Earth Week serves as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and
how important it is to protect it. We celebrate Earth Week to continue promoting
environmental awareness and to remind us that we
can protect the Earth in our everyday lives as well." -Study.com
EARTH DAY IS APRIL 22
Calling all Earthlings, young and older! Join us in celebrating Earth Week, April 17 to April 25.
Print out one of the two images of the Earth from below, OR put any kind of image or item celebrating the Earth in a front window of your home, on your porch, on your mailbox, or on your lawn! Personalize it by adding what you do to make a difference!
Then, as we walk around our neighborhoods, we'll see all our friends, neighbors and businesses who are celebrating the 51th Earth Week with us! We'll know that our community cares about protecting our environment and our health and well-being! How many Earths can YOU find?
We'd love for all Lexington students, parents, and community members to participate! Share your photos here.
Energize Lexington: Saving energy? Recycling? Thinking of an electric car? Want to do more? Energize Lexington is a new program that takes on the climate challenge, one Lexington household at a time. Sign up. Log your actions. Track our progress.
Sponsored by LexGWAC and LexZeroWaste
Watch Kiss the Ground Documentary - Free
Saturday, April 10 - Monday, April 26
Kiss the Ground is an inspiring, star-studded new film that shows how regenerating the world’s soils has the potential to rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies. Sign up to view the film online for free from April 10-26. Watch the trailer -- click here.
Join our Kiss the Ground Discussion
Sunday, April 25, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Register to participate in our Zoom discussion and learn about actions you can take to promote food justice and nurture healthy soils both in your own backyard and in the Commonwealth. For more details click here.
Join panelists Kannan Thiruvengadam from Eastie Farm and MassRenews; and Allison Houghton, a statewide educator and author on organic gardening topics, including NOFA's The Carbon Sequestering Garden
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Pollinator Plant Kits for Sale!
Order now, with plant pick-up in late May. The kits include four plant species selected based on bloom time and their attractiveness to pollinators. More information and sign up link through our Upcoming Events page.
For more information or to sign up for GWAC events:
info@gwac.org
Let Your Inner Artist
and "Zero Waste" Hero Shine
Wednesday, April 21, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Participate in a Household Waste Audit and Create Upcycled Art from Non-Recyclable Materials
As our community celebrates Earth Day during April vacation week, LexZeroWaste and the Munroe Center for the Arts are teaming up, with assistance from LPS Green Teams, to build awareness about how we can do our part to take care of our Common Home. For more details click here.
Take a two-minute quiz to see how much you know about recycling.
