Clearwater’s Earth Day History
On the first Earth Day, April 22nd, 1970 Pete Seeger sailed the one year old sloop Clearwater to Washington D.C. with messages of support for the Clean Water Act. Now, over 50 years later, the need to protect our air and our water are as important as they were then.
Earth Day 2022
Our team is excited to participate in several community Earth Day events this year! Be sure to follow us on social media to see us at: Peekskill High School, The Trailside Museums and Zoo in Bear Mountain State Park, Green Ossining’s 12th Annual Earth Day Festival, and more!
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How You Can Get Involved for Earth Day 2022:
| Event Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Bear Mountain Trailside Zoo Earth Day Celebration | Sat., April 23rd 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Bear Mountain NY |
| Clean Water Act Panel with Scenic Hudson, Riverkeeper and CW | April 20th 5:30-7pm ET https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316469360993/WN_WgWqpJvRSLCIN8n7iHl7TA |
| Town of Esopus Earth Day | April 23rd 10 a m. – 3 p m Ulster Park NY
https://www.clearwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Esopus-Earth-Day-1-1.pdf |
| Chase: Stop Funding Fossil Fuels! | April 21, 3:30 pm Ossining NY
https://dayenu.controlshift.app/events/chase-stop-funding-fossil-fuels-passover-action |
| Larchmont Village Earth Day | April 23, 1 pm Constitution Park Larchmont NY |
| Be Earth’s BFF | April 22, 1 pm Virtual |
| Green Ossining’s Earth Day Festival | April 23, 10am-5pm Louis Engel Park Ossining NY
https://www.greenossining.org/event/green-ossinings-annual-earth-day-festival-live-and-in-person/ |
| Wild & Scenic Film Festival | April 22-23 Virtual |
| Pitch in for Parks | April 18-23 10am – 1pm Yonkers, Katonah, Rye, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Peekskill, New Rochelle NY https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/pitch-in-for-parks-2022-196799 |
| Earth Day Celebration – Rockefeller State Park Preserve | April 23 10am-4pm Pleasantville NY |
| Haverstraw Earth Day Arts & Science Festival | April 23 12pm-5pm Haverstraw NY |
| Family Art Project: Gratitude Garden for Earth Day | April 23 10am-1pm Bronx NY
https://www.wavehill.org/calendar/family-art-project-gratitude-garden-for-earth-day-1 |
| B’Earthday Bash in Prospect Park | April 23 1pm-4pm Brooklyn NY
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2022/04/23/bearthday-bash |
| Community Cleanup Day | April 23 10am-12:30pm Poughkeepsie NY |
| LaGrange Trash Bash | April 23 8am-Noon LaGrange NY
https://hudsonvalley.kidsoutandabout.com/content/lagrange-trash-bash |
| DEP 50+2 Anniversary & Earth Day Celebration – Liberty State Park | April 23 10am-3pm Jersey City NJ |
| Earthstock: A Celebration of Earth Day | April 12-22 Stony Brook NY |
| Great Saw Mill River Cleanup | April 23 10am-1pm Ardsley, Hastings, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Yonkers NY https://www.groundworkhv.org/programs/transforming-places/saw-mill-river-coalition/great-saw-mill-river-cleanup/ |
| Climate Can’t Wait March and Rally | April 22 11:00 am Albany, NY
https://actionnetwork.org/events/climate-cant-wait-earth-day-mobilization |
