Not-So-Final Goodbyes from the EnvIR but More to Come from Our Fragile Planet!
I, Janelle Richards, am sorry to say that today is my last day as your Environmentalist in Residence! While I'm sad to leave, I want to highlight some of the really cool things that I've been up to over the last 10 weeks.
Over 10 weeks, 2 libraries, and 20 workshops, events and consultations, I was able to meet and speak with over 580 people from across the Greater Toronto Area! Together, we learned about bees, flowers, water bugs and trees. We had questions about our backyard nature and our balcony nature. We explored sidewalks and woodlots; city parks and reading gardens. We learned how to reduce our waste and how nature still has a place in the world of technology. We examined indigenous medicine and drew on natural knowledge from homes far away. We explored and looked closer, we ran and we rested under the shade of wise trees. We took time to listen and to feel the world around us and, as a result, we learned something new each day (yes, even me)!
What did I learn?
I learned that Toronto is a fantastic place to explore and people are eager to learn more about the world around them.
I learned that library spaces across the city have the potential to foster some really great exploration and connection to the natural world.
What am I going to do now?
While my time as the first ever Environmentalist in Residence is over, I'm not going too far away! I'm looking forward to attending some of the cool environmental programs coming up in the Our Fragile Planet Fall 2018 line-up!
Here are a few that are making me buzz!
The Environmentalist in Residence workshops and the Our Fragile Planet program series are generously supported by the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
3 thoughts on “Not-So-Final Goodbyes from the EnvIR but More to Come from Our Fragile Planet!”
Thank you for everything you did as the Environmentalist in Residence as well as for everything you’ll continue to do for our city. I enjoyed your recap.
Thanks Lydia! I really enjoyed my time and am looking forward to some more great things!
It’s great to see the library system providing support for work on the environment, it’s such important work. I hope these types of programs will continue. Thanks for the recap!