Training Site

Designing for Resilience and Sustainability
2026-02-15 08:00 - 2026-02-16 17:00 UTC | United States, MA, United States
Join MetroWest Climate Solutions on June 10 at 7 p.m. for a discussion on sustainable landscaping with Marie Chieppo, a native plant designer and horticulturalist. To register for this free webinar, visit metrowestclimatesolutions.org.
There is so much that nature does to support our gardens when we create a partnership. Ecologically based design strategies help strengthen the partnership by giving nature the ability to do what it does best: live and reproduce. We, in turn, benefit from far fewer demands for maintenance and more time to take in nature’s wonders.
Chieppo will use case studies to explain how to work with nature to create beautiful landscapes with maximum function for living organisms. She became a Master Gardener in 1999. For the next 19 years, through her business, EcoPlantPlans, LLC, she and a crew of skillful women designed, installed and maintained beautiful gardens and landscapes. After earning an advanced certificate in native plant design and horticulture at The Native Plant Trust, she joined the Sustainability Committee at the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and became certified as Landscape Designer through the Garden Federation. Most recently, she became an Accredited Organic Landcare Professional through the Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association’s (NOFA) Organic Landcare Program.
Chieppo earned a Masters in Public Health degree. Earlier in her career, she worked as a researcher for the Editor in Chief at the New England Journal of Medicine.

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2026-02-14 08:00 - 2026-04-21 21:00, 2026-02-07 08:00 - 2026-04-14 21:00, 2026-01-31 08:00 - 2026-04-07 21:00, 2026-01-24 08:00 - 2026-03-31 21:00, 2026-01-08 08:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-01 08:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-25 08:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-18 08:00 - 21:00 UTC and 2 more dates | 107 Concord Road, Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area, 107 Concord Road, Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area, Wayland, US
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2026-01-31 09:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Oasis Community Room, Second Church of Dorchester, 44 Moultrie St, Dorchester, MA, United States
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2026-01-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 100 Terrace St, 100 Terrace St, Boston, US
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Really Cool Event Happening Live
2025-11-08 08:00 - 2026-01-16 17:00 UTC | First Parish Church in Weston, 349 Boston Post Rd, Weston, MA, United States

Creating Resilience Art Therapy Workshop: “Artivism” for Climate Justice with Black-out Poetry
2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Oasis Community Room, Second Church of Dorchester, 44 Moultrie St, Dorchester, MA, United States
What if your creativity could also be a call to action? Join us for the next and the final workshop in our Creating Resilience: Art Therapy Series for Mental Health in a Changing Climate. This session, led in partnership with Art & Soul Clinic, we will guide participants through the practice of blackout poetry — a creative way to transform written texts into powerful works of art and advocacy.
We will explore how creativity can help us process emotions, reflect on climate justice, and transform anxiety into resilience and action. Together, we’ll use art as a tool for healing, empowerment, and amplifying our voices for climate justice.
No prior art experience is required — just come open to create and connect.
Please RSVP here.
NOTE: Please use the entrance to the church located on Centre St, from the church parking lot. You are welcome to park on that side of the lot as well. Also, the Oasis is a shoes off space; to maintain cleanliness of the old carpet, they ask that we take our shoes off or wear shoe covers that will be provided. Thank you for your cooperation.

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2025-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | 123 south street, waltham, 02453, United States
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2025-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | 3 N Bennet Ct, United States

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2025-11-03 | Brandeis University, 38 Dartmouth Street, Waltham, 02453, United States
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Tour the Clean Energy Home of the Month
2025-11-03 00:00 UTC
Concerned about the fossil fuels that heat your home? But not be sure how to incorporate unfamiliar renewable technologies? This month’s clean energy home is a great example of homeowners who have decided to address change one step at a time. They began by reviewing their home energy efficiency and doing a thorough project of insulation–with immediate results. Then, rather than redo their entire gas system, they decided the first step was a dual fuel combo of air source heat pump and natural gas furnace. Finally, a change in their tree canopy opened up space for their latest project, rooftop solar. Their experience has been so positive that one of the homeowners has become an Acton Clean Energy Coach!
Very few households have the resources to decarbonize their homes in one fell swoop. Come and talk with these Acton neighbors about creating a multi-year plan for transitioning to clean energy. Forward motion is the key. Perhaps year one is the affordable goal of an in-depth home energy audit and using the clothes dryer less in favor on drying racks. Year two might be another affordable goal of home insulation with great rebates from Mass Save. And so on, planning toward significant change. This home tour will give you good ideas about systems big and small, timeframes, and costs.
The October Clean Energy Home’s Technologies

Mass Save Insulation Program
Ducted Bosch heat- pump and high efficiency gas furnace combo
Solar panels with majority of panels facing west due to trees on south side
Eco power lawn mower and leaf blower

There will be two 1-hour sessions to see the house at 11am and 1pm.
After registration you will receive an email with the house address and specific information about parking, etc.
Pumpkin give-away to celebrate the season! Along with cider, coffee, and munchies.
