Earth Day has morphed into Earth Season in Rhode Island. Dozens of celebrations, cleanups, and tree plantings are scheduled in April and May this year all over the state. The most comprehensive listing of these events is The Providential Gardener's own What Grows On in Rhode Island Earth Day/Arbor Day Calendar, which has its own page on the website.
Take a look and see all there is to do to spiffy things up around here. Many of the cleanups include food for the workers, from pizza to barbecues, and some groups have T-shirts and other goodies. But the best gift of all is to see and enjoy pristine rivers and shores, and to walk in parks free of debris. See the Calendar for details of dozens of cleanups. If your local cleanup isn't listed yet and you want to get the word out to recruit more helpers, add your event to the Calendar.
Here are some of the Earth Day Festivals and Celebrations in Rhode Island this year: Roger Williams Park Zoo Party for the Planet, Hope St in Providence (Hope for the Earth Festival), Audubon in Bristol, JeoParty at Local 121 in Providence, Earth Day Breakfast of Champions in Pawtuxet Village, Newport Earth Day, Portsmouth Earth Day Celebration, West Greenwich Land Trust Earth Day, Jaycees Ecology Day in West Warwick, Environmental Education Fair in Smithfield, North Kingstown HS Earth Day Benefit Concert and Environmental Fair.... You have to see it to believe how much is growing on around the state for Earth Day. All of these and more are in the Calendar.
Events are still coming in for Earth Day, so check the Calendar often. Remember you can set up the Calendar to remind you of events or send automatic emails of updates or set RSS feeds. The Calendar is a great tool for those who want to be in the Know.
Note this also ~ When you get around to your own spring cleaning, you'll find all the Eco-Depots in the Calendar.
Last but not least: Let's not forget Arbor Day, April 25. The state ceremony is on Friday, April 24 at Lincoln Woods, and RI Tree Council will be planting more than 80 trees near the Broad Street entrance of Roger Williams Park on Saturday, April 25.
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