earth day 2024 - planet vs Plastics
The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. The theme aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution, reduce single-use plastic consumption, demand an end to fast-fashion, invest in technologies that can reduce plastic use and demand a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2024.
The Litchfield Garden Club will have a table at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd. Litchfield, CT, on Saturday, April 20th from 12 - 2pm. We will be offering kitchen garden seeds donated from John Scheepers Seed Company. And handouts on birds, bees and butterflies. Hope to see you there.
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More about Earth Day
What is the theme for Earth Day 2024? PLANET vs PLASTICS. Planet vs. Plastics unites students, parents, businesses, governments, churches, unions, individuals, and NGOs in an unwavering commitment to call for the end of plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 and an ultimate goal of building a plastic-free future for generations to come. “The Planet vs. Plastics campaign is a call to arms, a demand that we act now to end the scourge of plastics and safeguard the health of every living being upon our planet.” said Kathleen Rogers, President of EARTHDAY.ORG.
Read more about Planet vs Plastics.
What is the history of Earth Day?
Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.
The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.
What was the result of the first Earth Day?
The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts were created in response to the first Earth Day in 1970, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many countries soon adopted similar laws.
Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force.
There’s so much you can do to help protect and restore our planet, from joining a cleanup or climate strike, to taking part in the world’s largest citizen science initiative, to hosting an event in your own community!
Read more about Planet vs Plastics.
What is the history of Earth Day?
Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.
The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.
What was the result of the first Earth Day?
The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts were created in response to the first Earth Day in 1970, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many countries soon adopted similar laws.
Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force.
There’s so much you can do to help protect and restore our planet, from joining a cleanup or climate strike, to taking part in the world’s largest citizen science initiative, to hosting an event in your own community!
previous celebrations
Earth Day April 22, 2021 - Restore Our Earth
The Litchfield Garden Club’s history with Earth Day began at its inception fifty-one years ago. LGC’s first celebration was spearheaded by member Doris Hamlin, the woman responsible for opening the first recycling center in our area. Ms. Hamlin was at the forefront of the conservation movement and the LGC planted a tree on North Street to commemorate the first Earth Day. The Treescape project continues and to date approximately two hundred twenty-five trees and shrubs have been planted in Litchfield. Following in Ms. Hamlin’s footsteps, club members have organized various Earth Day events every year.
The Litchfield Garden Club’s history with Earth Day began at its inception fifty-one years ago. LGC’s first celebration was spearheaded by member Doris Hamlin, the woman responsible for opening the first recycling center in our area. Ms. Hamlin was at the forefront of the conservation movement and the LGC planted a tree on North Street to commemorate the first Earth Day. The Treescape project continues and to date approximately two hundred twenty-five trees and shrubs have been planted in Litchfield. Following in Ms. Hamlin’s footsteps, club members have organized various Earth Day events every year.
Conservation ~ Beauty and Celebration, 2021
To celebrate Earth Day 2021, Grace Yagtug, Conservation Chairperson of the Litchfield Garden Club (LGC), organized a tree-planting ceremony. Despite the April snow showers and freezing temperature, members planted four crab apple trees at the Tapping Reeve Meadow in Litchfield.
The four trees are symbolic. One tree honors Earth Day 2020, since the LGC’s planned activities were postponed due to pandemic restrictions. One tree honors Earth Day 2021. One tree is a memorial dedicated to LGC members lost over the past year and for those who suffered losses due to covid. The fourth tree was planted in tribute to first responders who have served dutifully during the pandemic.
Image on the right is the Tapping Reeve meadow with four newly planted crabapple trees. Click images below for larger view and for captions.
To celebrate Earth Day 2021, Grace Yagtug, Conservation Chairperson of the Litchfield Garden Club (LGC), organized a tree-planting ceremony. Despite the April snow showers and freezing temperature, members planted four crab apple trees at the Tapping Reeve Meadow in Litchfield.
The four trees are symbolic. One tree honors Earth Day 2020, since the LGC’s planned activities were postponed due to pandemic restrictions. One tree honors Earth Day 2021. One tree is a memorial dedicated to LGC members lost over the past year and for those who suffered losses due to covid. The fourth tree was planted in tribute to first responders who have served dutifully during the pandemic.
Image on the right is the Tapping Reeve meadow with four newly planted crabapple trees. Click images below for larger view and for captions.
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