Audrey Royer

March 26, 2023

Animal Welfare, Environment, Waste Management, Agriculture

Animal Welfare, Supporting Local Agriculture, and Waste Management

Audrey Royer

March 26, 2023

Animal Welfare, Environment, Waste Management, Agriculture

Animal Welfare, Supporting Local Agriculture, and Waste Management

I wanted to take a few minutes to write about a few things that have been on my mind lately (always); animal welfare, supporting local agriculture, and waste management.

Audrey Royer

May 8, 2021

Composting, Environment, Landfill, Carbon Footprint

Lettuce Compost Together

Audrey Royer

May 8, 2021

Composting, Environment, Landfill, Carbon Footprint

There are so many reasons to start composting. Besides creating a nutrient packed material that your garden will love; composting helps reduce your carbon footprint.

Audrey Royer

April 6, 2021

Birds, Habitat

Protect Our Shorebirds

Audrey Royer

April 6, 2021

Birds, Habitat

Every spring vulnerable shorebirds such as the Piping Plover return to the coasts of Rhode Island to nest along our beaches. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Piping Plover is considered threatened and endangered.

Audrey Royer

January 18, 2021

Rhode Island, Environment

Rhode Island Special Election: March 2, 2021

Audrey Royer

January 18, 2021

Rhode Island, Environment

Rhode Island Special Election: March 2, 2021

On March 2, Rhode Island residents will have the opportunity to vote in the Special Election. Mail-in ballot applications are beginning to land in the mailboxes of community members statewide.

Audrey Royer

November 22, 2020

Conservation, Environment, Litter, Rhode Island

Be part of the solution, not the pollution.

Audrey Royer

November 22, 2020

Conservation, Environment, Litter, Rhode Island

Be part of the solution, not the pollution.

The pandemic has introduced a serious increase of single-use face masks, rubber gloves, face shields, takeout containers, alcohol bottles, shipping packaging, plastic bags, cleaning wipes, and other items into our local environment.

Audrey Royer

June 26, 2020

Environment, Conservation, Pollinators

Let's Talk About The Birds and The Bees

Audrey Royer

June 26, 2020

Environment, Conservation, Pollinators

In honor of National Pollinator Week (June 22-28, 2020) I wanted to share some of the things I have learned about pollinator animals and the importance of supporting them and the ways you can help from your very own home, no matter how big or small.

Audrey Royer

December 23, 2019

Sustainability, Crafts

Semi-sustainable Gift Wrapping

Audrey Royer

December 23, 2019

Sustainability, Crafts

Wrapping gifts is so much fun but the holiday season can be extremely wasteful. Between the shipping, shopping, gift paper and bags, bows, tissue paper, gift tags and ribbons, our landfills are inundated with these low-value materials during the giving season.

Audrey Royer

May 30, 2019

Composting

Audrey Royer

May 30, 2019

Composting

There are so many reasons to start composting. Besides creating a nutrient packed material that your flowers will love, composting helps reduce your carbon footprint.

Audrey Royer

May 5, 2019

Conservation, Environment, Habitat

Conservation and Community

Audrey Royer

May 5, 2019

Conservation, Environment, Habitat

In addition to protecting the coast, sand dunes are also an important habitat for plants and animals. For example, sand dunes are a critical breeding habitat to Piping Plovers. But, according to the National Audubon Society, Piping Plovers are considered threatened or endangered. This is the result of destroying sand dunes to make room for parking and other popular beach attractions.