Apr 22, 2021
It s Earth Day 2021! The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, when 20 million Americans gathered in public parks, streets, and college campuses to bring awareness to environmental destruction.
Philadelphia neighborhoods will be busy today and this weekend, and if you want to get involved, and get the kids involved in the green movement that started half a century ago.here are some events you may like.
Today: Earth Day In The Food Forest is at Wissahickon Environmental Center from 1 to 3pm at 300 West Northwestern Ave. in Philadelphia. Spend Earth Day clearing as many invasive plants as possible on the site of its Philadelphia Orchard Project Food Forest. Mulch and water, too.
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The Philadelphia area plans to mark Earth Day 2021 with cleanups, plantings, scavenger hunts, and beyond. (FarmerJawn Community Supported Agriculture)
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was born, with 20 million Americans gathered in public parks, streets, and college campuses to rail against environmental destruction.
Philadelphia community leaders and activists plan to be busy on Earth Day 2021 carrying out the vision that the green movement helped spark more than a half-century ago.
Here’s how the Philadelphia area will be celebrating Earth Day this year, and how you can get involved.
Where: 300 West Northwestern Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19118
The Wissahickon Environmental Center is spending Earth Day clearing as many invasive plants as possible on the site of its Philadelphia Orchard Project Food Forest. Also on the table? Sheet mulching, laying path borders, and watering. Registration is required.