In honor of Earth Day 2024, SVT invites you to join us for a group outing or a volunteer work day, plus we have information about community events, scavenger hunts, and cellphone apps that can help you celebrate Earth Day wherever you are!
Nearly all of our Earth Day Week events are free, so this is a great opportunity to introduce someone new to SVT. (Space is limited; registration is required.)
Our Online Program Calendar has details and registration information.
Several area communities are hosting Earth Day festivals, events, and town-wide cleanups, including the following (if your community has an event we have overlooked, please let us know at [email protected]):
The website of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provides information about the DCR Universal Access Recreational opportunities at many Massachusetts State Parks. The website lists Accessible Trails and Accessible Recreational Opportunities, Adaptive Programs, and Independent Opportunities, and it also explains how you can volunteer with the Universal Access Program. Visit the website.
DCR is also seeking volunteers for Park Serve Day on April 20, when DCR will clean and prepare the State Parks for heavy summer use. Learn more.
Learn about the natural world and connect more deeply with your wild places—any day of the year.
Improve your nature know-how by learning about plants and animals. Share your photos and sightings to help researchers learn more about our region’s wildlife. SVT staff favorites include the following (you can also search your cellphone's App Store for links):
Take a group of youngsters on a nature scavenger hunt (whether in the back yard or on a forest trail), and they'll gain a better appreciation for the flowers, trees, and animals that surround us. Our simple scavenger hunt lists items in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Plus you can search the web for additional scavenger hunts in many languages. Download the SVT scavenger hunt.
For those looking to inspire the next generation to care for the earth, Subject to Climate offers environmental-themed activity guides for grades K-12.
You can see stunning warblers along farm hedgerows or hear gulls in a mall parking lot. Just open your eyes—and your ears! If you are using binoculars, find the bird with your eyes first, and then raise the binoculars to your face. If you hear a birdsong you don't recognize, try using the free Merlin Sound ID app to identify the species.
Open your ears to the "peep-peep" of spring peepers," the "cluck-cluck'' of wood frogs, and the "tr-ii-ii-ill" of gray treefrogs. Learn to recognize the calls of all 10 Massachusetts species of frogs (and toads). Visit naturalistguides.com to learn their quirky and unique calls.
EarthDay.Org recruits people from around the world to participate in the environmental movement.
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