Keep up to date with UUCville's Ministry for Earth with this new newsletter.

  The Ministry for Earth invites you to learn how to cook sustainably.  It is our great fortune to have a local vegan restaurateur – Ryan Becklund, owner of Botanical Fare and Bar Botanical – offer to teach a series of three classes for people who want to learn how...

UUCville Ministry for Earth Legislative Advocacy The VA General Assembly only meets for 60 days (Jan 10 – Mar 10) so your advocacy is needed NOW! Here are pending bills of interest organized by topic. You can write to your legislators to ask for their support (some organizations provide ready...

Our friends at Rivanna Conservation Alliance are asking for our help in the Dunlora neighborhood on November 18. Join Ellie Syverud of UUCville Ministry For The Environment at Dunlora Farm Road for a short work project, 10am to 12:00pm. We will be removing invasive plants from one of our recent...

C3 (Charlottesville Climate Collaborative) is sponsoring a petition drive to encourage the City of Charlottesville to switch to zero emission busses. According to their petition: Our transportation system can be a catalyst for combating climate change and uplifting community health. It has a profound influence on both our environment and...

Kim Grover, a member of UUCville Ministry for Earth, said that they had a very successful clean up of the Rivanna Trails Pollocks Branch with some of our YRUU group along with the Ministry for Earth group.  The work group made pretty short work of that section of stream that...

The UUCville Ministry for Earth Committee participated in the September 16, 2023 Rivanna Conservation Alliance’s River Round Up.  According to Lorie the group had a lot of fun cleaning up part of Meadowbrook Creek and a section of the Rivanna Trail. The committee is hoping to clean another section of...

Environmental healing often requires changes in deeply ingrained habits, much like dieting, smoking cessation, and downsizing. Our habits exist because they provide rewards that we seek despite negative side effects. It takes time and patience.

I was invited by Walter to revisit the Native Plant Garden as the Columbine is in bloom. We met behind Summit House in the garden, and I must say that the Purple Columbine plant was ginormous and the blossom on the red Columbine took my breath away!  Thank you Walter...

The new Monarch Butterfly Garden on Edgewood Lane has emerged under the leadership of Sallie Kate Park, with the support of members of the Active Minds group and members of the Garden and Grounds Committee. It will honor Rev. Alexandra McGee’s ministry with the UU Congregation of Charlottesville, and will...