New Canaan residents take heed! Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22! There are a host of events and celebrations taking place in and around New Canaan that include outdoor concerts, local artisan exhibits, farmers’ markets, and community cleanup efforts - all dedicated toward bringing awareness to our environment and preserving our planet.
Connecticut DEEP has a comprehensive list of Earth Day events - click here.
Shred your documents in Ridgefield on Saturday, April 21
Bring all your old receipts, bills, tax papers, bank statements, checks, etc. to be shredded by Winters Brothers mobile shred truck on Saturday from 9am to 1pm at 4 Danbury Road - parking lot (behind Starbucks). Funds raised by this event go toward Ridgefield Lion's Club initiatives, like those involving senior citizens and the RHS senior scholarship.
Cost is $10.00 per paper-box sized box.
Grace Farms in New Canaan will celebrate biodiversity on Saturday, April 21
According to their website, Grace Farms Foundation in celebrating the biodiversity of nature. Explore Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve and enjoy programs and activities highlighting the importance of preserving woodlands and wildlife.
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. In honor of this milestone, Earth Day Network is launching an ambitious set of goals to shape the future of 21st-century environmentalism.Learn more here.Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, empowering Earth dwellers to take action: coordinate community cleanup efforts, plant a tree and take heed of environmental sustainability. “Today, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more manifest every day,” The Earth Day Network explains.
For a list of all the events in Connecticut for Earth Day 2018, click here