Thank you for celebrating a week of webinars, activities, and a concert in our first ever Earth Day Celebration 100% online.
Please re-watch and enjoy all of the events from 2020 as much as you would like.
Monday, April 20th
Making Room at the Table: Planning for a Post-COVID Local Food System
with Michelle McCabe, Director of the Center of Food Equity and Economic Development (FEED)
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Pollinator Pathway, Green Corridor and Ecotype Project
with Mary Hogue, Chair of Fairfield Forestry Committee and Lead of Pollinator Pathway for Fairfield; Mary Ellen Lemay, Landowner Engagement Director for Aspetuck Land Trust and Sefra Alexandra, The Seedhuntress and Pollinator Health Technician for the Ecotype Project for CT Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday, April 21st
EV Readiness & Electric School Buses
with LiveGreenCT Executive Director, Daphne Dixon
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Wednesday, April 22nd
State Legislator Forum
with Senator Tony Hwang, Representatives Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Laura Devlin, Brian Farnen
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Virtual Earth Day Concert
featuring local Fairfield County artists.
Click for event info and performers
Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Composting
with Vemicomposter, Esben Chou & Master Composters, Dan Martens & Mary Hogue
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, April 23rd
CT State Legislative Session and Upcoming Election Season
with CT League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) Executive Director, Lori Brown; Climate Policy Advocate, Emily Alexander; Community Organizer, Alex Rodriguez; and Co-Chair, Mary Hogue
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Landscaping for Birds & Wildlife
with CT Audubon Society Executive Director, Patrick Comins
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Friday, April 24th
The Proper Way to Plant a Tree
with Charlie Stebbins and Adrian DeLaRosa, CT Audubon Society at Smith-Richardson Preserve, Westport, CT, along with Fairfield Forestry Committee Members Tom Corell, Misty Beyer, Mary Hogue and Fairfield Tree Warden Jeff Minder and Anne Rowlands, Connecticut Gardener Publisher.
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
A Tree is Nice Book and Activities and so much more!
with Karin Layton, Fairfield Forestry Committee member and former classroom teacher. This event is designed for children pre-school through 4th grade. Click on the title of the program of the presentation for loads of materials to follow along and do the activities yourself!
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Saturday, April 25th
Remington Woods
with Executive Directors Sam Dynowski, CT Chapter Sierra Club; Eric Hammerling, CT Forest & Park Association; Amy Paterson, CT Land Conservation Council; Ashley Stewart, Graduate Student at Yale School of the Environment and Environmental Consultant; and Joe Gresko, Green Initiative Coordinator for the City of Bridgeport and State Representative for Stratford.
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Starting a Home Vegetable Garden
with Master Gardener Eric Frisk
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Foraging in Your Own Backyard
with Bob Wall of Sustainable Fairfield Task Force.
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Sunday, April 26th
Climate Change
with Juliana Barrett from the Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Extension;
Becky Bunnell, Chair of Town of Fairfield Flood and Erosion Control Board; and Emmeline Harrigan, a certified Planner and Floodplain Manager and currently serves as the Assistant Planning Director in Fairfield, CT
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
10 Steps to a More Sustainable Lifestyle
with Scott Thompson, Chair of Sustainable Fairfield Task Force
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm