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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. ....

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