Help Pennsylvania celebrate Earth Day (Part 1 of 2)

You’ve heard the phrase from environmentalists before: “Every day should be Earth Day!" Although we couldn’t agree more, we get especially excited about the time of year when Earth Day is celebrated around the globe by communities and organizations joining together in appreciation of our wonderful planet. The official Earth Day occurs every year on April 22 but events are not limited to just one day.

In this post, we’ve gathered a list of Earth Day events happening throughout Pennsylvania over the next week. (Check back next Thursday for Earth Day Events, Part 2—even MORE fun happenings across Pa.) This is by no means an exhaustive list; be sure to check with your local community to see if there are even more events happening close to home.

Where will YOU be joining in?

Brownie points to whoever attends the most events …traveling via your environmentally friendly method of transportation, of course.






Earth Day Dash Saturday, April 19 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hosted by the Roaring Run Watershed Association in Apollo, Pa.  5K/15K Run/Walk. See their website for event details and registration.

Earth Day Work Day Saturday, April 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Peace Valley Nature Center, 170 N. Chapman Road, Doylestown, Pa. Help them improve their outdoor classroom! Let them know if you plan to attend the event by calling 215-345-7860 or emailing peacevalleynaturecenter@co.bucks.pa.us.

Asylum Run Cleanup Tuesday, April 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Pennsylvania State Hospital Grounds in Harrisburg.  Join the DEP South-Central office staff in cleaning up Asylum Run. For more information contact Lisa Kasianowitz at 717-787-1323.

Environmental education activities will be held on Friday, April 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Riverfront Parks along the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre (and PennFuture’s northeastern Pa. office staff will be there!).

Earth Fest Friday, April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Temple University Ambler Campus, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, Pa.  Hosted by Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities. Admission is free and event will be held outdoors, rain or shine. Join the celebration with fun activities from over 75 exhibitors from the community including non-profits, for-profits, and schools. For more information contact Jim Duffy at 267-468-8108.

Nicole Catino is PennFuture's 2014 Student Conservation Association Green Cities Sustainability Fellow and is based in our Pittsburgh office.