Earth Day

Whether or not you're not able to join us in person, we invite you to celebrate by participating from home. There are lots of great things you can do at home to help the environment!!

• Take an Earth Day quiz to see how much you know (or need to learn about!) topics such as clean energy, sustainable fashion, or upcycled foods
• Remove invasive species from your home garden
• Fix or repurpose something in your home instead of replacing it
• Collect grey water and use it to water your plants
• Learn about the emissions related to your diet and make a change to have a lower carbon diet
• Plant a garden or a climate-resilient tree
• Learn about the benefits of heat pumps or heat pumps ideally suited to Metro Vancouver climate
• Try reading a book rather than streaming online
• Practice active transportation: go for a walk, run, or bike ride
• Check on your neighbours: strong communities are key to our resiliency to climate change

Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22, to show support for protection of the environment.

The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. On that day, 20 million Americans – at the time, 10% of the country's population – demonstrated in massive coast-to-coast rallies for a healthy, sustainable environment. By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the U.S. Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts. Twenty years later in 1990, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage.

The first Earth Day started a movement of people whose common goal is keeping our planet healthy. Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org, including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.