About Climate Action Coffee

Celebrate The Extraordinary Caterpillar During National Pollinator Week

Join us on Saturday, June 27, 2pm, as we celebrate National Pollinator Week (June 21-28) at the Takoma Park Library, 101 Philadelphia Avenue. Watch the film “The Extraordinary Caterpillar". There will be activities and information for kids and adults after the film. While there, check out the selection of books on caterpillars, the masters of disguise, in the Children’s Room, which will be on display for the month of June.

The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Donations accepted.

Sponsored by the Pollinator Group of Climate Action Coffee, Friends of Native Trees in Takoma, Friends of Sligo Creek, and the Sustainability Committee of the City of Takoma Park, a/k/a the “Green Team”.

The Pollinators, a subgroup of Climate Action Coffee, seeks to find local solutions to climate change, by supporting native plants, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, & food security. ClimateActionCoffee.org

Use this link to see more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z32VmOlh8VBdHjSNflVhYT-jSdGh_JaW/edit

Zoom with Climate Action Coffee on Wednesday mornings 8:00 to 9:30 am: Zoom Link Here

In addition to meeting weekly on Wednesday mornings, Climate Action Coffee (CAC) is the hub for 3 subgroups that meet independently as well:

Community Food Forest Collective
The Pollinators
Takoma Stormwater Solutions

Climate Action Coffee launched in October 2019 and is an outgrowth of the Takoma Alliance for Local Living Economy (TALLE). CAC is one of the several groups that spun off from Takoma Park Mobilization (TPM). Our origins go back to a progressive flurry of subgroups created under TPM. Andy Shallal, the founder & owner of Busboys and Poets, offered us weekly use of their meeting space along with free coffee and tea. Thus was born what came to be known as "Climate Action Coffee" (CAC). When the pandemic hit, CAC pivoted to weekly zoom meetings on Wednesdays at 8 - 9:30 am which is still our current meeting time.

If you would like to learn more or sign up to our mailing list, please contact:

Philip Bogdonoff at pbogdonoff@gmail.com .

Plant swap at Belle Ziegler park, 2025

Community Food Forest Collective

https://www.foodforestcollective.org/

In partnership with communities, the Community Food Forest Collective (CFFC) designs, installs, and maintains food forests while educating people about forest gardens, regenerative land stewardship and ecologically-sound food systems.

We are now working on several sites in Takoma Park: two on the TP/SS campus of Montgomery College, one in downtown Takoma Park, and one at Takoma Park Elementary School. More are being planned.

We are also exploring other sites while working with private landowners to help them grow and maintain food forests on their land, using permaculture design principles, and native plants. We want all these spaces to become thriving community hubs -- places of learning, play, discussions, and joy that provide free, nutrient-dense food in a way that reconnects people with the land, enhances biodiversity, mitigates the climate crisis, and makes our communities more resilient.

And come harvest time watch for signs indicating what is ready!

We have regular work days on the...

First Saturday Volunteer Work Party 9:00 AM 12:00 PM at Montgomery College Food Forest (map)

Third Wednesday Volunteer Work Party 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Montgomery College Food Forest (map)

All are welcome, no experience needed.

For more information or to get on the mailing list, please visit our website: https://www.foodforestcollective.org/ .

The food Forest at Montgomery College, Takoma Park

The Pollinators

www.nativeplantsdmv.com

Our Pollinator group focuses on action and educating people about the value of our natural environment. Native plants and pollinators are promoted as integral parts of a healthy ecosystem and landscape, both public and private. To promote knowledge about pollinators and native plants, we table at local events such as the Takoma Park Folk Festival, Earth Day, and National Pollinator Week (NPW) at the end of June every year. We give away native plants along with educational handouts. We sponsor a plant swap every spring and fall.

We meet by Zoom every other Thursday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 am: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88246766222?pwd=TzRPNkt0a09sbzRoMFpTdTZITU9ZZz09

We maintain a separate website (www.nativeplantsDMV.com) with a lot of information about native plants and current events such as plant swaps.

To join or for more information, contact:

Marguerite Cyr, mhcyr@verizon.net .

Current Events

Past Events

Goldenrod

Blue Mistflower

Butterfly Weed

St. John's Wort

Takoma Stormwater Solutions

https://www.takomastormwatersolutions.net/

Takoma Stormwater Solutions promotes stormwater management practices that will help our community cope with a rapidly changing climate. Through advocacy, education, and example, we aim to reduce or mitigate the risks to health, property, and the natural environment from flooding and stream pollution. We advocate for diverse viewpoints, communities, and solutions. We believe that appropriate and equitable stormwater management is an integral element of a sustainable future. Contact takomastormwater@gmail.com for more information or to sign up to our mailing list.

Storm pond at Circle Ave. and PG Ave. has worked many times.

Bioretention on Grant Ave.

Where did all this water come from, and what can we do about it?

Identify problem areas through community engagement.

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