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| TREA (Thames Region Ecological Association) is a vital, non-profit, charitable organization promoting awareness of ecological issues to its members and the community. |
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"The Earth does not belong to man. Man belongs to the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life. He is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
Cheif Seattle,
Dwamish tribe, 1853 |
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The long-term survival of future generations will depend on a new relationship between the human and the natural world. To keep a healthy planet on which to live we need pure air, water, and sunlight; fruitful soil; and all those living forms that provide the context in which human existence can be properly nurtured. This requires our attention to:
- The management of the overwhelming stream of garbage and hazardous waste.
- The environmental degeneration taking place on our planet.
- The toxins and pollutants and their effects on our ecology and humans.
- The lack of awareness and commitment to act on climate change issues.
- The over indulgence of the Western world.
- Priority given to a healthy environment and lifestyle over economic growth.
- The unexpected environmental and health problems we can trace to many of man's inventions and discoveries.
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Since its establishment in 1986, TREA has achieved success on several major issues:
- We convinced London City Hall to establish the curbside recycling program.
- TREA started the promotion of a Home Composting plan. The City of London and the Provincial Government supported this plan by co-ordinating the distribution of thousands of composting bins. TREA followed by teaching people about composting through our Master Composting home study program.
- Bicycle Festival -Sat. May 29th - June 6th Check Web Site for details
- TREA facilitates the staging of the annual London Bicycle Festival and Commuter Challenge, a week-long event encouraging alternate means of transportation.
- TREA publishes "The Green Directory", a guide to environmentally friendly products and services available in the London community, and "TREA Talk", our bi-annual newspaper.
- TREA has successfully delivered an Air Quality Community campaign and then the One-Tonne Challenge with a number of acticities to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse emissions.
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TREA participates as a member in event planning for a yearly spring cleanup with Clean and Green London, composting with London Composts, pesticide reduction with London Coalition Against Pesticides and energy reduction with London EnerGuide for Houses partners. TREA also attends Imagine London and Urban League meetings.
As of 2003, TREA co-leads with the two school boards, the Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) program and IWalk to School Day. A community steering committee includes the Middlesex-London Health Unit, London Police, Block Parent, the City of London and the Community Council of White Oaks.
TREA's yearly Bicycle Festival and Commuter Challenge Week is promoted to workplace and school commuters, media and the public. 80 agencies took part in 2006.
In 2003-2004, TREA delivered a community agenda on air quality and climate change "Do Your Share for Clean Air" with a baseline survey and promotion of 12 organizations involved with energy/air issues and federal initiatives reaching 30,000 citizens and engaging various governments.
In 2004, TREA organized a ‘Your Health and a Changing Climate' conference with focus on curriculum, health impacts and community policy with the University’s Faculty of Education.
In 2005-6, under the federal One-Tonne Challenge banner (locally reaching 25,000 citizens), TREA delivered on 14 measurable projects with retailers, day cares, corporations, youth groups, schools, neighbourhoods, hospitals and various government offices emphasizing personal behaviour change and emissions reduction as well as registering over 3,000 people for the Challenge.
In 2006, TREA delivered a 'Budding Opportunities' networking forum with 40 participants from local community environmental groups to discuss successes, best practices and opportunities for capacity building. |
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TREA is an organization that cares about the environment. Everyone is welcome at our monthly meetings where one can learn from our guest speakers, meet others who care about the environment and find out about environmental activities in the area.
Within TREA are several "Working Groups" focused on specific projects (e.g. composting, alternative transportation, clean air, etc.). If you care about the environment and want to get involved there is a group for you.
TREA seeks funding to deliver staffed programming in the community on special issues of community concern when resources are available.
Future generations can survive only as functional members of the larger community. They are instinctively aware of this. We need to foster this awareness.
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TREA has a Board of Directors, elected by the general membership, which serves to organize monthly meetings and oversees the activities of the working groups and staffed programming.
TREA holds a general meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. The organization operates by consensus, giving all members the opportunity to participate in the decision making process.
There are a number of Working Groups, which focus on specific issues. These groups meet between the general meetings, particularly if they are planning initiatives or preparing information for the members. |
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TREA promotes governmental decisions and local activities based on sound ecological principals and the improvement of environmental conditions.
The organization funds its operations through membership fees, government grants and donations. The funds are used for organizational needs, the gathering of information and public education. |
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| TREA is a non-profit group committed to educating its members and the community towards the development of an ecologically responsible and sustainable future through awareness, reflection, caring and action. |
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