The Earth Day 2026 Forum will be hosted by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay on Wednesday, April 22 from 5 pm – 7:30 pm in Rabb Hall at the Boston Public Library’s main branch in Copley Square. There will be demonstrations, forum speakers, and question and answer sessions. This is a free event open to the public. For details, visit https://nabbonline.org/
Berkshire Botanical Garden is celebrating Earth Day!
Join BBG’s Ron Kujawski on Friday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Stockbridge Library, and receive a bare root tree with instructions on how to plant it in celebration of Earth Day/Arbor Day! Can’t make it on April 25? An additional supply will be available at BBG on Friday, May 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. outside the Education Center at BBG. Trees planted throughout the Berkshires will benefit the earth, our people and our pollinators!
White Oak, Eastern Pine, Silky Dogwood (below) and Sugar Maple trees, all native to our region, will be available for you to take home and plant. For more information visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/tree-giveaway-earth-day-celebration
As we mark the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, BHWOCC, in collaboration with the Conservation Law Foundation, invites you to a special event celebrating and uplifting women of color in the environmental sector.
Join us on Tuesday, April 22nd, from 6 to 8 PM for an insightful conversation with impactful BHWOCC members who have made significant strides in environmental leadership in Boston.
Our panel, “Women of Color in Leadership in the Environment,” will bring together voices from across the industry to share experiences, strategies, and reflections on the evolving landscape of green and blue spaces. Together, we’ll explore the future of these industries, the cultural wisdom that shapes our environmental work, and more. This is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and inspire alongside fellow BHWOCC members and other women of color in the field. Date & Time: Tuesday, April 22nd | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: 62 Summer St, Boston, MA 02110. RSVP HERE.
Turning off your lights when you leave the room, driving an electric car or installing solar panels. We all have the power to turn dirty energy into clean energy, and our impact is even greater when we can get local, state, and national officials to take action. Join GBH on Earth Day as we envision a clean future with Environment Massachusetts, discussing ways to conserve energy and become changemakers to fuel a greener, healthier world. Our expert will address the largest climate change challenges of our time and give you tips on how to make your voice heard for a more sustainable future.
Ben Hellerstein, State Director of Environment Massachusetts, will guide us through what it takes to promote and create solutions for a healthier Massachusetts and beyond. Environment Massachusetts’s mission is to transform the power of our imaginations and our ideas into change that make our world a cleaner place to power our lives. Ben brings strategic approaches to thinking bigger regarding clean energy, conservation and more.
Learn more about Environment Massachusetts and how to support transitioning Massachusetts to 100% renewable energy here.
Bring your questions! Sign up at www.wgbh.org The Event is free.
Climate change was a pillar of President Biden’s 2020 campaign. Since entering the White House, he has already rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement and signed a number of executive agreements to further tackle climate change at home and abroad. On Earth Day, President Biden will hold a Leaders’ Climate Summit with various world leaders led by John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, to outline emissions reductions, green energy investments and more.
How will these new commitments impact Massachusetts? Earthwhile reporter Miriam Wasser will moderate a WBUR sponsored virtual panel of local climate experts and answer your questions.
Panelists
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry – president, Environmental League of Massachusetts.More panelists to be announced.
Join the conversation! Submit your questions to us before and during the event here. Free, but register at www.wbur.org
This Earth Day, the Northfield Bird Club will welcome and hear from longtime activist, writer and publisher Iris Morales, who spent many months after the devastating hurricanes hit Puerto Rico working to support communities there. “This critical situation is a defining and turning point in Puerto Rican history. Hurricanes Irma and Maria have laid bare the result of centuries of colonial control, austerity, and exploitation. But people in Puerto Rico are organizing themselves, creating communities of support.” Join them for an evening of exchange and discussion, about our eco-history and the situation in Puerto Rico. The event takes place Sunday, April 22 beginning at 5 pm at the Wendell Town Hall, 6 Center Street in Wendell, Massachusetts, followed by a potluck community supper at 7 pm.
On Saturday, April 21st, The Blue Hill Observatory will celebrate Earth Day with a fabulous event at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, MA. This is their Annual Fundraiser with all proceeds helping to support work in Weather Data Collection, Climate Research and Environmental Education. They are proud to maintain and continue the longest running homogeneous climate record in North America –133 years– and rely on your support.
This Gala evening will feature live music from the fabulous Boston Band, “Rolling Who”, buffet dinner and a meet and greet with Boston Broadcast Meteorologists. Featuring interactive climate exhibits by local high school students, silent and live auction, and important speakers, this is a night not to missed.
Check website http://bluehill.org/observatory/2018/03/tickets-now-on-sale-for-our-spectacular-earth-day-event/ for details and ticket prices.
Join UMass Amherst Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program for an Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration with Dr. Michael Dirr. For most people who work with trees, Dr. Michael Dirr needs no introduction. He is the author of numerous books on woody plants that have become staples on our desks. He also has some New England roots, as he earned his PhD from UMass. His fingers are always on the pulse of the nursery industry, scouting for new introductions, and having himself introduced 15 trees into commerce.
Michael Dirr is the author of seven books, including Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture and Propagation and Uses, a widely used and best-selling reference text, Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs, Hydrangeas for the American Gardener, and Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season. A Mercer scholar, Dirr is considered one of the green industry’s most celebrated plant experts. An Emeritus Professor of Horticulture at the University of Georgia, his teaching, lectures, seminars, garden study tours and plant introduction programs have contributed greatly to industry awareness.
He has established several arboreta, consults on tree selection, and has penned tree guides for many campuses. The green industry has tremendously benefited from his keen interest in evaluating trees and his enthusiasm to share it with us.
Sponsored by: UMass Extension, the UMass Waugh Arboretum, and Eversource. Friday, April 21, 2017 – 2:00pm to 3:30pm, Saturday, April 22, 2017 – 8:00am to 11:45pm at UMass Amherst, 551 North Pleasant Street in Amherst. To register ($50), and for complete itinerary of events, visit http://ag.umass.edu/landscape/events/umass-earth-day-arbor-day-celebration-with-dr-michael-dirr
Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 23 with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
Join them for a morning of community and help prepare the gardens and landscapes for spring. Bring your family and friends, garden tools to help kick off their garden season. Check in at the Hunnewell Carriage House. Rain Date April 26, 9am – noon. Image from www.anacostiaws.org
Free, but PLEASE PRE-REGISTER at www.masshort.org.
Celebrate Earth Day by joining a group of New England Wild Flower Society volunteers to restore Arthur Morency Woods, a 15-acre parcel of conservation land in Framingham. These “habitat islands” in densely populated areas are of great importance to wildlife. Meet at the Arthur Street Extension in Framingham at 10 AM. Plenty of parking at the entrance on Arthur Street. For more information visit www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.
