April 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This year, we may not be able to get together and celebrate Earth Day because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the current situation makes Earth Day more important than ever.
Celebrate with Appalachian State Unviversity and check out
Earth Month Events 2020 for tips and challenges you can do at home.Earth Day: How to Celebrate while Sheltering in Place also lists some great ways to celebrate while we shelter in place. Check out a few of our favorite ideas for celebrating Earth Day!
Take Action Online Earth Day Network is the global coordinator of Earth Day, and its website lists a variety of ways that people can get involved. Earth Day Live is a three-day livestream of digital community events, available on earthdaylive2020.org, as well as on social media. Join a local digital event or organize your own! Check out this map for events.
Speak Up Spread the word Join a donation drive for COVID-19 relief. Call on world leaders to take action to protect the planet. Motivate friends, family and neighbors to pledge to vote. Spread the word over social media. Earth Day Live provides the resources. Vote Earth is a global initiative urging people everywhere to use their voting power to urge leaders to address climate change, protect the environment and restore and conserve the natural world. Make an Earth Day window sign to encourage activism and let neighbors know how to get involved.
Clean Up Your Neighborhood If you are sheltering in place, you can still be outside while appropriately distancing. You can take meaningful action for the immediate care of your landscape and environment. Consider adopting a stretch of road near your home and go outside with gloves and a plastic bag and remove garbage.
Challenge Yourself Take the Earth Day Daily Challenge , a 22-day series of actions to protect the environment, which are posted by the Earth Day Network. Participants can also add their own actions with the hashtags #EarthDay2020 and #EARTHRISE.
Get your family involved Hold an Earth Day family movie night Watch the best family- and Earth-friendly films: Wall-E; Islands of Lemurs: Madagascar; Dr Seuss: The Lorax; School House Rock! Earth; Arctic Tale; Bears; Earth; March of the Penguins; and To the Arctic.
Kids activities Check out these great activities for kids on Earth Day.
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