1. Beach Cleanup
Traditionally, Vineyard conservation and civic groups organize beach clean-up brigades on Earth Day.  Join up with the group of your choice or grab a recyclable bag and head out on your own or with friends. Assign each person a specific type of trash, paper, glass metal and instantly sort your stash for later recycling.

2. Go Green at Home
Love to shop?  Honor Mother Earth by doing an inventory then replacing non eco-friendly products and routines with green alternatives.  Beyond the obvious cleaning products, paper and plastic goods, consider acquiring a composter, setting up a home recycle area and changing out all your lightbulbs. The nice folks EcoMV will show you how.

3. Let Go of Your Lawn
Invite friends over and make it a replanting party. Consider relinquishing some of your yard to nature, encouraging native plants or landscaping with self-tending groundcover or native grasses. Less lawn means less fertilizer leaching into the groundwater, less gasoline consumption in mowers, reduced water consumption and a more attractive environment for birds and other wildlife.

4. Bike or walk to work on April 22
You might find that the exercise is just what you need to get yourself energized and focused on the day ahead.  If you don’t own a bike you can rent one for the day.  >Click here< to find a bike shop near you.

5. Plant a tree
Since mature trees can absorb roughly 48 pounds of CO2 a year and in turn release enough oxygen to sustain two human being, planting a tree on your property is a positive and ongoing ‘give-back’ to the environment.  Stop by any of the Island's nurseries for expert advise on the best tree for your property.

6. Work for Wildlife at Felix Neck
With the summer season so close at hand it's all hands on deck at Felix Neck! Participate in one of  three Work for Wildlife volunteer projects: in the butterfly garden, rejuvenating the Sanctuary’s picnic tables and taming the wild stands of bittersweet. A barbecue follows the day’s work to celebrate all that was accomplished. >Click here< for more information and details.
 

7. Family & Community Chores at the FARM Institute
Better late than never…Even if April 22 has passed you by you can still do your bit for Mother Earth.  Stop by at The FARM Institute to feed the animals, tend the land and contribute to sustainable, community agriculture.  Chore days are: 5/2, 6/13 & 27, 7/11 & 25, 8/8 & 29. No registration necessary, just come by in your work clothes.  Suggested donation $5pp / $10 for families. More volunteer opportunities as the season progresses.