Vist http://www.epa.gov/earthday/events.htm for a list of EPA events around the country related to Earth Day, April 22^nd – events are going on around the month of April…some events include free trips to zoos, and much more!

Commit to Protect the Environment - Why Commitment Is Important

This Earth Day, EPA is reaching out to people of every age, race, and economic status to “own” the environment, to commit to environmental protection as one of your top priorities.

Why is this important? Because many people don’t see “environmentalism” as an important issue in their lives. When actually having clean air to breathe, water to drink, and a neighborhood safe from toxics is important to ALL of us!

We are also focusing on commitment to Environmental Justice this Earth Day. Environmental Justice will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards.

And you can demonstrate your commitment by joining in the Earth Day video project and sharing your thoughts on Earth Day!

Here are just a few EPA Earth Day related events around the United States listed below:

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.

• Connecticut
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Vermont

• On Friday, April 22, EPA will participate in Earth Day New York's events in Times Square, New York City.
• Also on Friday, April 22, EPA will exhibit at the Disney Earth Day Fair, 10am-3pm, Disney/ABC Corporate Headquarters, 47 West 66th Street, Cafeteria event space, New York City.
• Stop by our display at Rutgers Ag Field Day , in New Brunswick, NJ, on Saturday, April 30.

Rutgers Day

On Saturday, April 24th, EPA employees ran a booth at the annual Rutgers Day fair at Rutgers University. Children learned about storm water and runoff by playing with EPA’s 3-D “enviroscape” display. Parents left the booth with educational brochures on a variety of topics. For more information, visit the Rutgers day site. 

Green For All Community Garden Planting

To kick-off the Earth Day celebration on April 23rd, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson dug into the dirt at a community garden in West Harlem, New York. She was joined by many participants, including EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck, actor Anthony Mackie, and representatives from Green For All and the community garden.

North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System and EPA "Green" MOU Signing

On the eve of Earth Day, EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck and North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System (NSLIJHS) CEO Michael Dowling signed a “green” agreement. Under the agreement, NSLIJHS will incorporate a number of environmentally-sound practices into daily operations at the 12 hospitals it manages across Long Island and in New York City. Read the press release.

2010 Environmental Quality Awards Ceremony

On Friday, April 23rd, EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck presented plaques to the winners of the 2010 Environmental Quality Awards. Guest speaker Chief Oren Lyons delivered an inspiring speech to the awardees. Read about the New York, New Jersey winners.

Ocean City, New Jersey Earth Day Festival

On Sunday, April 18th, EPA employees traveled down to Ocean City, New Jersey for their annual Earth Day Celebration. EPA handed out literature and coloring books, and answered questions from local residents.

Earth Day New York

EPA participated in a two-day Earth Day festival hosted by Earth Day New York outside Grand Central on Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th. EPA encouraged people of all ages to pack a “waste free lunch.”

Earth Day Party for the Planet
Date: April 22
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: The National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Eco-Craft
Recycling is great, but reusing is even better! Find out how to turn newspaper into a plant pot and take home your own. You'll make a pot, fill it with soil and drop in some seeds—when you get home you can put it right into the ground.

Meet the National Zoo's Green Team
Talk to members of the Zoo's Green Team and learn about the Zoo's Green Achievements. See examples of how we're putting sustainability into practice in our exhibits, food service, gift shops, horticulture, water use, and even our coffee!
Stop by and get your free sticker.

Recycle at the Zoo
FONZ has partnered with an outside company to collect and recycle Zoo visitors' cell phones, batteries, and accessories. For many working cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, calculators, Apple laptop computers, gaming devices, and external drives—FONZ will get money to support conservation! All other devices will be recycled under strict environmental guidelines, keeping hazardous materials from reaching landfills and harming human and environmental health. Bring all materials to be recycled to the front desk in the Visitor Center.

What Else You Can Do to Make a Difference
Find out about simple daily actions you can take to enjoy a more environmentally friendly lifestyle: get our Green Tips. We have lots of information about how to reduce your lunch waste, how you can make sustainable seafood choices, how to conserve water, and much more.

