There are dozens of ways you can get involved in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region on Earth Day and all month— from cleanups to helping with plantings to birding to guided walks.
Check out this list of some ways that you can volunteer, connect with your neighbors, and appreciate the natural world around you.*
Darby Creek Valley Association
Darby Creek Watershed 38th Annual Clean Up
Multiple Saturdays in April
Locations throughout the watershed
The Darby Creek Valley Association holds their Annual Watershed Wide Cleanup every year during April, Earth month. They have 40 cleanup sites and hundreds of volunteers that join us, and we always need more help! Sign up here >>
Musconetcong Watershed Association
River Clean-up
Saturday, April 16, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Locations from Lake Hopatcong to the Delaware River, NJ
Join MWA for their annual river cleanup! Gloves and bags for both trash and recycling will be provided — just signup for a location that is most convenient for you. Volunteers are also welcome to join in for a BBQ cookout afterwards. Sign up here >>
Lacawac Sanctuary
Full Moon Hike
Saturday, April 16, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
182 Sanctuary Rd, Lake Ariel, PA 18436
Come join Lacawac Sanctuary for a 3-mile hike to the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack to watch the full moon rise. Read more and sign up here >>
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Drexel Earth Fest
Tuesday, April 19, 11:30 a.m – 1:30 p.m.
Drexel University Campus, Gateway Garden and Lancaster Walk, Philadelphia, PA
Join in the fun during Drexel’s annual block party celebrating the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability. Sign up here >>
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art
Earth Day Children’s Read-Aloud Program
Thursday, April 21, 10:30 a.m.
1 Hoffman's Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Celebrate Earth Day at Brandywine with a special Read-Aloud Program for young children and their families that includes a fun craft to take home. Sign up here >>
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Inc.
Don’t Be a Drip: Online Rain Barrel Workshop
Thursday, April 21 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Join the TTF Watershed for this free webinar on rain barrels, and what you can do to better manage stormwater at home. Sign up here >>
Natural Lands
Wildflower Walk
Friday, April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saunders Woods Preserve, 1020 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Walk and observe the ever-changing array of blooms on the trails and open meadows of Saunders Woods. Sign up here >>
Stroud Water Research Center
Earth Day Volunteer Event
Friday, April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
East Fallowfield Township, Buck Run Creek, PA 19320
Help perform spring maintenance tasks like straightening tree tubes and removing bird netting on riparian buffer plantings along Buck Run! Participants will receive a voucher for a free Victory Brewing Co. beer or soft drink. Sign up here >>
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Pinelands Juried Photographic Exhibit 2022
Friday, April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
17 Pemberton Road, Southampton, NJ 08088
Enjoy an exhibit of images that were taken within the boundaries of the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve depicting its landscape, flora, wildlife, communities and people. Sign up here >>
Natural Lands
Volunteer – Tree Planting
Friday, April 22, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Rolling Hill Park, 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne, PA
Help enhance the habitat by planting native trees at Rolling Hill Park, a beloved community green space. Sign up here >>
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Earth Day Festival
Friday, April 22, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Join The Academy of Natural Sciences in a wild night of science programming and conservation conversations with Academy educators. Read more and sign up here >>
Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area
Earth Day Pottstown Riverfront Park Cleanup
Friday, April 22, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
140 College Drive, Pottstown, PA
A part of the SRT Spree in conjunction with Sly Fox Brewery, Schuylkill River Greenways will be cleaning up sections of the Schuylkill River Trail and Riverfront. Sign up here >>
Brodhead Watershed Association
Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 23
Northampton Community College's Monroe Campus, Tannersville, PA 18372
Join the County-wide Earth Day celebration at Northampton Community College’s Monroe campus. No registration required.
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
Brandywine Clean Up
Saturday, April 23, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Beaver Valley, Pocopson, Downingtown and Coatesville Areas, PA
Join the Annual Brandywine Clean Up event to keep roads, parks, and streams in our area clean and beautiful. Sign up here >>
Lake Hopatcong Foundation
LHF Adopt-A-Spot Community Cleanup
Saturday, April 23, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
275 Mt Arlington Blvd, Landing, NJ 07850
Join the Lake Hopatcong Foundation in picking up roadside debris along Mt. Arlington Boulevard in support of Roxbury’s Adopt-A-Spot Program and in celebration of Earth Week!
No registration required.
