On April 22, millions of people around the world will come together to celebrate Earth Day.
In anticipation, I've spent some (way too much) time trying to pull together some of Rhode Island's most notable events.
Listen: it's a small state. Chances are there's something happening in your town, down your street, or at a local park. So if you can enjoy the day, bask in the sun, and get out there to pick up some trash.
I've been picking up trash for a while down here in Newport. It's amazing just what the brush reveals when it drops its cover. Below is a link to an interactive map of some of Newport's most recognizable vistas. Only my eyes were distracted by bottles, plastic bags, old footballs, a tractor trailer tire, and more...
(link: http://flickr.com/photos/rireport/map/)
It all starts today.
Friday, April 18
11am Conservation Week at Roger Williams Park Zoo Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence
2pm Earth Day Celebration, Audubon Environmental Education Center, Bristol
Saturday, April 19
All day Pocasset Cemetery Earth Day Clean Up, 417 Dyer Ave, Cranston
8 a.m. Ballou Cemetery Earth Day 2008, Elder Ballou Cemetery, Cumberland
8 a.m.
Blackstone River Earth Day 2008, Manville Dam, 5 Manville Hill Rd, Cumberland
8 a.m.
Eco-Depot, Second Beach, Middletown
8 a.m. Elmwood Clean Up, Liberty Elm Diner, 777 Elmwood Ave, Providence
8:30a.m.Earth Day Portsmouth Common Fence Point, Portsmouth
8:30a.m.
Pawtuxet River Cleanup at Howard Village, Pontiac Avenue & Knight Street, Cranston
9 a.m. Annual Burrillville Earth Day Clean-Up Burrillville Public Works Garage
9 a.m. Buckeye Brook Earth Day Cleanup, 475 Sandy Lane, Warwick
9 a.m. Earth Day at Blackstone Park, Providence
9 a.m. Earth Day Coastal Cleanup, The Walter’s Edge, 1077 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown
9 a.m.
Electronics Recycling Drive, Lincoln Public Works Garage, 96 Old River Rd, Lincoln
9 a.m.
Smithfield Conservation Commission Earth Day Cleanup Leo Bouchard Conservation Center (behind police station), 225 Pleasant View Ave, Smithfield
9:30a.m. Earth Day Celebration, Audubon Environmental Education Center, Bristol
10 a.m. Earth Day Cleanup of Morton Park Morton Park, Morton Ave., Newport
10 a.m.
Moshassuck River cleanup, San Antonio Way and Mineral Spring Ave, Pawtucket
10 a.m.
Recycle computer equipment, Audubon Environmental Education Center, Bristol
10 a.m. Save The Bay’s Earth Day Cleanup, Misquamicut Beach, Westerly
10 a.m. Earth Day Celebration, Town Pond off of Anthony Road, Portsmouth
10 a.m.
Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Exhibit, Audubon Environmental Education Center, Bristol
10:30a.m.Save the Bay Spring Cleanup,Save the Bay Center, Save The Bay Dr., Providence
11:30a.m.7th Annual Intertribal Pow-wow, Brown University, Providence
1 p.m. Earth Day at Brown Street Park, Brown Street, Providence
9 p.m. India Point Park Spring Clean-Up & Mural Treasure Hunt India Point Park, Providence
Sunday, April 20
11 a.m. Earth Day: Party for the Planet Celebration, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence
11:30a.m.7th Annual Intertribal Pow-wow, Brown University, Providence, RI
12 p.m. Save the Bay Beachkeeper Cleanup, Longmeadow fishing area, Warwick
Monday, April 21
3 p.m Earth Day at the State House, State House, Room 313, Smith St, Providence
Tuesday, April 22: Earth Day
9 a.m.
Narragansett Bay Commission’s Chairman River Restoration Earth Day Cleanup, Pedestrian crossing on Promenade Street, Providence
9 a.m.
Woonasquatucket River Earth Day Cleanup, Woonasquatucket River in Providence
11 a.m. Green Hospitality Certification Awards Program, RI Convention Center Rotunda
Sabin St., Providence
2:30p.m. Earth Day Lobby Day, Rhode Island State House, One Capitol Hill, Providence
6 p.m.
Earth in jeoPARTY, Local 121, 121 Washington St., Providence
4 p.m. URI Energy Lecture: Opportunities for Energy Conservation in Transportation, URI Kingston Campus, Atrium 2, Memorial Union, Kingston
Friday, April 25: Arbor Day
Saturday, April 26
9 a.m. Earth Day Breakfast, Aspray Boat House, Pawtuxet Village, Cranston
10 a.m. PNPP Arbor Day Street Tree Planting, Sharon Street at LaSalle Drive, Providence
8:30a.m.
Brayton Cemetery Cleanup, Post Road, Apponaug, Warwick
9 a.m. Central Falls Earth Day, Jenk's Park, 580 Broad St., Central Falls
9 a.m.
Committee for the Great Salt Pond Annual Beach Clean Up, Block Island
9 a.m. Earth Day Cleanup, Davisville Elementary School, 50 East Court, North Kingstown
9 a.m. Earth Day in West Warwick, Riverpoint Park, West Warwick
9 a.m. Warren Town Cleanup, Peter Sepe Pavillion, Hugh Cole Rd, Warren
9:30a.m.
Pawtucket Earth Day,
Barton Street Community Garden, 1 Nickerson St., Pawtucket 9:30a.m. Pawtucket/Central Falls Earth Day Clean Up, multiple locations around Pawtucket and Central Falls
10 a.m. Scoop the Herring Day, Omega Pond Dam, East Providence
10 a.m. Arbor Day Festival, Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick
12 p.m. 10th Annual Pawcatuck River Duck Race, Westerly, RI
Sunday, April 27
8:30a.m.
Brayton Cemetery Cleanup, Post Road, Apponaug, Warwick