Wilmington Earth Day Celebration
Date: 04-21-2011
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Location: Rodney Square, 10th & Market Streets, Wilmington
Fee: Free
The Wilmington Earth Day Celebration is an annual festival held outdoors in Rodney Square featuring dozens of "green" vendors from throughout the tri-state region. This event is a terrific opportunity for city-goers to gain insight into everything from gardening to hybrid automobiles -- all while on their lunch breaks. The many vendors on hand will be offering a variety of products and tips for the home, workplace, and roadway.
For More Information:
Cheryl Jackson
800-445-4935 Ext 112
http://www.delawareestuary.org/news_earthday.asp

Oregon Ridge Nature Center
Date: Sat Apr 23, 2011
Time: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Location: 13555 Beaver Dam Rd, Cockeysville, MD 21030 (Get Directions)
Great For Teens, Groups (any size)
Interest Area: Environment
Minimum Age 7

Join us to work for the Earth! We will plant trees, clean up the park and work on trails. Ages 7+ Registration is required. Please call us at 410 887 1815.

2011 Earth Day Work Days at the Silver Lake Nature Center
Date: April 30, 2011 / May 1, 2011
Time: 9:00am–2:00pm
Location: 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol, PA 19007

We will be cleaning up our watershed, the Mill Creek-Otter Creek Watershed, by picking up litter and debris on and around Magnolia and Silver Lakes, as well as the channel in between the two. This will be done by kayak, canoe, and on foot. Those who volunteer four consecutive hours of time and service during one or both of our EARTH DAY WORK DAYS, will be provided a free lunch. Participants are strongly encouraged to wear closed-toe shoes, clothes that they do not mind getting wet and muddy, and to also bring a refillable water bottle.

We will meet at Silver Lake Nature Center's Visitors' Building, located at 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007, at 9am for task assignments and light refreshments. Make sure to pre-register!
· Features: Free, Open to All, Outdoor, Volunteer
· Website: http://www.silverlakenaturecenter.org
· Phone: 215-785-1177 EXT 14
· Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

West Alabama

University Of West Alabama Honors Earth Day 2011

5k run, fishing tournament, canoe races, prairie stroll, frisbee golf tournament, lake and nature trails cleanup,
tree planting, tree seedling giveaway.
Location: University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama
Date and time: Saturday, April 23 - 12:00 noon

Earth Day at the Children's Zoo, Saginaw, Michigan

Go Wild! Celebrate Earth Day Event at the Children's Zoo in Saginaw Sponsored by the Mid Michigan Waste Authority. Join us for a fun-filled day of games and activities focused on protecting our environment! The first 500 visitors with a recyclable beverage container will get FREE admission!
Location: see website for directions
Date and time: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10am - 2pm
Contact: see website
More information

Green Street Fair, Plymouth, Michigan

To promote global interest and personal well-being, the Green Street Fair blends companies, artisans, entertainers, workshops and speakers together in a friendly and family-oriented outdoor environment. Consumers who attend the Green Street Fair will be encouraged to learn the advantages of taking strides, large or small, towards living a healthier and greener life.
Location: downtown streets of Plymouth, Michigan
Date and time: May 6-8, 2011
Contact: see website
More information

Timberdoodle Festival

Timberdoodle Earth Day celebration at the Hartley Outdoor Education Center which is sponsored by the Saginaw Intermediate School District and is located on 300 acres of forest, wetlands, meadow, ponds and a creek. The Hartley site is home to Coal Mine No. 8 Historical Site and Museum, Schroeder Log Cabin, Fowler one-room school, Murphy Farmhouse & Henige Log Cabin, and Farm Learning Center. Join Hartley Outdoor Education Center for our annual Timberdoodle Festival. Spend the day or a couple of hours enjoying the various activities planned throughout the day at the main center and the Murphy Farm.
Location: Hartley Outdoor Education Center, 12633 Beaver Road, St. Charles, MI
Date and time: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Contact: 989-865-6295
More information

Earth Day Little Rock 2011

This year’s 8th Annual Arkansas Earth Day Festival is being produced by Arkansas Earth Day Foundation on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  It will be an exciting day in North Little Rock, where crowds of people will gather on the Riverfront/ North Shore Riverwalk grounds to take part in the largest statewide festival to celebrate Earth Day. 

