{"id":187,"date":"2023-11-08T15:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2024-06-24T17:19:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:19:51","slug":"green-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/green-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"187\" class=\"elementor elementor-187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41715b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e41715b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d85cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3d85cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5045148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5045148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green Steps\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f3984 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87f3984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stay up to date on everything happening at Highland Green<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232b5e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"232b5e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828a087 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"828a087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39db3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39db3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Green Steps is comprised of a group of Highland Green residents interested in supporting the sustainable health of our environment through education and action. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-230 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/Green-Steps-logo200.png\" alt=\"Click to access information about Green Steps\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p><p>Open to all residents. No invitation needed.<\/p><p>Meetings: First Thursday of each month, 3:30 to 5:00 PM, HG Community Center.\u00a0Come join us!<\/p><h3>Mission Statement<\/h3><ul><li>Promote good stewardship of our shared environment.<\/li><li>Support cost-efficient, effective initiatives that improve the health of our natural environment.<\/li><li>Offer interesting and educational co-sponsored programming for the Highland Green and local community.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Initiatives and Interests<\/h3><ul><li>Composting and recycling for HG residents<\/li><li>Sustainable care of HG lawns and common areas<\/li><li>Offering home energy-saving ideas and other tips<\/li><li>Encouraging native plantings<\/li><li>Supporting the health of our birds and pollinators<\/li><li>Providing sponsored and co-sponsored educational programing<\/li><\/ul><h3>Sample Activities &amp; Co-Sponsored Lectures<\/h3><ul><li>Annual May Native Plant Sale, Sponsored by Green Steps and Maine Audubon Society<\/li><li>Composting and Composting Bins, begun in 2017, partnering with We Compost It<\/li><li>Promoting, supporting the installations of Native Bee Condos<\/li><li>\u201cMaine\u2019s Environment and the 2019 Maine Legislature,\u201d Peter Didisheim, Senior Director of Advocacy, Natural Resource Council of Maine. Co-Sponsor: Topsham Public Library<\/li><li>\u201cBiodiversity in Maine: What it is, Why it Matters, and Strategies for the Future,\u201d Andy Cutko, Director of Science at the Nature Conservancy, author of <i>Natural Landscapes of Maine.<\/i> Co-Sponsor: Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA)<\/li><li><b><\/b>\u201cEcological Ties that Bind Highland Green and Casco Bay,\u201d Mary Cerullo, Associate Director of the Friends of Casco Bay, arranged by Green Steps<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b566ca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b566ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcaae0e elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcaae0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Brown-leaf.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f01682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f01682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Resources<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b796b38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b796b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/HGWaterSupply.pdf\">Highland Green\u2019s Water Supply<\/a> [1.5 mb]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/BoardRoomMap20220922.pdf\">Brunswick-Topsham Water District (BTWD)<\/a>\u00a0[7 mb]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/black_slime_or_staining_formation.pdf\">Black Slime or Staining Formation<\/a>\u00a0[16 kb]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/recyclingAug2022.pdf\">Updated Recycling Guide Aug. 2022<\/a>\u00a0[pdf, 860 kb]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Electric-Cars4-7-21.pdf\">Thinking About an Electric Car?<\/a> [pdf, 836 kb]<\/p><p>Compost in barrels by recycling and trash. Check below what is and isn&#8217;t able to be composted.<\/p><p><strong>Compostable<\/strong>:<\/p><p>Vegetables, fruit, citrus<\/p><p>breads, grains, seeds<\/p><p>Meat, dairy, bones, shells<\/p><p>Coffe grounds, loose tea<\/p><p>Pet hair<\/p><p>Napkins, paper towels<\/p><p><strong>Non-Compostable<\/strong><\/p><p>Plastic, styroform<\/p><p>Chemicals<\/p><p>Metals<\/p><p>Glass<\/p><p>Pet waste and diapers<\/p><p>Plastic wrap, twist ties, stickers, rubber bands<\/p><p>Any inorganic material<\/p><p>Wax, parchment paper<\/p><p><br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-950 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/highlandgreenlifestyle.com\/residents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/New-location-of-compost-barrels-2021-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"Compost barrels\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p>You will need the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/\">free Adobe Reader<\/a>\u00a0to view any pdf<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Steps Stay up to date on everything happening at Highland Green Green Steps is comprised of a group of Highland Green residents interested in supporting the sustainable health of our environment through education and action. 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