Sustainability

By now, you should hopefully have seen (and maybe even used!) the brand new, bright yellow bike rack in the church parking lot. This comes courtesy of our Bike & Bloom Grant which UUSE was awarded by the Town of Manchester Sustainability Committee. Historically, we have had several church members arrive by bicycle for our Sunday services, and we would like to encourage more of you to join us! Please contact Cory Clark (uuseoffice@uuse.org) if you would like to get involved and learn more about safe biking practices.

In addition to a new bike rack, the grant also funded the creation of a new pollinator garden. Our native plant expert, Sharon Gresk, created the garden design that will incorporate native plants into the beds. A group of volunteers has been organized to coordinate the installation and maintenance of the new garden, and many of us got together after the Earth Day service to begin prepping the beds. Very soon, flowers will begin blooming in spring, summer, and fall to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to our garden. If you would like to get involved in this project, please contact Mary Lawrence (uuseoffice@uuse.org) for more information.

We hope these new additions to the church grounds will inspire you to consider sustainable living practices like using alternative forms of transportation that don’t depend on fossil fuels and growing plants in your yard in order to preserve our ecosystems and promote biodiversity.