HTS Eco-Team

Amazing holiday vibes at our student-led Christmas Market! The EcoTeam offering sustainable gift ideas.@HTSEcoTeam @HTSRichmondHill

Anything is possible when you mix passion, dedication, and support! Congrats to Nichole on her months of planning to make this farmers market come to life! @HTSRichmondHill

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday at our first student-led HTS Farmer’s Market!🍁This event was hosted by the @HTSEcoTeam and generously supported by @ballantryhomes. #HTSrichmondhill #thinkglobalactlocal #sustainability #shoplocal #richmondhill #independentschool

UPCOMING EVENT - HTS Farmer’s Market 2022 Date: Oct.21st (3-6:30pm) Please read the posts below for more information on our upcoming HTS Farmers Market! Look forward to further details about vendors and what to bring for the market as the date approaches.

Thank you Eco Team Members for leading the Grade 3s in a tree planting session on our campus with our Connections partner Friends of the Rouge! Happy Earth Day HTS! @HTSRichmondHill @frwatershed @JacksButler @HTSEcoTeam @HTSGrade3A @Mrs_Schultzie

FRW visited Holy Trinity School (HTS) in the headwaters of the Rouge last Friday for a special Earth Day planting event! Over 60 students & HTS EcoTeam Members helped to plant 160 Silver Maple & White Spruce trees. Thank you @HTSRichmondHill @HTSEcoTeam! #earthday2022

Check out our latest podcast, "A Day in the Life: Episode 38 - Environmental Stewardship" hts.buzzsprout.com/196660/10522841 @HTSRichmondHill @JacksButler @HTSEcoTeam @JamesWDarling

As it is Earth Week, the theme for today was Wildlife Wednesday. We wanted to bring attention to an endangered species: The Giant Panda. Please see the poster below for more details. Thank you to Erika in Gr.10 who helped design this infographic :)

The climate crisis is delivering blow after blow: “Customers who are hit with more frequent and longer weather outages also are paying more for electricity.” apnews.com/article/wildfi…

(7/7) These impacts and concerns are continuing to be watched by researchers who have set up stations in order to continue their observations of how our climate is constantly changing.

(6/7) the risk of wildfires. When the runoff from the snow ends up in the soil system, it would reduce the soil’s buffering capacity and can become more prone to flooding issues.

Thank you Danielle T. for creating a summary for this interesting article on climate change. (1/7) ctvnews.ca/climate-and-en…

A guide to the signs of humanity’s impact on the climate. discovermagazine.com/environment/un…