BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@irejn.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T160000 DTSTAMP:20240325T142839Z URL:https://www.irejn.org/events/earth-day-on-the-guilford-green/ SUMMARY:Earth Day on the Guilford Green DESCRIPTION:From raptors to earthworms to native tree seedlings\, from comp ost bins to electric vehicles to solar panels\, from potting soil to praye r cards to pollinator pathways\, there's something for everyone at 2024's Earth Day on the Guilford Green. Sponsored by the Guilford Conservation Co mmission\, this community-wide celebration will be held on Sunday afternoo n\, April 21\, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.\n\n \;\n\n“A Place Called Hope\ ,” which is a volunteer raptor rehabilitation program in Killingworth\, will be bringing some of their magnificent birds of prey with them. Local garden clubs and the Parks &\; Recreation Commission will be hosting pl anting tables\, where kids can plant seeds or seedlings to take home with them.\n\nConservation groups and religious congregations will have tables illustrating how they are responding to the climate crisis. State Senator Christine Cohen and State Representative Moira Rader will be on hand to pr ovide updates on climate legislation at this year's General Assembly. Ther e will be live music during the afternoon.\n\nThe first Earth Day\, which was held on April 22\, 1970\, brought 20 million Americans—10% of the po pulation in 1970—into the streets to protest the life-threatening poison ing of our land\, water\, and air. In 2024\, as we gather on the town gree n to honor the environmental legacy and spirit of that first Earth Day\, w e are facing another daunting environmental crisis: human-caused global wa rming.\n\nThis year\, on April 21 (rain date April 28)\, adults and childr en alike will have a variety of opportunities to share with one another\, and with the many conservation-oriented groups in our community\, about ou r conservation\, mitigation\, and adaptation efforts in this time of clima te crisis. We will celebrate that we are not alone in our determination to make a difference.\n\n(For further information\, or to sign up to partici pate\, contact Doug Clark\, Guilford Conservation Commission chair\, revdl mc@gmail.com.) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.irejn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03 /Earth-Day-graphic-jpg.webp CATEGORIES:External END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR