The Earth Day 2022 Theme is Invest In Our Planet. What Will You Do?
Join Eartday.orgas it works in countries around the world to drive meaningful action for our planet.
Register an event on the Earth Day Map!
Register your event on the official Earth Day website. The event can be a cleanup, art event, teach-in, citizen science project, or anything in-between.Learn More
Highlight a Local School
Do you have a school that is participating in amazing 'green' initiatives and would like to share and celebrate their work? Send 1-2 pictures to share and a short description to barbara@dreamingreen.org and we will feature them on our next newsletter!
April 23
Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day
This is the highlight of Baynanza. Join thousands of volunteers and help remove tons of trash from the shorelines and nearby islands of Biscayne Bay. There are 27 clean-up sites to choose from, so bring your friends, family, schoolmates, or colleagues and participate in the fun and make a difference. Register here
April 23-24
Party for the Planet @ Zoo Miami
Join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a mobile in-park scavenger hunt to save our planet from environmental threats. Visitors who complete the scavenger hunt can redeem their special Zoo Miami-themed prize. Make sure to visit our sponsor booths to learn about the different ways you can help the environment. Guests can come in FREE of charge when they turn in a cellphone as part of our ECO-CELL phone recycling program. More Info.
April 29 - May 2
South Florida City Nature Challenge
It's back for the fifth year in a row, including Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward Counties! Help us show off South Florida's amazing biodiversity by posting observations you make from Friday, April 30th, 2021 to Monday, May 3rd, 2021.Learn more
Celebrate Earth Day
Subject to Climate
SubjectToClimateis an online connector for K-12 teachers of all subjects to find credible, unbiased, and engaging materials on climate change. It created a K-12 Earth Day guide of incredible FREE resources, lesson plans, videos, and more for you to use in your classroom on Earth Day. Find your grade level on the guide and choose from a variety of learning resources, curated for Earth Day.
Project Drawdown
On April 22 at 2 pm ET join Matt Scott, who leads storytelling at Project Drawdown, for a webinar on how to tap the power of climate stories to help reach drawdown. Hear from the 11 climate solutions heroes from Drawdown’s Neighborhood,a new series of short documentaries beginning in Pittsburgh, and get ideas for how you can help end the climate crisis.
Young ocean advocates ages 15-22 from around the world are invited to apply. The YLC plays a key role in leading EarthEcho’s education programs while developing and implementing campaigns to mobilize young people worldwide. Through this unique experience, members have an opportunity to grow as environmental leaders and build connections with peers and EarthEcho partners working around the world to protect and restore our ocean planet.
Through this unique experience, Ambassadors become community scientists and lead ongoing water quality monitoring efforts through the EarthEcho Water Challenge, a global water quality monitoring program that has engaged 1.6 million participants in 146 countries. Ambassadors collaborate with and learn from a network of young people passionate about protecting local waterways and lead events to educate their communities about the importance of waterway conservation. Apply Now!
Join Our Parent Advisory Committee
DIG is searching for parents of students in Miami-Dade and Broward County that are interested in working with our staff and Board to inform and advance our Green Schools Challenge program for the 2022-2023 school year. We are looking for ambassadors that will help spread the word about the benefits of a more robust environmental literacy curriculum for pre-K through 12th-grade students.
Are you a parent of a former Green Schools Challenge participant? Do you know of a former student that would be interested in joining a group of environmental stewards to organize events? Share the link to join our Dream in Green Alumni Group.
