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What steps have you taken? Share to win!
What steps have you taken? Share to win!
Every step you take gets us closer to 500 community energy actions. Earn a raffle entry and a chance to win great energy-saving prizes for every action you tell us about.
Not sure where to start? Take the quiz.
Not sure where to start? Take the quiz.
Take 2 minutes and run down our quick checklist of climate-ready action ideas. Share what you've done or are considering. Tell us how the Chittenden Energy and Climate Committee can help you go further. Taking the quiz counts for an action and raffle entry!
Climate-Ready Action Ideas
Climate-Ready Action Ideas
Calculate and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Calculate and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
It takes an average of 5 tons of carbon emissions per year to support every person on earth. (In the U.S., it's 16-17 tons.) That's our "carbon footprint" -- greenhouse gases released for our food, heat, home, transportation, clothing, and more. Gases warm the planet and contribute to climate change.
Calculate yours -- and then look for ways to reduce it.
ID, Report, and Manage Invasive Species
ID, Report, and Manage Invasive Species
Can you recognize Japanese knotweed, spotted lanternflies, wild chervil, or the emerald ash borer? Do you know what to do about them? Invasive species threaten our forests, watersheds, food crops, and safety. And they are spreading faster than ever.
Explore the Vermont Invasives website to learn what's here and how to identify local invasives
Check your land for invasives; remove or stop the spread (or volunteer on public lands)
Watch for emerging invasives like spotted lanternfly and report one if you see it
Help control invasives by cooking them up. Try a Vermont invasives recipe.
Healthy Forest Management
Healthy Forest Management
Chittenden is one of the most forested towns in the state. Our woods -- public and private -- are essential to protecting Vermont's climate, habitat and wildlife, air quality, and watersheds. Learn how to keep your woods healthy and well.
Call your county forester or join a Vermont woodland organization to learn about forest management resources
Get a forest management plan to help identify steps to improve the health of your woods
Leave dead trees, limbs, and woody debris for habitat and compost
Learn to identify Vermont trees, shrubs, and signs of wildlife
Create a Climate-Friendly Lawn and Landscape
Create a Climate-Friendly Lawn and Landscape
Vermont's climate is growing warmer and wetter (overall), drier (sometimes) and more unpredictable (always). That's hard on grass lawns and gardens, and water-hungry lawns are hard on our climate. Adapt your yard to be climate-friendly.
Reduce ferrtilizer and explore Lawn to Lake to learn how your lawn is impacting Lake Champlain
Mow less often, "raise the blade," or join "No-Mow May" to help pollinators and the watershed
Replace lawn or garden plants with native and drought-tolerant species
Water less, or install a rain barrel to save and re-use water
Compost your yard and food waste, and use compost for garden fertilizer
Maintain "buffers" (strips of trees) along all streams and riverbanks
Get Ready for Storms and Emergencies
Get Ready for Storms and Emergencies
Storms and hazards are getting more severe, more localized, and more unpredictable. That can mean more stormwater, power outages, road washouts, flooded basements, and other safety problems. Be sure you're ready for heavy rain, power outages, wind, sleet, and more.
Make a family and household emergency plan and get resources at ready.gov
Sign up for VT-ALERT for free emergency alerts
Make a home emergency preparedness kit
Install a home backup battery or generator for power outages
Clean out culverts, secure propane tanks, and
Remove dead trees or limbs that could fall on power lines, people, or property
Learn how to manage stormwater for your home or business (upsize culverts, install swales, create driveway water bars, etc.)
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