earth day events
Check out some of the many volunteer events happening around the Mystic River watershed in honor of Earth Day! Join an event near you:
Cambridge:
April 30 | Friends of Alewife Reservation Earth Day Cleanup | Green Cambridge | Details
Chelsea:
April 22 | Earth Day Tree Planting | GreenRoots | Details
April 23 | Chelsea Citywide Cleanup | GreenRoots | Details
East Boston:
April 23 | East Boston Cleanup starting at Condor Street Urban Wild | GreenRoots | Details
April 23 | Belle Isle Marsh Cleanup | Friends of Belle Isle Marsh | Details
Everett:
April 23 | Rivergreen Park Cleanup | City of Everett & Friends of the Malden River | Details
Medford:
April 23 | DCR Park Serve Day at Torbert Macdonald Park | Mystic River Watershed Association & DCR | Details
April 23 | DCR Park Serve Day at Middlesex Fells | Friends of the Fells & DCR | Details
April 30 | The Mayor's Citywide Cleanup | Mayor Lungo-Koehn, the Medford Chamber of Commerce and CCSR | Details
Melrose:
April 23 | Earth Week Community Cleanup | Keep Melrose Beautiful | Details
Somerville:
April 23 | Earth Day Cleanup | Groundwork's Somerville | Details
Stoneham:
April 23 | DCR Park Serve Day at Middlesex Fells - Sheepfold | Middlesex Fells Dog Owner Group & DCR | Details
Not in the watershed? Check out the other places around MA that are hosting Park Serve Day cleanups with DCR here.
Mystic earth month
Join MyRWA as we celebrate the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day–with a month full of activities.
Once a year, over a billion people from around the world come together to honor and advocate for our planet’s health. For over 50 years, Earth Day — which falls on April 22 — has served as the catalyst for essential conversations about the health of our planet and the work that needs to be done to better preserve its natural environments and ecosystems. This year's theme is Invest in Our Planet–something that we want to do all month long with you!
We will be sharing some great ways to get involved — from nominating your parks to sharing your pictures to actions you can take! MyRWA will keep you engaged throughout Earth Month in caring for our watershed!
Want to get started right now?
NOMINATE A PARK
We all see places that can use some TLC. Nominate a park or path for a trash cleanup to help inform our cleanup locations this spring and summer!
JOIN US FOR OUR PARK SERVE DAY CLEANUP (OR HOST YOUR OWN)!
As part of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Annual Park Serve Day, we will be hosting a cleanup along the Mystic at Torbert Macdonald Park in Medford. The cleanup will be on Saturday, April 23rd from 9am to 12pm, click the link below to register!
Have a place close to you that you’d like to cleanup for Earth Day? Contact daria.clark@mysticriver.org for assistance with a self-guided cleanup!
CALLS TO ACTION
There are so many ways to get involved and push for improvements to the Mystic. We will be sharing these throughout the month! Want to get a jump on your calls now? Right now, our elected state representatives and state senators are meeting with their constituents and State House leadership to decide on what goes in and what stays out of next year's state budget, which starts on July 1st, 2022. Click the links for more information on actions you can help with:
GET SNAPPING (Pictures that is)!
Let’s celebrate the beauty of nature in our backyard! During the third week of April, we will be highlighting some great pictures of the Mystic River watershed and we want you to share too! During April 18 - 24, share your favorite photos of the watershed from the past year and tag us to be featured on MyRWA social media!
Facebook: @MysticRiverWatershedAssoc
Twitter: @MysticMyRWA
Instagram: @mystic.river.watershed
Not on social media? Email your picture to daria.clark@mysticriver.org , and we will share on our Instagram. Let’s show people why they should care!
Need inspiration? We love to see shots of people enjoying the outdoors (biking on greenways, recreating on the river, having a picnic, etc.), wildlife in the Mystic, your favorite parks and paths, as well as examples of pollution (such as trash) that you see in the watershed.
BE READY FOR SOME GREAT STEM CONTENT
Our newest staff member, Natalia Bayona, will be sharing some great trivia and STEM content about the Mystic! Keep your eyes peeled for some great, interactive content during the fourth week of the month.
RSVP now for our Lunch & Learn on Thursday, April 28th 12pm to 1pm all about the Trash Free Mystic program! You will hear from Andy Hrycyna, Watershed Scientist, and Sushant Bajracharya, Mystic Ambassador, about trash in the Mystic, and what MyRWA is doing about it.
Join us for some wicked awesome in-person educational events all about the Wicked Hot Mystic volunteer heat mapping project! Click the link below to learn more:
