Earth Day falls on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The event was created 52 years ago to draw attention to the health of our planet. The theme this year Earth Day observances is Restore Our Earth. There are fewer events in Richmond this year but there are still a lot of great things you can do for the planet and for your mental health that appreciate and support nature.
Earth Day is April 22, but Once Upon A Child Richmond West End, 9015 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23294, is celebrating all month long. Get a $4.22 Earth Month Coupon to use in May for every $30 you spend there on gently used kids’ items.
•April 23 & 24 at 9:30 am – 6 pm Earth Day Progressive Sale Once Upon a Child – Richmond, VA – South Side
•Sunday April 24th celebrate Earth Day at the 5th Annual Earth Day Cleanup at Belle Isle (300 Tredegar Street) from 12pm-2pm, all reusable gear provided, fun giveaways, awesome raffle prizes from some great outdoor companies, and time spent with other incredible humans.
Join Main Line Brewery, 1603 Ownby Lane, Richmond, VA 23220 on Saturday, April 30th for an all day Earth Day Celebration. All donations made will benefit EARTHDAY.ORG. The first 200 people donating $10 or more will receive a sourwood tree seedling. This charitable event will be featuring live musical performances by: Double Entendre, PumpHouse, The Eccentrics, The Limit and more special guests. Main Line Brewery features cold crafted beers, gluten-free hard seltzers, food trucks, and is a family-friendly & dog-friendly venue. Dogs are always welcomed both indoors and out!
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If you are going to stay home on Earth Day:
- Create Your Own Garden: with resources from the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Create a butterfly garden in your own backyard with resources from Maymont
- Go for a walk around your neighborhood and appreciate the nature keeping your social distance
- Read books that focus on the earth, environmental issues and people who have made a difference. For adults read The Everglades River of Glass by Marjorie Stoneman as well as more contemporary books on water by Cynthia Barnett and others.
- For children Mrs. Rumphius is one of the many books that give simple lessons on how to to make the world a better place.
•Ditch the car and walk, run or ride your bike to and within a park from this Ultimate list of Richmond-area parks
•Enjoy the bodies of water on a craft from this list of: Boat launches and marinas
Virtual appreciation
If you can’t get out on Earth Day. Check out the websites and social media sites of nature centers to appreciate their beauty and better understand the environmental issues there:
•Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
•Virginia Institute of Marine Science
•Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
•National Parks Service – Blue Ridge Parkway
•Support Virginia Environmental Organizations
Appreciate the Earth by eating one of these 20 green foods for Earth Day
Green tomato, broccoli, kale, avocado, limes, asparagus, lettuce, cucumber, chive, artichoke, basil, peas, green apples, grapes, celery, Brussel sprouts, string beans, spinach, frogs legs, Kiwi, chives, pistachio nuts. Which is your favorite?
Jam to tunes that bring attention to the earth, the environment:
Like these Berkley College of Music students’ virtual rendition of What the World Needs Now.
Counting Crows Big Yellow Taxi aka They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot
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