I entered these images into a photo competition called "Communities in Transition". It explores what my community might look like in 2050, and these are some of the things I envision as a climate-resilient Sudbury.
![Food Forest: Flourishing food forests cover the community providing healthy food, shade, clean air, greenery, reduced stress and anxiety, and an improved mood.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/fda639ff-b47e-40bf-b373-f249b25a93ec_rw_1920.jpg?h=eb470de5a7271d25b087663c013c1193)
Food Forest: Flourishing food forests cover the community providing healthy food, shade, clean air, greenery, reduced stress and anxiety, and an improved mood.
![Reinvented: Businesses have reinvented products to be low impact on the environment, like this plastic, metal free rucksack made out of organic materials and waterproofed with local beeswax (by Chemistry & Craft).](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/90b739f1-e4d8-41ad-a8d9-abccec8b4447_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a6ec7f9acb9a51a99b6743930b27d0e)
Reinvented: Businesses have reinvented products to be low impact on the environment, like this plastic, metal free rucksack made out of organic materials and waterproofed with local beeswax (by Chemistry & Craft).
![Built with the Land: Homes, schools, roads, and businesses are built with the local ecosystem instead of on top of it.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/d14aebdb-ad40-4466-aa7f-8e0d7aeb5b29_rw_1920.jpg?h=398ab68a82f54ebaabb718306ac5610a)
Built with the Land: Homes, schools, roads, and businesses are built with the local ecosystem instead of on top of it.
![The City: So much green space you can't tell the city apart from the forest.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/f7ca38ce-7b49-4ca6-a3b5-58151f9b2c6a_rw_1920.jpg?h=81b5a0789c4882a9890331659f648e68)
The City: So much green space you can't tell the city apart from the forest.
![Citizen Science: Families participate in the many free local citizen science activities, to learn, monitor and help the local ecosystem adapt to climate change impacts.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/ebeab20c-06e4-4e42-b835-3258a32bd501_rw_3840.jpg?h=c4194dc19208c5fbff12b26dd98642fb)
Citizen Science: Families participate in the many free local citizen science activities, to learn, monitor and help the local ecosystem adapt to climate change impacts.
![Rent and Share: Affordable camping gear rentals/sharing programs allow more people to experience the simple joy of spending time outdoors.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/523382c7-3b9b-4b0d-97da-ecf2e998be78_rw_1920.jpeg?h=05c49a79bae25ce45395d47f3740900d)
Rent and Share: Affordable camping gear rentals/sharing programs allow more people to experience the simple joy of spending time outdoors.
![Winter Cycling: Intuitive, safe, convenient, and maintained active transportation infrastructure makes it faster to bike in the winter rather than drive a gas-powered car.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/f12f986d-871d-4105-a97d-5886b3c20e03_rw_1920.jpg?h=9058f87ee32b55a199902b34b928b0c2)
Winter Cycling: Intuitive, safe, convenient, and maintained active transportation infrastructure makes it faster to bike in the winter rather than drive a gas-powered car.
![Zero-Waste Everything: Thriving, local, zero-waste grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants and stores are everywhere.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/23d378f1-71e0-44ab-b170-616684fe63d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=05ff6f2a48c63d9857273da96532319c)
Zero-Waste Everything: Thriving, local, zero-waste grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants and stores are everywhere.
![Accessible: Accessible opportunities for everyone to connect with the lakes and the land.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/5c38c557-8f81-429b-a158-a10e794d8ca7_rw_1920.jpg?h=84c5fa610c9e344f506866ec3ee14312)
Accessible: Accessible opportunities for everyone to connect with the lakes and the land.
![Charged by the Sun: We charge our electric snowmachines and ice augers with solar power to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/67d9b292-7d4a-4667-8a5e-fe8b7b56baab/c1bfd36b-03b3-4602-a09e-d0c802c59deb_rw_1920.jpg?h=deacfe61baf49461dc124d9f1bd826be)