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Earth Day

  • A group gathers at the General Recreation park bench celebrating Upper Merion's 50th year as a Tree City USA reward recipient and the nation's 250th anniversary.
    Newtown Square, Parks and recreation

    A Bench for the Ages: Celebrating Community, Conservation, and Shared Milestones

    May 1, 2026

    General Recreation Inc. has donated a memorial bench to Upper Merion Township in honor of two milestones: the 250th Anniversary of the United States and…

  • State Senator Carolyn Comitta and community partners participate in a tree-planting activity at the Chester County Earth Day Festival at the Upper Main Line YMCA campus.
    Nonprofit

    Senator Comitta, YMCA of Greater Brandywine to Host Fourth Annual Chester County Earth Day Festival Apr. 18

    April 15, 2026

    Chester County’s fourth annual Earth Day Festival features a variety of family-friendly activities on Saturday, Apr. 18 – thanks to the efforts of State Senator…

  • Two people planting a tree with their hands.
    Outdoors

    Earth Day Takes Root in Pottstown with Massive Tree-Planting Project

    April 28, 2025

    Earth Day was transformative at Pottstown High School this year, writes Evan Brandt for the Pottstwon Mercury. In one of the largest school-based tree planting…

  • A group of Aqua and Essential Utilities employees volunteer outdoors for Earth Day, weeding and cleaning up a garden area along a brick path beside a stone wall, with a teal picnic table and tools visible.
    Utilities

    Aqua Pennsylvania: Protecting Earth’s Most Essential Resource on Earth Day and Every Day

    April 25, 2025

    As we celebrate Earth Day, it’s important to recognize that protecting our planet goes beyond just conserving energy or recycling. It’s about safeguarding the very…

  • State Senator Carolyn Comitta plants a tree at the 2023 Earth Day Festival at the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn. Pictured (L to R): Commissioner Todd Pride, PA Game Commission; State Senator Carolyn Comitta; Oliver Bass, President of Natural Lands and Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
    Events & Fundraisers

    Join Senator Comitta, YMCA of Greater Brandywine at Chester County’s Earth Day Festival on Apr. 26

    April 22, 2025

    Chester County’s third annual Earth Day Festival features a variety of family-friendly activities on Saturday, Apr. 26, thanks to the efforts of State Senator Carolyn…

  • Rammy, the WCU mascot, gathers at a table at WCU’s Annual Zero Waste Summit.
    Education

    West Chester University Celebrates Earth Day with 3rd Annual Zero Waste Summit

    April 15, 2025

    West Chester University (WCU) will celebrate the 45th anniversary of Earth Day with its 3rd Annual Zero Waste Summit.   Hoping to inspire more to reduce waste,…

  • Mid Penn Bank volunteers participated in trail cleanup at Wissahickon Valley for Earth Day.
    Banking & Finance

    Mid Penn Bank Team Members Volunteered for Trail Cleanup at Wissahickon Valley

    May 7, 2024

    Team members at Mid Penn Bank participated in a trail cleanup at Wissahickon Valley in Montgomery County on Apr. 27 in conjunction with Earth Day.…

  • Habitat for Humanity of Chester County working to clean up an area on Earth Day.
    Nonprofit

    Habitat for Humanity of Chester County’s ReStore Leads Earth Day Action with Electronic Waste Recycling Events

    May 2, 2024

    As the world continues to emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability, Habitat for Humanity of Chester County’s ReStore took proactive steps to celebrate Earth Day…

  • Image showing a group of Aqua employees who volunteered at Garrett Williamson, partnering with CRC Watershed Association, where they participated in forest maintenance, preserve management, and grounds work.
    Utilities

    Essential Earth Day: Aqua Pennsylvania’s Impactful Volunteer Efforts in April

    April 30, 2024

    In light of Essential Earth Day and National Volunteer Week occurring in the month of April, Aqua Pennsylvania employees volunteered to better the communities they served…

  • picture of plants blooming.
    Nonprofit

    Nourishing the Earth: How Chester County Food Bank Champions Sustainability

    April 24, 2024

    On Earth Day, we reflected on our role in environmental impact. Our journey towards a greener future isn’t just about nourishing our neighbors; it’s about…

  • A natural history class circa 1940s examining a Darlington Herbarium specimen with Dr. Robert B. Gordon from the library’s WCU Historic Photograph Collection.
    Education

    West Chester University Explores Environmental Heritage: ‘A Botanical Blueprint’ Exhibition Now on Display at Francis Harvey Green Library

    April 19, 2024

    A fitting exhibition for the month in which we celebrate Earth Day (Apr. 22), “A Botanical Blueprint: Sustainable Roots & Environmentalism at West Chester University”…

  • WCU Robery B. Gordon Natural Area
    Environment & Outdoors

    Forest Fest to Celebrate 50 Years of West Chester University’s Gordon Natural Area

    September 21, 2023

    Of West Chester University’s 406 acres, more than 126 acres is a preserved forest and open space on South Campus used for environmental studies, reflection,…

  • Schuylkill River Trail
    Outdoors

    Chester County Officially Opens Its Final Portion of Schuylkill River Trail 

    April 25, 2022

    Chester County marked the significance of Earth Day with the official opening of a two-mile section of the county’s final portion of the Schuylkill River…

  • vanguard protest
    Environment & Outdoors

    Climate Campaign Accuses Vanguard of ‘Environmental Racism,’ Encourages Customers to Promote Change

    April 20, 2022

    A 40-mile walk that is part of a climate campaign targeting Vanguard is underway this week as protestors make their way to the investment giant’s…

  • West Chester Friends School Earth Day
    Education

    West Chester Friends School Students ‘Chalk the Walk’ to Celebrate Earth Day

    April 25, 2021

    West Chester Friends School students recently decorated sidewalks along High Street with colorful drawings to recognize Earth Day as part of the “Chalk the Walk”…

  • earth day wcu
    Environment & Outdoors

    Earth Week at WCU: Sidewalk Chalk, Museum Exhibit, and More

    April 22, 2021

    The entire West Chester community is invited to Chalk the Walk today with the borough mayor on Earth Day, April 22 (rain date is April…

  • Environment & Outdoors

    In Belated Earth Day Celebration, County to Give Away Seedling Trees on Friday, Saturday

    October 13, 2020

    COVID-19 may have forced the cancelation of Earth Day celebrations back in April, but taking care of the environment and preserving the planet is a…

  • Chester County

    County Commissioners Approve $3.8 Million in Open Space Preservation Grants

    April 28, 2019

    The Chester County Commissioners marked Earth Day today with the announcement of $3.8 million in open space preservation grants. The grants are made available through…

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