The flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today! Earth Day 2022 is only a day away and with the beauty of spring and warmer weather in the forecast, it’s a great time to get outdoors and celebrate our beautiful planet. Here are some of our favorite tips and Earth Day 2022 activities in and around the Fredericksburg area:
Make Something
- Start a vegetable garden: with Square Foot Gardening, it’s so quick and easy to begin! They even provide planting guides, supply lists, and how-to-start videos.
- Plant a tree: follow REC’s guide and incorporate more landscaping around your home to reduce your home’s heating and air conditioning needs
- Start a pollinator-friendly garden: bring color and wildlife to your garden and help contribute to the crops
- Build a compost bin using roofing materials and easy DIY instructions from local manufacturer, Onduline
- Reuse, recycle or repurpose those plastic shopping bags: make a basket from plastic bags or find the closest store that collects plastic bags for recycling purposes
Visit a Park, Trail, or River
- Explore the outdoors with a visit to a local park or trail (learn more in our favorite 8 local hikes guide)
- Pick up trash with the kids: head out to a local park armed with bags and gloves and pick up trash; or, grab trash when you see it along sidewalks and notice how your kids mimic your actions
- Attend a local river clean-up: grab some friends and head to any nearby stream or canal or find an organized clean-up to attend
Attend a Local Event
- Fri., April 22nd (1-4pm) – Earth Day Clean Up with Culpeper Young Professionals
- Sat., April 23rd (10am-3pm) – Lake Anna State Park Earth Day Activities
- Now until Friday – create original chalk art and enter into the Chalk & Talk Contest
- Sat., April 23rd (11am-4pm) – tree giveaway with Friends of the Rappahannock & Tree Fredericksburg
- Sat., Apr 23rd (11am-4pm) – Attend Earth Day Festival at Old Mill Park
- Sat., April 23rd (10am-3pm) – Attend Front Royal’s Earth Day Festival
- Sun., April 24th (10am-noon) – Great Global Clean-up at Widewater State Park
Support Local Businesses that Focus on Plants, Farms, & Energy Conservation
- Use the locally created Plants Map and build local plant maps and connect with neighbors
- Learn more about Bloomia, a greenhouse in King George committed to growing beautifully fresh flowers
- Support local farms by visiting a nearby farmers market: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Culpeper, Bowling Green, King George
- Learn about saving energy and reducing costs through Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s energy guidelines for homes and business
- Find out more about how Tree Fredericksburg beautifies and restores the area with its tree planting program and outreach