This year, community members can celebrate Earth Day all month long! Climate Smart Glacier Country has compiled a calendar of events and opportunities taking place throughout the month of April. Activities include community clean-ups in Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish. See the blog on the Climate Smart Glacier Country web page to view the virtual earth month calendar. https://climatesmartglaciercountry.org/2022/03/26/check-out-earth-day-calendar/ .
On the official Earth Day, April 22nd, Flathead Valley Community College is hosting an Earth Day Celebration starting with tables and displays at 10:15 pm and including lectures and a movie screening throughout the day. Climate Smart will be providing refreshments and handing out Made-in-Montana coasters and Earth Day coloring books at the event. See the FVCC event calendar on the web site for more details. https://www.fvcc.edu/event/earth-day-celebration/
The City of Whitefish has organized a walk/bike to work day on April 22nd from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Ride or walk to work and get a free cup of coffee and fruit at stations located at the O’Shaughnessy Center and Logan Health-Whitefish. Glacier Cyclery will be on hand to do basic tune-ups and all participants can enter a free Earth Day raffle. Climate Smart is donating gift cards to local eateries for the give-away.