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City of Annapolis Celebrates a Virtual Earth Day 50th Anniversary
Throughout the month of April, the City of Annapolis has been celebrating Earth Month with daily pledges that residents can take to help improve the planet. These virtual pledges and ideas for simple, stay-at-home earth-friendly practices are things that Annapolitans can incorporate into daily life. These daily pledges include a pledge on April 22, 2020, […]
Find out more »GreenGive Earth Day Online Activities
LEARN. DO. CONNECT. Anne Arundel Celebrates Earth Day! Join the GreenGive organizations -- Annapolis Green, Arundel Rivers Federation, ClearShark H2O, Friends of Jug Bay, Scenic Rivers Land Trust, Severn River Association, Severn Riverkeeper, Spa Creek Conservancy, St. Luke's Restoration of Nature, Unity Gardens, Watershed Stewards Academy, (entries in green) -- as we collaborate with local environmental partners -- Maryland […]
Find out more »Severna Park Virtual Earth Day Festival
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and its related closures and distancing guidelines, the on-site Earth Day Festival was canceled. However, organizers welcome you to be part of their first virtual Earth Day Festival. The theme for this year’s Festival, established a year ago, has greater meaning now more than ever: 20/20 A Vision for a […]
Find out more »50th ANNUAL EARTH DAY
The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary. Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our […]
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Earth Optimism Lecture: Stories From Four Decades of Forest Science – CANCELED
On the eve of Earth Day, join SERC for a special lecture on how forests are shaping the planet. SERC forest ecologists Sean McMahon and Jess Parker will break down decades of forest research at SERC and across the U.S., and highlight the many ways forests are improving the health of our planet and its people. The talk will […]
Find out more »State of the Severn Report
The Severn River Association will present the 2019 State of the Severn report during its (now virtual via Zoom) John Wright Speaker Series. The report addresses issues such as is it safe to swim in the river, oxygen levels, dead zones, oyster restoration, underwater grasses and more. To attend the meeting RSVP to info@severnriver.org.
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Maryland Public Television for Earth Day: Voice for the Rivers
The rivers and creeks of Maryland's Eastern Shore once seemed endless havens of beauty and abundance, but today, they are polluted. Water quality is poor. Excess nutrients create algae growth, which chokes out light, oxygen, underwater grasses and estuarine life. A Voice for the Rivers is a half-hour documentary profiling four riverkeepers: dedicated scientists, environmental […]
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Maryland Public Television for Earth Day: Shad Run
American shad were once so abundant in the Potomac River, people said the river would "run silver" each spring when they returned to spawn. By the 1970s, overfishing, pollution, and dam construction threatened American shad populations all over the east coast. This film chronicles the demise and triumphant return of this native fish, highlighting the […]
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Maryland Public Television for Earth Day: Potomac by Air – Our Nation’s River
This film explores the nation's history through an aerial trip along the striking curves of the Potomac River, accompanied by an uplifting musical soundtrack and pleasing narration that describes natural historical and cultural points of interest along the way. Beginning in West Virginia, the fly over pledge event captures the flow of the Potomac River […]
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