http://www.arkansasearthday.org/

Earth Day Baton Rouge 2011

Louisiana Earth Day transforms the downtown Baton Rouge area into an informative and fun-filled experience from the river along North Boulevard and throughout the governmental complex!  Visitors find a wealth of information that addresses our quality of life in Louisiana.  The very latest innovative developments on green, sustainable living, including stewardship of Earth’s resources, alternative energy sources, home construction, coastal restoration, climate change, etc., will be presented through many different venues.

http://www.laearthday.org/

Earth Day Oklahoma City 2011

Earth Fest at Martin Park Nature Center

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 16th, the Martin Park Nature Center in NW Oklahoma City will celebrate with Earth Fest, a series of Earth-friendly educational seminars composting, home energy audits, storm water recycling and more.

Rethink:Recycle:Redesign

The 3rd Annual Rethink:Recycle:Redesign will be part of the OKC Festival of the Arts featured at the Six-Day Cellars venue. Get more information on the official site.

http://www.rethinkrecycleredesign.org/

Earth Day Dallas 2011

On April 22-23, 2011, Earth Day Dallas, a not-for-profit organization and other community leaders, hopes to catalyze a “green” movement in Dallas by staging the inaugural Earth Day Dallas Festival in the heart of downtown.

Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating Dallasites with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technology, providing eco-friendly family activities, presenting enlightening lectures from environmental leaders, a variety of music and much more.

With more than 200 civic, corporate and not-for-profit partners engaged, organizers forecast the 2011 celebration will go down as the biggest and most impactful Earth Day celebration in the history of Dallas!

http://www.earthdaydallas.org/

Earth Day Event, Sac and Fox Tribe of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
Information on Clean Water Act, Clean Water Act and solid waste, as well as publications for children. About 150 students, teachers, volunteers (parents), and Tribal personnel are expected to attend.
Location: Tribal Community Center in Reserve
Date and time: Thursday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Teresa Ausberger, 785-742-4705

Earth Day Highway 20 Cleanup, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
Tribal members and EPA staff will clean up sections of the highway. Kansas Department of Transportation partners will assist by picking up bagged trash.
Location: Volunteers will meet at Goldfinch Road in Horton
Date and time: Friday, April 22, 8:30 a.m. to noon
Contact: Luke Terry, 785-486-2601 (ext. 1)

2011 Mountain Area Earth Day Fair
April 23, 2011
Evergreen Lake House, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
29614 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, Colorado

Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) Sustainability Committee Earth Day Event
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Stapleton Central Park, 1–5 p.m.
8601 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Denver, Colorado

Billings: Party for the Planet at ZooMontana
Friday, April 22, 2011 10:00 am—3:00 pm
2100 South Shiloh Road, Billings, MT; 406-652-8100
ZooMontana’s three grizzly cubs will be making their public debut this Earth Day! Admission is only $3.25 when you bring an aluminum can or used cell phone! The Billing’s Heights’ Lions Club will be hosting a BBQ, selling both hamburgers and hotdogs, provided by Costco Wholesale, throughout the afternoon, raising additional funds for the Zoo. A portion of the proceeds from the Summer Snow group, who will be selling flavored shaved Ice, will also benefit the zoo.

Helena: Environmental Discovery Day, April 28, 2011
North lawn of the Montana State Capitol, 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Targeted age range: 8–14 years old (4th–9th graders)
Environmental Discovery Day flyer

Missoula: Wilderness Yard Sale- Everything's Free!
Saturday April 23, 2011, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute will be having a FREE yard sale in their building parking lot, located on the UM Campus on Beckwith street. Come see what you can find!

Zion Canyon 7th Annual Earth Day Celebration - Utah
Saturday, April 23, 2011
1212 Zion Park Boulevard, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

2011 Earth and Ocean Festival at Keauhou, Hawaii- http://www.kona-kohala.com/2010-Events/2010-earth-day-fair-at-keauhou.html

Help Keep Phoenix Beautiful on Earth Day 2011! - http://phoenixrecycles.org/

Tacoma-Pierce County Children's Water Festival – Washington - EPA's Dive Team presents "Diving into Puget Sound" as part of the 4th annual event, which features a day of water education for participating 5th grade classes. Held at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma.
Friday, April 29, 2011
For registration information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 253-798-7683.