It’s April! Spring is here (at least as far as the calendar is concerned!) and it is the month that holds my favorite day of the year….Earth Day! Officially, Earth Day is April 22nd. The day was officially created as Earth Day in 1970. In 1990 it went international as the day to focus on what you are doing as an individual to help protect the environment.
But really….EVERY DAY is Earth Day! It’s not a one day thing, it’s a way of life. Doing little things to help protect the planet like turning out your lights when you leave a room, biking to work in the good weather (where applicable of course!), recycling and so much more.
Since 1970, the month of April has been unofficially coined “Earth Month” as it is also the month where people are more prone naturally (pun intended!) to help out the planet by volunteering to clean up local parks to get them ready for the upcoming summer season, we start our spring plantings, we clean out the house and much more.
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Last year I approached the Town of Salem and asked what it is we do here in Salem NH for Earth Day. The deer in the headlights look told me – not much! At least not on a big scale. But that was quickly remedied as we (myself and one other town employee) got together and coordinated the first annual Greater Salem Earth Day Expo that was held at the Salem High School on Earth Day 2012.
I set out to find out what other happenings are going on in and around the area. Turns out, we have a lot of “closet greenies” around here! There are many organizations who coordinate park cleanups, tree plantings, litter brigades and a host of other events that are somewhat publicized but still many people are not aware of them.
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This blog is dedicated to Earth Month 2013!
I started a website for the Greater Salem NH Earth Day Expo event – www.gsnhed.org – and included in this site is an event page with other happenings in and around the area. Some of these include these upcoming events:
Saturday April 13th from 10am-2pm is the Windham NH Go Green Fair at the Windham High School also featuring the Salem NH Farmers Market vendors!
Saturday April 13th 8:30am-12:30pm The Field of Dreams in Salem NH is having their annual Spring Cleanup and are looking for volunteers to join them.
Tuesday April 16th 5:30-7:30 PM at the Knightly Room in the Salem Town Hall a speaker from the Granite State Clean Cities Coalition will be here to present a seminar on Green Transportation in NH. This is FREE and open to the public!
Saturday April 20th starting at 8:30am is the Salem Fishing Derby at Hedgehog Park sponsored by the Greater Salem Rotary Club. This is a free event!
Sunday April 21st from 10am-4pm is the 2nd Annual Greater Salem Earth Day Expo at the Salem High School along with the winners of this years Transportation poster contest, seminars 30+ vendors, face painting, a free child ID program and more! Free event!
I am told the Salem Exchange Club donates tree seedlings to the 1st Graders in the area schools around the first week in May.
There is so much happening! Who knew? I have made it my personal goal to find out what is going on throughout the year and help spread the word. If you know of an event, feel free to email me at regina@naturemadesimple.com. I will get the word out!
In the meantime, stop by one of this years events! Happy Earth Day…Month….
