CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH WITH EASTERN RHODE ISLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT
You can make an impact this Earth Day, throughout the month of April, and all year long. Little actions like picking up trash, planting native plants, and reducing/reusing water all make a difference. Join Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District to do all of those for Earth Month! Events include rain barrel workshops, a seedling sale, trash pickups/plogging, and more. Visit www.easternriconservation.org/earthmonth for more information and to sign up for all events. Events are in partnership with Aquidneck Island Earth Week.
Details for all events:
Volunteers Needed for Most Events
Looking for a way to get outside and give back to the community? Consider volunteering with us this Earth Month. There are multiple ways and opportunities to volunteer all month long, including Rain Barrel Workshops, Plogging the Newport Marathon, and our Seedling Sale.
www.easternriconservation.org/news/volunteer-with-us-for-earth-month-and-beyond
Bristol Rain Barrel Workshop
April 6- 10:00AM-12:00PM
Bristol Parks & Recreation- 101 Asylum Road, Bristol, RI, 02809
Learn how to prep a rain barrel, with all the materials and step by step guidance provided within the workshop. At the end of the workshop take home a ready-to-install rain barrel and installation kit, which will collect and store stormwater for your garden. Containers generously provided by Coca-Cola. For conservation and for pollution prevention, installing a rain barrel to collect and store rainwater for use on your lawn and gardens is a simple but powerful way to make a difference for the Aquidneck Island and Narragansett Bay. Volunteers also needed for all workshop dates.
Plog Newport
April 13- 10:00AM, 12:30PM, or 2:00PM
Plog with us after the Newport Rhode Race on April 13! There are three signup times to pick from; 10:00AM-12:00PM, 12:30PM-2:00PM, or 2:00-3:00. Participants will walk or jog a two-mile segment of the race route and pick up trash. You will be provided with bags, gloves, a map, shirt, and other goodies! The first 50 participants to sign up will receive a free long sleeve dri fit shirt, courtesy of Orsted. This is a volunteer event associated with Newport Rhode Races. This does not include running in the race event, only plogging after the event.
Barrington Rain Barrel Workshop
April 13- 10:00AM-12:00PM
281 County Rd, Barrington, RI
Learn how to prep a rain barrel, with all the materials and step by step guidance provided within the workshop. At the end of the workshop take home a ready-to-install rain barrel and installation kit, which will collect and store stormwater for your garden. Containers generously provided by Coca-Cola. For conservation and for pollution prevention, installing a rain barrel to collect and store rainwater for use on your lawn and gardens is a simple but powerful way to make a difference for the Aquidneck Island and Narragansett Bay. Volunteers also needed for all workshop dates.
Seedling Sale Prep – Volunteer Opportunity
April 19- 10:00AM-1:00PM
Greenvale Vineyards- 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, 02871
Help us sort seedlings for our seedling sale! Our seedling sale plant pick up day is on April 20. The day before, on April 19, we pack the pre-orders together to make it easier to give to customers when they come pick them up on Saturday. The volunteering consists of sorting the seedlings together into bundles of five, packing them in compostable bags with soil. Stay for as short as long as you want between 10AM-1PM! You might get a little dirty, wear gardening clothes.
Earth Day Seedling Sale
April 20- 10:00AM-12:00PM
Greenvale Vineyards- 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, 02871
Limited quantities of native plants are available for pre-order by April 18 and pickup on April 20! Plants not only remove carbon dioxide from the air, but they also provide habitat for native wildlife, prevent erosion, and absorb excess stormwater. How the Sale Works: Pre-order the plants online by 12PM on April 18, then you must come pick up your order in-person at the ERICD Seedling Sale on April 20. Volunteers are also needed for the prep day before the sale.
Middletown Rain Barrel Workshop
April 20-10:00AM-12:00PM
9 Berkeley Avenue, Middletown, RI
Learn how to prep a rain barrel, with all the materials and step by step guidance provided within the workshop. At the end of the workshop take home a ready-to-install rain barrel and installation kit, which will collect and store stormwater for your garden. Containers generously provided by Coca-Cola. For conservation and for pollution prevention, installing a rain barrel to collect and store rainwater for use on your lawn and gardens is a simple but powerful way to make a difference for the Aquidneck Island and Narragansett Bay. Volunteers also needed for all workshop dates.
Plog Tiverton
April 21- 9:00AM
Fogland Beach, Tiverton, RI
Join us to plog (jog and pick up trash) in Tiverton! This event is free and all are welcome to attend. Plogging is picking up trash during any activity. Walkers and runners welcome. Walkers to cover the beach and runners to cover surrounding roads. Clean up supplies will be provided.
Plog & Chug
April 25- 6:30PM
Fastnet Pub- 1 Broadway, Newport, RI, 02840
Jog a 5K while picking up trash with local running group, Newport Run & Chug. Then join afterwards for a drink at the Fastnet Pub. Gloves, trash bags and littler picker-upper-things will be supplied. Hosted in partnership with Newport Run & Chug. Plogging is a combination of jogging with picking up litter (merging the Swedish verbs plocka upp (pick up) and jogga (jog) gives the new Swedish verb plogga, from which the word plogging derives).
Reach out to Natalie at [email protected] with any questions.