Earth Month
More than 4,400 seedlings have been planted in Newport and Bristol counties since 2022
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More than 200 rain-barrels have been provided to our community since 2022!
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More than 1200 pounds of trash have been picked up in our community since 2022.
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More than 4,400 seedlings have been planted in Newport and Bristol counties since 2022 🌎 More than 200 rain-barrels have been provided to our community since 2022! 🌎 More than 1200 pounds of trash have been picked up in our community since 2022. 🌎
Our Earth Month programming runs each year throughout the month of April with the goal of helping our environment!
It has been fifty-four years since the first Earth Day in 1970. At that time, the idea to bring the environment to the forefront of the U.S. political conversation was revolutionary. Today, much has been achieved on helping our environment, yet there is much work to do.
Earth Month 2024 Highlights:
Picked up 609 pounds of trash at our three plogging events (that’s over 1200 pounds since 2022)
1,400 seedlings were planted in Newport & Bristol Counties (that’s over 4,400 seedlings since 2022)
Distributed 75 rain barrels, which will divert thousands of gallons of polluted stormwater from the watershed (that’s 200 rain barrels since 2022)
2025 Earth Month Programming
Earth Day Seedling Sale
April 12, 2025
10:00AM-12:00PM
We are currently offering a range of native plant seedlings and saplings for sale. From perennials to shrubs to trees! Bundles of native plants can be purchased in advance online and picked up at our sale. The online seedling store is NOW OPEN - click here to start your order.
Seedling Sale Volunteer Opportunities
Prep Day April 11, 2025 9:30AM-1:00PM
Sale Day April 12, 2025 9:30AM-12:30PM
Volunteer with us to help prep for the Earth Month Seedling Sale. Volunteer Sign Up link here. Volunteers needed for both the prep day and the sale day!
Plog with us this Earth Month!
April 19 - Plog a short section of the Newport Rhode Races marathon racecourse, helping with post-race clean up. Participants will walk or jog a 1-4 mile segment of the race route and pick up trash. There are three signup times to pick from; 10:00AM-12:00PM, 12:30PM-2:00PM, or 2:00-3:00pm. Sign up HERE and use code ERICD!
April 24 - Plog a 5K in Newport, then stay for a drink with Newport Run & Chug. Join the local Newport Run & Chug club at 6:30pm at the Fastnet Pub to plog Newport and then have a drink!
April 26 - Plog at Fogland Beach in Tiverton from 10AM-11AM with the Farm Coast Run Club and the Tiverton Litter Committee. Walkers and runners welcome! Walkers to cover the beach and runners to cover surrounding roads. Clean up supplies will be provided.
Rain Barrel Events
For the sixth year we are hosting rain barrel workshops for local residents to learn how to make their own rain barrels and then take them home. These barrels collect stormwater for use in gardens and on lawns.
Rain barrels can be purchased through EventBrite.
Workshop Dates Include:
Barrington - April 5, 2025 (Rain date: April 6, 2025)
Middletown - Apil 26, 2025 (Rain date: April 27, 2025)
Bristol - May 3, 2025 (Rain date: May 4, 2025)
Portsmouth - May 17, 2025 (Rain date: May 18, 2025)
Earth Month 2024 Gallery