Aquetong Watershed Association
2022 Aquetong Watershed Cleanup
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. (rain date: Sunday, April 24)
Bucks County Audubon, 2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope, PA 18938
Join Aquetong Watershed Association in their annual watershed litter cleanup. Sign up here >>
Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Trail Run and Walk
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennypack Trust Headquarters, 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Join Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust on their fourth annual 5K run and 1 mile walk, all proceeds go to support the Pennypack Trust and our mission to protect open space and quality habitat. Sign up here >>
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art
Brandywine River Clean Up
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1 Hoffmans Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Join Brandywine in their Annual Brandywine River Cleanup that helps to ensure cleaner water for communities that rely on the Brandywine as a source for their drinking water, a healthier habitat for wildlife, and a safer environment for recreational activities. Sign up here >>
Lehigh Gap Nature Center
Earth Day Service Day
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
8844 Paint Mill Rd., Slatington, PA 18080
Join Lehigh Gap Nature Center in getting the gardens and refuge ready for the coming spring and summer. No registration required.
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
Volunteer Workday at Pomeroy Nature Preserve (Invasive Species Workday)
Sunday, April 24, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve, 675 Hickory Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Help remove invasive plants and look for native species popping up in the restoration area. Sign up here >>
Aquetong Watershed Association
Creek/Road Cleanup
Saturday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. (Rain date is Sunday, April 24)
2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope, PA
Volunteer to pick up trash around the roads and woods of the watershed! RSVP here >>
Basha Kill Area Association
40th Annual Basha Kill Clean-up
Saturday, April 23, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Haven Road DEC parking lot (on left coming from Route 209), NY
Celebrate Earth Day by enjoying a walk and fresh spring air while ridding the wetlands of Debris. Please call Paula Medley at (845)754-0743 or email info@thebashakill.org to sign up.
American Littoral Society
Earth Day Dune Grass Planting
Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Asbury Park, NJ
Celebrate Earth Day by planting American Beach Grass along the bare part of the dunes and hearing a brief talk on the importance of dunes in our coastal ecosystems. Sign up here >>
Catskill Center
Earth Day Invasives Pull At Thorn Preserve
Saturday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thorn Preserve, 55 John Joy Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498
Celebrate Earth Day with a short tour of walking trails on the Thorn Preserve with discussion about and examples of common invasive plants, followed by a demonstration and volunteer pull focusing on the invasive lesser celandine. RSVP by emailing Dan Snider-Nerp at dsnider-nerp@catskillcenter.org.
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Inc.
Celebrate Trails with BioBlitz & Cleanup
Saturday, April 23 (Bioblitz: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
5180 Bingham St, Philadelphia, PA 19120
Celebrate Trails Day by joining the TTF Watershed in Tacony Creek Park for a Bioblitz followed by a cleanup along the trail. Sign up here >>
Nurture Nature Center
Climate Conversations: All We Can Save
Saturday, April 23, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042
View Nurture Nature Center’s largest art installation to date, “Climate Conversations: All We Can Save” is the work of eight mid-career women artists: Nancy Cohen, Kate Dodd, Laura Earle, Tracey Easthope, Elizabeth Barick Fall, Susan Hoffman Fishman, Gina Furnari, and Leslie Sobel who offer the insights and proficiency of dozens of diverse women leading on climate in the U.S. No registration required.
Trout Unlimited
Battenkill River *Afternoon* Earth Day Tree Planting
Saturday, April 23, 1:00 p.m.
Juniper Swamp Brook, Shushan, NY
Join friends, fellow conservationists, and anglers as we plant trees on the Battenkill. Sign up here >>
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
City of Wilmington Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 23, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Market Street in downtown Wilmington (4th through 10th streets), DE
Join the City of Wilmington, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE), so that people of all ages can stop by and visit eco-friendly vendors and exhibitors. There will be plant giveaways, crafts for children, a fun scavenger hunt, and downtown shopping and dining all around. No registration required.
Wildlands Conservancy
Spring Peeper Hike for Families- South Mountain Preserve
Saturday, April 23, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Boroline Park/ Alpine Street Trailhead 554 Alpine St, Emmaus, PA
Visit the research areas of South Mountain to search for Spring Peeper frogs. Sign up here >>
Stroud Water Research Center
Special Screening of the Documentary Film “Artifishal”
Thursday, April 28, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
Watch a documentary film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them, followed by a Q&A session afterwards. Sign up here >>
*And if you're hosting your own cleanup, you can register and record it as part of the Schuylkill Scrub! Check out their interactive app, which automatically aggregates the result of your efforts with hundreds of other cleanups in an interactive dashboard that shows the results in a running total for the year, as well as locations, pictures, and comments from the cleanups in the watershed!