Earth Day - April 22 - during COVID-19

 April is usually one of our favorites - it's "Earth Month" with celebrations and action opportunities before, during and after April 22.  COVID-19 prevents us from gathering in person to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, but we're offering safe ways to engage.  ​Join us from home with ART 4 ALL and a creative response.  
The Missoula community had additional offerings, including an Earth Day pledge and 4-22 virtual rally.  Join in at missoulaearthday.org

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EARTH DAY ART 4 ALL
​Healthy People, Healthy Community, Healthy Planet:
We're All in This Together

VISIT OUR VIRTUAL ART SHOW TODAY!

Calling all creative types, youth, elders, parents, people of all ages who've never created art, and people who have - JOIN US for a community-wide art project!

It's not too late to join!

1. Make a banner, window art, or sidewalk chalk drawing -- anything for your home, apartment or lawn that speaks to Earth Day.  Add words and images if you like. Include a drawing of our planet or simply the words "Earth Day".  
   
   The theme is broad: anything to do with building a healthy, just and livable future for all. We love color and creativity. Or simplicity. Maybe all you have is an old sheet and duct tape. Or paper and markers. Or sidewalk chalk with your kids.
   
   
2. Share the love! 
   Email a photo of your art to alli@climatesmartmissoula.org and join our virtual community art show. 
   
   And if you're on social media, post your photo with the hashtag #MissoulaEarthDay. 

​It has been wonderful to see around all our neighborhoods, a celebration of our earth and building a healthy planet for all.  Co-sponsored with our friends at Families for a Livable Climate!

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Other Virtual Events

April 18 - 25: International Wildlife Film Festival

Please join the film fest on line. It's a wonderful Missoula tradition. Thanks Roxy! 

What usually happens during Earth Month? 

2017 

• Navigating a Changing World Lecture Series: State Climate Report at Montana Natural History Center
• Missoula Art Park opening
• Clark Fork Coalition River Clean Up  - Caras Park
  
• Run for the Trees -  Silver Park
  
• March for Science - Caras Park, 1 pm
  
• MUD's Earth Day Celebration at Free Cycles. 3 - 7 pm. 
• April 24. Era of Megafires presentation and conversation
• April 29. People's Climate March and Rally. Can you make some signs ahead of time? Let Amy know if you'd like to volunteer. We could use music!. Youth speakers too!

2018

• Run for the Trees. Support our Urban Forest - 5K and 10K races. 
• International Wildlife Film Festival - celebrate wild critters and this planet.  Climate and sustainability films include Adaption Bangladesh, Tipping Point, and The Beaver Believers
• Five on Black Fundraiser for Climate Smart! 
• The Missoula Nature & Energy Art Expo. 
• Clark Fork Coalition River Clean Up 

• MUD's Earth Day Celebration
• State Arboretum Celebration at UM. 
• Annual Missoula Bike Swap. 

2019

• World's Largest Garage Sale at UM. Exactly what it sounds like. Register as a vendor if you've got pre-loved items to pass along, or peruse while supporting a zero waste economy. 
  
• International Wildlife Film Festival - films include: Colors of Change, The Human Element, Climb-It Change, Colors of Change, and The Human Element.
  
• Free screening of Paris to Pittsburgh, a new National Geographic film that profiles local, private sector, and community leaders across the U.S. who are continuing to take action towards the Paris Agreement goals.
  
• Families for a Livable Climate, a new local group organizing families to advocate for their future in the face of climate change, is hosting a mid-week meetup over beers. 
• Clark Fork Coalition's Annual River Clean Up
• MUD's Earth Day Celebration. 
• Run for the Trees. Support our Urban Forest - 5K and 10K races. 
• Fixit Clinics. Bring your broken things and learn how to repair them! 
  
• SustainaGANZA: UM's sustainability and social justice fair, featuring over 30 student and community groups. 
• ​Glass Recycling drop-off at Imagine Nation Brewing.
  
• Families for a Livable Climate coffee rally. 
  
• Trees and Climate Change – Think Globally. Presentation by Solomon Dobrowski, UM Professor of Forest Landscape Ecology.
  
• Trees and Climate Change – Act Locally. Panel Discussion
  
• ZERO by FIFTY Community Series: Plastic. Join great local panelists for a conversation about reducing plastic waste in Missoula.
  
• 100% Celebration.  Give thanks to the Board of County Commissioners + City Council for votes to move Missoula to a 100% clean electricity by 2030. 350 Montana and the MT Sierra Club and Climate Smart invite all to a pot-luck dinner with beverages, music, and more!
  
• Annual Missoula Bike Swap. Drop bikes on Saturday, shop on Sunday. At Free Cycles, naturally!  

2018 MUD Earth Day Celebration