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Earth Day Events and Volunteer Opportunities in New England
The following links may provide helpful information for opportunities to celebrate Earth Day in and around your community. These events range from family-friendly to volunteer cleanup opportunities that may be more physically strenuous.
EPA recommends that you check with each organization listed to confirm that events are taking place at the time and place listed below. Event descriptions were prepared by the sponsoring organization. Some events may require an admission fee.
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Past Events
Wells Reserve EcoDay
Featuring... Green Exp & Wellness Fair, Holistic Fitness & Outdoot Recreation, Environmental Organizations, Laudholm 5k, Volleyball Tourney, Nature Walks, Beach Cleanup, Farmer's Market, Food, Music, Fun, Keynote: Dr. John Carroll
Location: Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells ME 04090
Date & Time: Saturday, April 16, 2011; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Rain Date: Yes, EcoDay happens in any weather
Contact(s): Wells Reserve & Laudholm Trust, 207-646-1555
Local Environments, Local Action: A Panel Discussion with New Haven Environmental Leaders
Join us for Local Environments, Local Action: A Panel Discussion with New Haven Environmental Leaders. Topics will include food production, energy, transportation, and environmental justice, among others.
Location: Southern Connecticut State University, Engleman Hall A120, New Haven, CT
Date & Time: April 20, 2011, 6:15 pm -8 pm
Contact(s): Blake Harrison (harrisonb1@southernct.edu)
Earth Day River Cleanup - Mystic River
Groundwork Somerville and the Mystic River Watershed Association are joining forces to clean the Mystic River in Somerville. Head to the park along the Mystic River (park in front of Staples/Christmas Tree Shop at Assembly Sq.) from 9:00am to 12:30pm to lend a hand. Supplies will be provided, but additional tools and gloves are welcome.
Location: Mystic River at Assembly Square, Middlesex Ave., Somerville, MA
Date & Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011; 9 am to 12:30 pm
Rain Date: Rain or shine!
Contact(s): Brad Arndt (Brad@GroundworkSomerville.org), Groundwork Somerville; Beth Meserve (Beth@MysticRiver.org), Mystic River Watershed Association, 781-316-3438
Mystic Community Earth Day - Malden/Everett
Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP) is partnering with Bike to the Sea, Groundwork Somerville, and Cambridge Health Alliance to organize a trail clearing and clean-up around the proposed Northern Strand Community Trail between Medford Street in Malden and Prescott Street in Everett, as well as Cambridge Health Alliance's adjacent Malden River trail area from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Supplies will be provided, but additional tools and gloves are welcome. Refreshments will be available for volunteers at a riverfront picnic around 1:00 p.m. This event is part of the regional Mystic Community Earth Day, a collaborative effort by several organizations in the Mystic River Watershed to jointly host and promote Earth Day events.
Location: 195 Canal Street, Malden, MA
Date & Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011; 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Contact(s): ncohen@tri-cap.org
Townsend's Earth Day
Street Clean Up Planned for April 30, 2011 in Townsend, MA
Is your group or family looking for ways to participate in the Earth Day festivities? Why not adopt a street to clean? Contact Bev@greatnortheast.com
Slot space remains at $20 for profit and 0 for not for profit groups. E-mail clem6six@verizon.net to secure a space.
The theme this year is, "Go Organic!". Organic includes; cleaning supplies, vegetables/foods, fertilizers and make up.
Location: Town Commons, Townsend, MA
Date & Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011; 10 am to 3 pm
Rain Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011; 12-5 pm
Contact(s): Karen Clement (clem6six@verizon.net), 978-597-5914
Earth Day Festival-Tread Lightly
Join us at the Massabesic Audubon Center as we celebrate Earth Day. This fun-filled day will feature a live peregrine falcon, Karen Lincoln and her composting puppet show, and a craft table where you can build a bird house! Also featured are Earl Tuson from the Red Manse Farm to talk about Community Supported Agriculture, Sarah Hall and her line of herbal products, and John O'Neil, a forester with the Manchester Water Works.
Location: Massabesic Audubon Center, Auburn, NH
Date & Time: Saturday, April 16, 2011; 10am-3pm
Cost: Drop in Fee Individuals $5, Families $10
Contact(s): N.H. Audubon (nha@nhaudubon.org); 603-224-9909
Audubon Earth Day 2011
Celebrate planet Earth and explore those special places around the state that are only accessible by foot. Take a nighttime stroll, search for salamanders, explore a salt marsh, discover the rocky shore of Narragansett Bay, or bring the kids on a family nature hike.
Locations, Date & Time: Sunday - Thursday, April 17-22, 2011; See Audubon Earth Day 2011 page for a complete schedule, descriptions and locations of the Earth Day guided walks.
Contact(s): Audubon Society of Rhode Island, 401-949-5454
Earth Day 2011 - Ludlow
Come celebrate Earth Day with us! Activities include:Help Start A Library Garden by planing seeds in starter pots, Add a Wish to our Wishing Tree and hear the Earth Day wishes from others in the community, Guided Poetry Walk 2pm (Starts at the Library and goes through the village) "Poetry Gardens" Available to view 4/22 ~ 4/24, Earth day Story Time. More details to come!
Location: Fletcher Memorial Library, Main Street, Ludlow, VT
Date & Time: Friday, April 22, 2011; ALL DAY
Contact(s): For more details please call 802-228-3517.
Science and Stories: Earth Day
Science and Stories: Earth Day Earth day falls on Friday, April 22nd this year. Come and celebrate with us as we think about ways we can help take care of our planet. There will be a guest appearance by the ECHO Bag Buster! Free with admission.
Location: Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center, 1 College Street Burlington, VT 05401
Date & Time: Friday, April 15, 2011; 11:00 AM
Contact(s): vermont@vermont.org; 877-324-6386
Green Goes with Everything Earth Day Celebration
Green Goes with Everything Earth Day Celebration featuring Shaklee & Tupperware. Free Admission, Ample Parking, Product Demonstrations, Raffle Prizes!
Location: The Moorings at Squantum Gardens, 400 East Squantum Street, 3rd Floor Community Room, North Quincy, Ma 02171
Date & Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011; 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Contact(s): Rita La Rosa Loud (plloud@msn.com), 617-436-8041
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