated goals. They are now more specific, measurable and actionable giving us a better way to track progress for County operations. Check them out below and read the latest report for more information. |  | Recent News | | UPCOMING EVENTS |  | Compost Queen Headquarters TourApril 21st, 11:00am -3:00pm Compost Queen recycles organic material from customers right here in Northern Colorado, producing some of the best food scrap compost available. Click for more info. |
| Managing the PlanetApril 17th, 5:00pm -6:30pm Avogadro’s Number Each year, the School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) hosts six panels as part of the SoGES Managing the Planet panel series. Panels address diverse topics related to relevant sustainability issues and feature an interdisciplinary panel of Colorado State University experts conducting research related to the topic. Click here for more information. |  |
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|  | Fort Collins Earth DayApril 20th, 11:00am - 5:00pm Civic Center Park Features a combination of activities and events for the entire family, including informational booths and displays, kids activities, arts & crafts, live music, speakers, food trucks, farmers market and a beer garden. Click for more info. |
| Trail Project & Litter CleanupApril 20th, 8:00am - 2:00pm Two separate activities are available for volunteers to work with Larimer County Natural Resources staff on Earth Day. Take a look at both events and see which fits your intertest and activity level. Click here to learn more. |  |
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| Green PracticesHelp Out The Pollinators This Spring |  | You can preserve the lives of our native pollinators by waiting to do yard clean up until mid-may. Resist the temptation of spring fever!
We get it, it’s tough to turn a blind eye to the “messy” garden, especially when gardening magazines, catalogs, and TV ads provide temptation daily.
Waiting to mow and remove yard debris gives flowers in the lawn a chance to bloom and insects that have been overwintering in the garden a chance to wake up and leave their winter sheltering spots. The start of the growing season is a critical time for hungry, newly emerged native bees. A good rule is to wait until the daytime temperature warms to a consistent 10°C (or 50°F).
While you may be eager to get outside and play in the garden – there will be time enough to toil in the soil before you know it!
When it is time to plant, consider adding in more pollinator friendly plants.
| Ask ESATThe Employee Sustainability Awareness Team is here to answer your questions!
Q. Is there any more info on the Ford Lightning? Is it a pool vehicle? Can we check it out to use? If not, what department has it? Why did they get one and not other departments?
A. Thank you for your questions on the Ford Lightning. Currently, it is under the possession of Facilities as a maintenance vehicle. Part of the reason that other departments don't have one is that there is insufficient charging infrastructure at County buildings to support electric vehicles. The City of Fort Collins is leasing us one of their chargers at the Civic Park Parking Garage to support the Ford Lightning. Later this year, Fleet's new building in Loveland will have the charging infrastructure necessary to operate EVs as pool vehicles. To hear more information about the Lightning, watch the recent presentation to the Commissioners.
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