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Earth Week 2023
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Happy Earth Month!
Every day is Earth Day at PPS!
For April 17th - 24th, especially, we hope that everyone in our school community will take a moment to think about how they can make the earth and our community a better place.
This year’s website offers fun ways to engage and take action from school and from home. Find teaching resources, ways to get involved across PPS and in the community, plus April Earth Month events below. Enjoy!
For more information on our regular programs and initiatives, please visit www.pps.net/sustainability.
Share what you’re doing for Earth Month on Instagram and tag us! @PPS_Sustainability #greenpps.
Send photos & stories to Sustainability@pps.net to be highlighted in our next newsletter!
Looking for even more local Earth Month events and activities? Follow our PPS Sustainability Instagram account for updates throughout the month of April!
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Become a School Sustainability Champion
We just launched a brand new program -- it's the grassroots arm of the PPS Climate Policy implementation, and you can be a part of it! We are looking for any staff who work inside a PPS school to sign up as School Sustainability Champions. You'll co-create a collaborative network of teachers and staff who work with students, administrators, and central office sustainability folks to build student-led programs in our schools!
If you think you might be interested, email us at sustainability@pps.net or fill out this interest survey.
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Teaching Resources
Looking for quick and easy Earth Month lessons for elementary and middle schoolers?
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Events
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April 5 – National Walking Day
To celebrate National Walking Day we’ve created a new NW Portland walking route highlighting the NW Flanders Crossing and some great neighborhood greenways. Whether you take a walk in Northwest or chose one of our Suggested Walks Around Portland near you, be sure to keep to the sidewalks and trails.
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April 6 - Native Plants (and other EMSWCD webinars)
Join EMSWCD for this special Earth month series of 1- hour workshops. Live free webinars on fresh topics, sign up link and more details below.
https://emswcd.org/workshops-and-events/upcoming-workshops/
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April 15 - Reconnecting With Roots: A Youth Environmental Conservation Summit
Check out the Reconnecting With Roots Summit on April 15th from 1:00–5:00 PM at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. The event will be hosted by the Sunset High School Climate Change Club, Next Gen Innovators, and the Sherwood High School Green Team. The summit will feature keynote speakers addressing Environmental Occupations, Environmental Education, Climate Grief, and more! In addition, there will be interactive booths and activities to check out–these include local environmental organizations, high school environmental clubs, an environmentally friendly clothing swap, and guided nature walks through the refuge. The event is free to attend and we encourage people of all ages to join–especially youth!
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April 15 - New Water Movies
As part of their 2023 Earth Day celebration, The Portland EcoFilm Festival is thrilled to celebrate water, with four new films from around the beautiful blue world: FOLLOW THE WATER, RECLAIM YOUR WATERS, THE SANCTUARY, and BENEATH THE WAVES.
Youth under 16 get in free!
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April 15-23 - SOLVE Spring Cleanup Event
Join thousands of Oregonians this Earth Day for the Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General Electric. Hundreds of community leaders and partner organizations are hosting beach cleanups, urban litter cleanup projects, and restoration events all over the state between April 15th to April 23rd.
PPS is even hosting one of these cleanups at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School!
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April 21 - Portland Youth Climate Strike
Portland Youth Climate Strike will be organizing a climate strike on April 21st! For more information, check out their instragram @portlandclimatestrike.
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April 21-23 - Earth Day Plant Fest
Join Portland Fruit Tree Project to celebrate the abundance of our urban canopy this Earth Day, April 22nd, 2023 in partnership with the Earth Day Oregon campaign!
This casual family-fun day will be held at beautiful Rossi Farms in the Parkrose neighborhood. This is a day-long event with plant sales, music, games, BOUNCE HOUSES, food and drink, and more; we invite you to come together with us to celebrate Earth Day and cultivate abundance into the 2023 harvest season and beyond!
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April 22 - Earth Day
Earth Day may be April 22, but the celebration will be going on throughout the month of April. Earth Day Oregon has all the information you’ll need for non-profits, eco-meetups, films and a full docket of Earth Day events.
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April 22-24 - 350PDX Earth Day Live
From April 22 to 24, youth activists and adults are coming together for Earth Day Live, a three-day livestream event focused on climate action. Earth Day Live will mobilize people nationally and globally to act collectively to protect climate and communities. The livestream will include training sessions, performances, and creative actions to keep people engaged, informed, and inspired. Speakers will include celebrities, politicians, scientists, and youth activists.
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April 29 - East County Sustainability Fair
Join City of Gresham staff at the East County Sustainability Fair! Learn about a variety of topics, including recycling, food waste prevention, and a creative reuse activity.
