Keep up to date with what's happening at the Office of Sustainability and Innovations!
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here, and see all of our upcoming events below! If you have questions about any events or would like to request adding an event, please contact Zach Waas Smith.
The Office of Sustainability and Innovations also oversees the Energy Commission & Environmental Commission, which may not be shown on the above calendar. For more information on these, visit our Sustainability Related Boards & Commissions page or the City Calendar.
Newsletter
Stay up to date with the Office of Sustainability and Innovations by subscribing to our monthly newsletter, The Charging Station. In each issue, you'll find details about upcoming events, news from OSI and our A2ZERO Collaborators, and content on a featured topic related to sustainability and our work to achieve a carbon neutral community. Check out some of our most recent issues below:
September 2023 Newsletter: Rental Housing Efficiency
August 2023 Newsletter: Circular Economy
July 2023 Newsletter: Electrification
June 2023 Newsletter: A2ZERO Week and OSI Program Updates
May 2023 Newsletter: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 2023 Newsletter: 10,000 Trees Initiative
March 2023 Newsletter: Solar in Ann Arbor
February 2023 Newsletter: Air Quality Monitoring
January 2023 Newsletter: OSI Program Updates
Events
Ann Arbor Solar Stories
1st Thursday of each month. 7:00-8:00pm. Virtual.
This one hour, online event is hosted by the GLREA on the first Thursday of each month. Come hear from Ann Arborites who have gone solar, and have a chance to ask them all your questions! Register for "Thursday Night Energy Events" to receive meeting links.
Bryant Community Tree Planting
Saturday, October 7th. 9:00am-12:00pm. Meet at Bryant Community Center (3 West Eden Ct)
The Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovation's 10,000 Trees Initiative, in collaboration with Community Action Network, will be holding a tree planting event in the Bryant neighborhood on October 7th! We will be planting nineteen trees for eight neighborhood residents. These trees will help shade homes, provide habitat for wildlife, mitigate flooding, and add beauty to yards. If you are interested in volunteering at this tree planting event, please find more details and register here.
Volunteer
Would you like to volunteer with the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations? If yes, join us at one of the following:
- Park Clean Up - On the third Tuesday of each month (March - November) from 8:30-10am, OSI staff have a work day in Bandemer Park with GIVE365. Join us to help remove invasive plants, clean up trash, and more. If you are interested in joining us for a work day, please email Melissa Schacht at [email protected].
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