Aquidneck Island Earth Week logo (via Aquidneck Island Earth Week)

Community partners across Aquidneck Island are coming together to host a week packed with impactful, eco-friendly events. Join us for clean-ups, free workshops, film screenings, work parties, guided hikes, and so much more!

Now in its sixth year, Aquidneck Island Earth Week is a unified effort by local non-profits, town committees, businesses, and residents to engage the community in environmental awareness and action.

Explore all event details at www.aquidneckearthweek.com and get ready to make a difference!

Parents and educators—don’t miss the student activities! Dive into Earth Week Bingo, native species scavenger hunts, and fun at-home learning opportunities.

Together, we can create lasting change—for our community, for our island, and for our planet!

Aquidneck Island Earth Week Events

Saturday, April 19

Plog the Newport Marathon

Sunday, April 20

Nanaquaket Bridge Cleanup, Tiverton

Monday, April 21

Borrow a Bike & Ride, Bike Newport Traffic Garden

Create a Bug House, Middletown Public Library

Tuesday, April 22

Gaudet Middle School Clean Up, Middletown

Aquidneck Resilience Earth Day Party, Newport Vineyards

Earth Day Poetry Walk, Norman Bird Sanctuary

Wednesday, April 23

iNaturalist Training & Hike, Norman Bird Sanctuary

Thursday, April 24

All About Volunteering at Save The Bay Aquarium 

Newport Plog & Chug, Fastnet Pub

Saturday, April 26

Pollinator Habitat Workshop, Spruce Acres Farm

King Park Cleanup, Newport

City Nature Challenge, Norman Bird Sanctuary

Rain Barrel Workshop, Middletown

Easton’s Beach Cleanup, Newport

Fogland Plog, Tiverton

Albro Woods Work Party, Middletown

Sunday, April 27

Free Guided Bird Walk, Norman Bird Sanctuary

Sustainable Sip & Shop w/ Field of Artisans, Newport Vineyards
For more info and events, visit www.AquidneckEarthWeek.com

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