EARTH DAY IS CELEBRATING 53 YEARS THIS YEAR!
Did you know Earth Day originated in 1970 from a Senator in Wisconin? Earth Day (Saturday, April 22nd) is a lovely reminder to celebrate our planet which sustains us, brings us joy, and is one of the greatest teachers for us and our children. Earth is truly a beautiful place and in Waukesha County we are certainly blessed. By doing the activities listed below, we can help make our world a happier and healthier place to live! Here are 8 awesome ways to Celebrate Earth Day 2023!
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8 ways to celebrate earth day
Visit LCFF Earth Day Pinterest Board for fun crafts & activity ideas!
Earth Day Pinterest Board Here
1. Play Outside
State parks and County Parks are great places to get the family outside and enjoy the outdoors. For my family, there is a field that we ride our bikes to by our house. On our bike ride there, we pass a pond and observe nature and ducks. At the field, we play catch with the balls we’ve brought in the bike trailer. So, celebrate outside and be thankful for Earth! Earth is a beautiful place and it is a gift. We can also celebrate earth day by picking up trash or liter. Tip: Bring used grocery bags to protect your hands from touching it and another bag to put the trash in.
2. Help Minimize Textile Waste
Did you know that $127 million of clothing winds up in landfills each year after being worn only once?
Divine Consign gives secondhand clothes a chance for a second story. It doesn’t have to be new to be awesome! Shopping secondhand is one of the easiest things we can do to help save the world. Shopping secondhand at Divine Consign allows the opportunity to find the unexpected, the surprises, the hidden gems we never knew we always wanted. Kickstart your unique style with something preloved at Divine Consign. Preloved is reloved. Find out about their May event here.
3. Become a Waste Warrior
- Have Family Conversations around Recycling and Minimizing Waste.
- Watch a video on Reducing, Reusing, Recycling:
- Make changes to live more sustainably. Here are some great places to start:
4. Grow a Garden and Patron Local Farmers
- Make Seed Bombs. Find instructions and inspiration here.
- Grow Your Own Food. Check out our contributor, Martha’s experiences here.
- Support local farms and eat local food by joining a CSA (community supported agriculture). Find more information here and about local CSA’s in your area here.
- Support local farmers markets (most are starting up again soon!). Here’s information about farmers markets in our area.
5. Research and support sustainability organizations in our community
- Waukesha County Recycles Page
- Greener Oconomowoc
- Waukesha County Green Team
- Waukesha Green Drinks
- Ice Age Trail Alliance, Waukesha/Milwaukee Chapter
- Pewaukee River Partnership
- Tall Pines Conservancy
- FLOW l For Love of Water
- Lake Effect Co. – a 1% for the Planet Partner
6. Plant a plant or a tree.
7. Spend a Day cleaning up your neighborhood and community.
Gather your family, friends or co-workers, and join the City of Waukesha for the Earth Day Parks Clean-Up on Saturday, April 22 from 9am – NoonThere are just a few parks left to sign-up for! Make sure all our parks are ready for spring.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/earthday2023#/
There are Bark River clean up days as well as clean up days organized by Waukesha County Parks for the public to attend.
8. Attend some or all of these local Earth Day Events:
- Join University Lake School for Mile With Monty Mammoth INFO HERE
- Celebrate Earth Day with Bug & Goose Play Cafe. Info and SIGN UP HERE
- Earth Day Week at Retzer Nature Center has fun events April 19 – 22, 2023. INFO HERE
- Earth Day-A Place Like No Other by Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium INFO HERE
- The Poppy Girl and Erin Frey Holistic Intentions are hosting a Kids Earth Day Workshop on April 22 INFO HERE
- WCTC Earth Day Campus & Community Clean Up INFO HERE
- Earth Day Free tree GIVEAWAY by Village of Lisbon INFO HERE
- Earth Day at Mountain Top Coffee in Waukesha: On April 22nd with every 1lb. bag of coffee sold both online and in-store they will donate $2 to the Conservation Alliance.
- Candlelight Hike (FREE): TBD 2023
- Earth WEEK at Retzer Nature Center: April 19th-22nd! INFO HERE
- Annual Earth Day event at Good Harvest in Pewaukee
- Join Waukesha County Land Conservancy and Tall Pines Conservancy at Raised Grain in Waukesha on April 19 INFO HERE
- Enjoy appetizers and a local brew as you learn more about how you can shape the future of land and water protection in our community.
- This event is free and open to young and aspiring professionals in our community.
- Grab a friend and register today thru link above!
Tall Pines Conservancy will be distributing FREE native tree saplings at their office in Nashotah on Friday, April 28 as a combined celebration of Earth and Arbor Day. Trees will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis from 10 am to 6 pm, while supplies last.
- Join Tall Pines Conservancy to help plant over 100 native trees at Ravensholme on the River, the 268-acre conservation farm located just outside of the city of Waukesha on April 29 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. INFO HERE
- The Building for Kids in Appleton is hosting an Earth Day Eve Event with Biscuit on Friday, April 21. INFO HERE
For me, experiencing nature is a reliable way to switch from a crabby mood into an inspired one and to refresh my spirit. Time spent exploring nature as a family often imprints my soul with a sense of connectedness long after we have returned to our usual daily routine.
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
-Native American Proverb
Happy Earth Day,
Stephanie
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