News Flash

April 22, 2020, marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It may look a little different this year as in-person celebrations have been canceled, but there are plenty of ways to stay close to home and celebrate Earth Day.

Online:

• Create an #EarthDayChallenge and share it on social media
• Tune into the Earth Day website for an all-day livestream event: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-live/
• Join NASA in its #EarthDayAtHome campaign and check-out its 50^th Anniversary Toolkit: https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-day-2020-50th-anniversary-toolkit
• The American Museum of Natural History will air an all-day Earthfest: https://www.amnh.org/calendar/earthfest-2020

Find more digital Earth Day events here: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/#map

Outside:

• Take a walk!
• Plant a tree
• Plant a garden
• Pick up litter (with the proper protections in place)
• Build a birdhouse or birdfeeder
• Go on a nature scavenger hunt