Blessed Beltane!
Our group Exploring Earth-Centered Spirituality met on Saturday to consider the neo-Pagan holidays centered around May Day. My own...
UU Principles call us to respect the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
This blog demonstrates the congregation's stewardship of the Earth and its commitment to the Seventh Principle.
Wildflower Meadows at UUCSR
UUCSR has engaged Larry Weaner Landscape Associates to design wildflower meadows along the perimeter of the Great Lawn. This design work...
Lessons of Love from the Wild
Perhaps you know the ecological restoration story of wolves being reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, but do you know what this...
Environmental Justice: A New Year’s Wish
Throughout the United States many communities have been exploited by fossil fuel companies and other extraction processes. Although 300...
Homeowners Insurance and Climate Change
Many insurance companies are engaging in major cutbacks because of climate change events. They are refusing to accept new homeowners’...
Fossil Fuel Companies and Greenwashing
Disinformation by fossil fuel companies continues and has contributed to our climate crisis unabated. These companies paint a positive...
Happy Trails to You!
You may not be old enough to remember theses lyrics (some of us are), but at any age you can enjoy the UUCSR Level One hiking trail. A map...
The web of life is truly amazing!
This week at UUCSR, Karen Uresk from Seatuck Environmental Association gave our interns an in field study of the varied life under the...
Our Topsoil
One of the earth’s valuable resources is its topsoil. “Globally, the soil contains over 3,000 gigatons of carbon, about four times the...
Bees
Bee is derived from the Old English “ben” meaning “a prayer, a favor.” By the late eighteen century, “bee” has...
Current Environmentalism
Restoration and revival is 21st Century environmentalism. This means managing eco-system diversity. For example, feral horses degrade...
ReWild on Attack
Congregant Claudia Barbey helps Rewild students pull a massive porcelain berry plant from an area at UUCSR recently planted with native...
Summer Program to Fight Hunger and Climate Change organized by ReWild Long Island
Green Sanctuary is sponsoring the 2023 Summer Program to Fight Hunger and Climate Change organized by Rewild Long Island. That...
A New Opportunity
The coronavirus has opened a new opportunity for all or us. Although it is devastating, and many of us are worrying about getting it, and...
The Paw Paw Tree
At the Worship Service presented by the UUCSR Green Sanctuary Committee on June 25, 2023, Dana Gumb spoke about returning some of the UUCSR...
Meditation on Earth, shared by Rev. David Carl Olson
At the conclusion of the 2023 General Assembly of the UUA in Pittsburgh, PA, a meditation on stewardship of Earth, by Rev. David Carl Olson
UUA says, “Join the Climate Justice Brainstorm!”
We know we need to focus on climate justice, but where do we start? For many Green Sanctuary Teams, the Justice campaign is the most...
The Oceans and Seaweed Aquaculture
Our oceans are filled with seaweed. Besides the well-known plastic pollution, they are also experiencing nutrient pollution. This is an...
Rare but Essential
We use rare earth elements to magnetize the hard drives on our computers and make our cell phones vibrate. One particular rare earth...
Combating Forever Chemicals
Our water pollution problem on Long Island is not an isolated one. It is besieged by “forever chemicals.” Known scientifically as...
The Promise of Hope for the Planet
We are living in a time of climate change. It has caused worldwide disasters and the disappearance of thousands of species. Floods,...
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