ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS CALENDAR

2010-2020 is the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

White-tailed deer in deep snow

january

January 1 - New Year's Day: A good time to make some specific resolutions to think and act GREEN.      

January 11 - Toni Albert and Margaret Brandt 
will sell and sign books at the 2016 Buck a Book Literacy Campaign at the Carlisle Expo Center in Carlisle, PA.

february

February 2 - World Wetlands Day
worldwetlandsday.org

February 12 - Great Backyard Bird Count begins
audubon.org - birdcount.org

February 15 - Great Backyard Bird Count ends

February 27 - International Polar Bear Day

Winter aconites unfazed by snow

Snow geese at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lancaster County, PA

March

March 3 - World Wildlife Day  
wildlifeday.org

March 19 - Earth Hour: Promotes efforts to address climate change by asking businesses and residents to turn off their lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 p.m local time  
earthhour.org

March 20 - First day of spring

March 21 - International Day of Forests and the Tree un.org/en/events/forestsday

March 22 - World Water Day
unwater.org/worldwaterday

april

April 1 - Project FeederWatch season ends
feederwatch.org

April 16-23 - Climate Education Week 
earthday.org/climateeducationweek

April 22 - Earth Day
earthday.org

Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement 

April 29 - National Arbor Day (each state also has its own celebration, depending on best tree planting times) arborday.org

April 30 - Save the Frogs Day
savethefrogs.com

Baby gray squirrel practicing "the squirrel pose"

Wildflowers in the Texas hill country (actually blooming in February)

May

May 1-7 - International Composting Awareness Week compostingcouncil.org/icaw

May 7 - Toni Albert will take Paul Garrett's Green Team on "A Rainforest Adventure," 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., at Trails and Trees Environmental Center - they're going on a nature scavenger hunt too!

May 14 - World Migratory Bird Day worldmigratorybirdday.org

May 21 - World Fish Migration Day worldfishmigrationday.com

May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity cbd.int

May 23 - World Turtle Day
worldturtleday.org

june

June is Great Outdoors Month - designated to highlight the many kinds of outdoor activities that strengthen our bonds with nature

June 4 - National Trails Day - nationaltrailsday.americanhiking.org

June 5 - World Environment Day
unep.org

June 8 - World Oceans Day
worldoceansday.org

June 13 - Toni Albert at Lancaster Public Library West, Mountville Branch, 10:30 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

June 14 - Toni Albert at Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland, 1:00 p.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

June 16 - Toni Albert at Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy, 10:30 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
www.un.org/en/events/desertificationday

June 20 - Toni Albert at Columbia Public Library, 10:00 a.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

First day of summer

Young nuthatch with tasty caterpillar

June 22 - Toni Albert at Salisbury Township Branch Library, Gap, 10:30 a.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

June 23 - Toni Albert at Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, 2:00 p.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

June 25 - Great American Backyard Campout nwf.org/Great-American-Campout/About.aspx

June 28 - Toni Albert at Manheim Township Public Library, Lancaster, 2:30 p.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

June 29 - Toni Albert at Manheim Community Library, Manheim, 10:00 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

June 30 - Toni Albert at Strasburg-Heisler Library, Strasburg, 11:00 a.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

New fawn waiting for her mother

July 19 - Toni Albert at Elizabethtown Public Library, 6:30 p.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

July 21 - Toni Albert at Lancaster Public Library, 10:30 a.m. - "Busy with Bugs"

July 25 - Toni Albert at Ephrata Public Library, 10:00 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"​

Note: The presentation in Ephrata will be televised by Blue Ridge Cable-11. Come and be part of the "Laugh and Learn" show!

july

July 6 - Toni Albert at Lancaster Public Library East, Leola Branch, 2:30 p.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

July 8 - Toni Albert at Quarryville Library, 2:00 p.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

July 11 - Toni Albert at Adamstown Area Library, 10:00 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

Toni Albert at Lititz Public Library, 1:00 p.m. - "A Backyard Adventure" 

World Population Day http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/

July 12 - Toni Albert at Pequea Valley Public Library, Intercourse, 11:00 a.m. - "A Backyard Adventure"

august

August 9 - Toni Albert will take the Calvary Kids on "A Rainforest Adventure," 10:00 a.m., at Calvary Kids Childcare Center​

August 20 - National Honey Bee Day - nationalhoneybeeday.com

February 12 - Butterfly Day at Ashcombe's

August is the month for showy mushrooms and fungi

September at Trickle Creek

september

September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
http://www.unep.fr/ozonaction/events/ozoneday/

September 17 - International Coastal Cleanup Day
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/
international-coastal-cleanup/sign-up-to-clean-up.html

September 18-20 - Clean up the World Campaign cleanuptheworld.org

September 22 - World Carfree Day
worldcarfree.net

First day of autumn

october

October is International Walk to School Month 
iwalktoschool.org

October 3 - World Habitat Day un.org/en/events/habitatday

October 30 - World Rivers Day
worldriversday.com 

Japanese maple at Trickle Creek

Spider's sheet web weighed down with morning dew

november

November 12 - Project FeederWatch begins 
FeederWatch.org

November 21 - World Fisheries Day gdrc.org/doyourbit/21_11-fisheries-day.html

december

December 21 - First day of winter

A cold winter day in our woods