Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

We told you about the Google PowerMeter service and other devices to measure energy use in your home. Joe Hutsko of the New York Times has this piece on the Energy Detective, yet another green gadget that helps you understand your personal energy consumption. The device retails for about $145.

The biggest lesson Hutsko learned when testing the Energy Detective? Turning his heat down just a little in the winter could cut his bill to a third.

Do you own one of these tools? Has it helped you reduce your electric bills?

Image: New York Times

Check out this terrific A-Z Guide from Real Simple Magazine on how to recycle or freecycle many different household items.

Photo: James Baigrie

If you’re in Morristown or nearby, The Seeing Eye® – our downstairs neighbor – opened its gift shop at 14 Maple Avenue. Pick up something special for the dog lover in your life, while supporting a good cause.

The Seeing Eye is the oldest guide dog school in the country; since 1929, they have been partnering guide dogs with people who are blind to bring them an enhanced level of mobility and self-sufficiency.

If you can’t make it to the Morristown shop, The Seeing Eye has an online store here. For more information about The Seeing Eye, visit their website.

Our friends at the Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association are hosting an important workshop we think you should know about:

Building Municipal Partnerships: How to Help Your Local Government Protect Natural Resources

Date: March 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Pinelands Preservation Alliance; 17 Pemberton Road; Southampton, NJ 08088

Attend this interactive workshop to learn about partnering with local governments to assess and strengthen their zoning, ordinances, and policies for natural resource protections. Work in a small group to develop an action plan for partnering with your municipalities.

Registration required by March 12. Program materials and lunch will be provided.

Interested in carpooling to the workshop? Please let us know and we will try to organize carpools.

For more information or to register, contact Alyse Greenberg at 609-737-3735 x27 or agreenberg@thewatershed.org