MANCHESTER, NH — Earth Day 2016 is coming fast, and there are several options for you to celebrate here in the Queen City.
Intown Manchester’s Annual Adopt-A-Block: You can sign up now to take part in this year’s Downtown Adopt-A-Block neighborhood clean-up, organized by our friends at Intown Manchester.
This year’s clean-up is scheduled for April 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Each year around Earth Day, neighbors, co-workers and school groups come out for a day of deep cleaning with their rakes and work gloves, becoming official members of Intown Manchester’s “Clean Team,” for a day. What better way to tackle our city’s much-needed spring cleaning after a long winter, and give Mother Earth an annual hug.
Downtown Adopt-A-Block is the perfect opportunity to be part of something that is bigger than all of us — keeping the Earth green. To participate, simply form a team and sign up with Intown Manchester. Your group will receive information about clean-up sites and where to meet up a week before the event!
Suggestions for areas in need of a good cleaning are welcome. Contact Julia Whitney at Intown Manchester, jwhitney@intownmanchester.com.
Earth Day Festival: NH Audubon‘s Tread Lightly Festival is set for April 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join NH Audubon and the Student Conservation Association for the 9th Annual Earth Day Festival. There will be bird banding demonstrations, live animals, drawings to win prizes, “build your own birdhouse” kits for sale, games, mural painting, crafts, face painting, visits from Ranger Rick, live music, and marshmallow roasting at our campfire. See Massabesic’s own live turtles and frogs up close.
Take home a tree to plant thanks to National Wildlife Federation’s Trees for Wildlife program.
Take part in the special celebration of Mike Bartlett’s accomplishments and love of the natural environment.
- 11:30 a.m. – Presentations by MAC leaders and Ranger Rick
- Tributes and a cake cutting for all to enjoy
Lunch will be available for sale from A-Market. Visit booths by a variety of earth friendly businesses and organizations:
Cost is $7 for members/$20 for member families, or $10 for non-members/$30 for non-member families.
April 23 Earth Day City Clean-up organized by Manchester Weed & Seed Strategy, Manchester Community Schools Project, City of Manchester and community partners.
Get involved however you can:
- Clean around your home by clearing walkways, trimming hedges, bagging up yard waste and planting flowers.
- Take a walk and pick up any trash you see in your neighborhood, find some neighbors and visit a local park together to rake and plant flowers.
- Join one of three Manchester Community Schools clean-up efforts: Bakersville Elementary, 20 Elm St.; Beech Street Elementary, 333 Beech St., Gossler Park Elementary, 145 Parkside Avenue. Volunteers should click here to sign up in advance.
Do you know of an Earth Day event we missed? Add it to the comments field, or email Carol Robidoux, robidouxnews@gmail.com
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