8 Events To Take Care Of The Planet In GA

The upcoming weeks offer several events and observances in Georgia to celebrate — and take care of — the great outdoors.

Earth Day, a global observance for environmental protection, is on Wednesday, April 22.

Though the national Arbor Day is observed on April 24, Georgia's Arbor Day is traditionally celebrated on the third Friday in February, the end of the state's tree planting season.

Look around: Spring cleanup is in full swing, and trails and parks are full of people.

Are you planning an event this spring? Feature it, so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!

We’ve rounded up events in Georgia to celebrate the environment:

• Atlanta Botanical Garden Earth Day, 10 a.m. to noon, April 22, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta
• Legacy Community Day featuring Decatur Environmental Sustainability Board’s Annual Earth Day Festival, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 18, Decatur Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Drive, Decatur
• Earth Day on the Green, noon to 5 p.m., April 25, Peachtree Corners Town Center, 5140 Town Center Blvd., Peachtree Corners
• Earth Day Extravaganza, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 18, Douglasville Recycling Center, 8145a Cedar Mountain Road, Douglasville
• Earth Month, various activity times, April 2-28, Children's Museum of Atlanta, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW,
  Atlanta
• Conserve the 4-0-Forest, various times and projects, April 17-18, sponsored by Trees Atlanta, see project sites online
• Earth Day Celebration at The Shed, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 25, The Shed, Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta
• Earth Day, 9-11:30 a.m., April 25, Mill Creek Nature Center, 2355 Mall of Georgia Blvd., Buford