2021 Virtual Festival T-Shirt LAST CHANCE to pre-order our 2020-2021 St. Louis Virtual Earth Day Festival T-shirt! Commemorate a year of resiliency, adaptability, & sweatpants. Pre-orders will be accepted until TODAY, April 2nd. T-shirts are $22, or $20 for earthday365 members. | | | | |
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Earth Day Celebration Kit Our Earth Day Celebration Kits, sponsored by the Metropolitan Sewer District, Great Rivers Greenway, Metro Lighting, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation, and RideFinders, offer sustainable gifts and guided activities such as upcycled crafts, scavenger hunts, and community science. A few special bags will have surprise gifts such as a jar of honey, a tree coupon, or tickets to MOBOT! | | | |
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Earth Month Raffle Our Earth Month Raffle tickets are on sale! Win a Family Friendly Getaway to a cottage in historic Elsah, IL., a cabin in Crawford County, MO., or a stay at St. Louis Union Station. Members receive one free ticket with purchase. Ticket sales run through Earth Day, April 22nd, at 11:59pm! Check out the raffle getaway details! | | | | |
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April 16th-25th Miss the Earth Day Café at the Festival? Eat at select Green Dining Alliance restaurants between the 16th & 25th and fundraise for earthday365! | | | | |
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Virtual Programs Wrap up Earth Week with Keynote Speaker Mary Ann Lazarus with "Resilience and the Power of Community" on April 23rd at 3pm. Resilience can mean a lot of things, from one person’s ability to withstand adversity to addressing the long-term impacts of climate change. The current pandemic is a test case of resilience that exposes the vast inequities of impacts on the most vulnerable populations. This talk will focus on the wonderful power of community to strengthen resilience so that the St. Louis region can survive, adapt and thrive in the face of a changing future. | | | | |
Join us for "Watershed Resiliency through Food Waste Reduction and Food Justice" with Maggie McCoy, Nick Speed, and Tyrean Lewis on April 22nd, from 9-10am at the Global Freshwaters Virtual Summit. Join Bob Henkel and our three panelists for an in-depth and personal perspective as we explore Food Waste and Food Justice in our watershed. | | | |
Human Disturbance, from Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, is an interrogation of humankind’s impact on Earth. Through the medium of contemporary dance, Human Disturbance explores topics including climate change, material resource consumption, wildlife preservation, and natural disaster. This performance will start immediately after the keynote at 4pm. | | | |
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Food Scraps Drop-Off Program Introducing earthday365's new Food Scraps Drop-Off pilot program, where we will provide commercial composting for your residential food scraps at Tower Grove and Ferguson Farmers Markets! Tower Grove drop off will start on April 10th, while Ferguson drop off will start in May. Choose from three levels of service. | | | | | |
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earthday365 Membership Be Part of the Solution! Join now as a member to get your Festival T-shirt at a discount, an extra raffle ticket, and be the first to know about all our Earth Month activities! earthday365 membership benefits include Green Dining Alliance restaurant discounts, our monthly Eco-Media Club, educational opportunities, and special discounts on our ticketed events. | | | |