Earth Day is Friday, April 22nd!  With BVTC’s Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful  program, we support several clean ups not only around Earth Day, but also throughout the year. Here are just a few happening this weekend:

Recent Tree Hugger Meet Up, Clean Up on Broad Street in Cumberland sponsored by Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful and Apothica Coffee Bar

• Friday, April 22 @ 4 – 6 pm – Turner Reservoir Walking Trail – East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club
• Saturday, April 23 @ 9 am – 12 pm – Town wide Clean Up – North Smithfield RI Clean and Green Day
• Saturday, April 23 @ 9 am – 12 pm – Clean Up & Garden Prep – Franklin Farm, Cumberland
• Saturday, April 23 @ 9 am – 12 pm – Spring Cleanup at Slater Mill, Pawtucket
• Saturday, April 30 @ 9 am – 12 pm – Town wide, meet at Deerfield Park, Town of  Smithfield

To volunteer at these events, and others in Blackstone Valley and around Rhode Island CLICK HERE

Other Earth Day related events:

Friday, April 22 @ 11 am – 3 pm – Earth Day Art Making at Revive the Roots in Smithfield

Friday, April 22 @ 7 pm – Premiere of “Kittacuck Speaks” a film by Friends of the Blackstone at the Blackstone River Theatre, Cumberland. The film is an alternative history of the Blackstone River as told from the river’s perspective and narrated by Nipmuc Native Bruce Curliss. Kittacuck is the Native American name for the river meaning “Great Tidal River.”

Speaking of the Blackstone River and the watershed is celebrating an important milestone in 2022 – ZAP50.

• Organize or participate in a community clean up (join us for ZAP50, August 27)
• Compost your food scraps
• Advocate for environmental education and climate education in schools
• Switch to reusable bags
• Learn how to reduce plastic pollution
• Learn how to recycle right in Rhode Island

Invest in the Earth! Invest in your watershed!