Community partners across Aquidneck Island have joined forces to create a week of environmentally-themed events. This year’s festivities include clean-ups, seedling sales, nature walks, workshops, films, lectures, and studio tours.
In its fifth year, Aquidneck Island Earth Week is a collaborative effort between non-profits, committees, artists, businesses, and residents to promote environmental awareness and action in the community.
Parents and educators are invited to visit the student page for at-home activities, including Frosty Freez’s Earth Week Bingo and the Norman Bird Sanctuary’s Scavenger Hunt.
Aquidneck Island Earth Week Events
Details for all of the events can be found at www.aquidneckearthweek.com
Daily, April 20-27
• Earth Week Bingo, Frosty Freez
• BioBlitz Scavenger Hunt, Norman Bird Sanctuary
• Waste for Wine, Newport Vineyards
Saturday, April 20
• King Park Cleanup, Newport
• Earth Day Celebration, Middletown Library
• Seedling Sale, Greenvale Vineyards
• Rain Barrel Workshop, Middletown Dept. Public Works ($)
• Earth Day Celebration, Middletown Public Library
Sunday, April 21
• Weaver Clove Cleanup, Portsmouth
• Open Studio & Seaweed Pressing Demonstration, Saltwater Studio
• Pollinator Habitat Workshop, Spruce Acre Farms
Monday, April 22 HAPPY EARTH DAY!
• Earth Day Cleanup at Miantonomi Park
• Dune restoration at Easton’s Beach, Newport
• Intro to composting, Middletown Public Library
• Presentation: From Rain to Tap: Watersheds and Drinking Water on Aquidneck Island, Middletown Town Hall
Tuesday, April 23
• Whitman Brook documentary, Newport Film
Wednesday, April 24
• Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Nature Walk, Norman Bird Sanctuary
• Whitman Brook documentary, Newport Film
Thursday, April 25
• Miantonomi Park Cleanup, Nature Walk & Track Ride
• Spring Garden Cleanup, Island Farm in Middletown
• BioBlitz Orientation, Norman Bird Sanctuary
• Newport Plog & Chug, Fastnet Pub
• Whitman Brook documentary, Newport Film
Saturday, April 27
• Albro Woods Work Party, Town of Middletown
• Easton’s Beach Cleanup & Trash Blitz, Newport
Sunday, April 28
• Free Guided Bird Walk, Norman Bird Sanctuary
