Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 26, 2025
1–5 p.m.
FREE
Join a fun-filled gathering for nature-lovers of all ages—featuring gardening experts, native plant sales, family activities, and environmental education in a festive atmosphere. Discover what sustainable gardening is—and what role you can play to make a positive difference. Enjoy short demonstrations, talks, music, plant-based bites, art and activities celebrating our planet and pathways to a greener future.
1–5 p.m.
FREE
Join a fun-filled gathering for nature-lovers of all ages—featuring gardening experts, native plant sales, family activities, and environmental education in a festive atmosphere. Discover what sustainable gardening is—and what role you can play to make a positive difference. Enjoy short demonstrations, talks, music, plant-based bites, art and activities celebrating our planet and pathways to a greener future.
Pre-registration appreciated, but not required.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
- Native plants for sale
- Edible plants for sale from Antheas Perennials LLC
- Penn State Chester County Master Gardener information table: advice for gardeners
- Container Gardening Demonstrations with Master Gardener Leslie Bass
- Composting Made Easy Demonstrations with Dr. Ana Negron
- Native Plant (and Invasives) Walk and Talk Garden Tours with MLUC Gardeners
- Riverbend Environmental Education Center activities for children and families with Erin Reilly
- Gardening Helpers: An Interactive Storytelling Program with Donna Feltman, co-founder of Moving Studios Creative Dance for Children
- Earth Day Art Activities with artist and children’s educator Candace York
- Roots to Rise: Safe Movement and Stretching for Gardeners with yoga instructor Noelle Hammerbacher
- Start a Native Garden: Planting Butterfly Weed with MLUC Gardeners
- Jenkins Arboretum: A Local Public Native Garden with Pamela Jensen
- Darby Creek Valley Association: A Closer Look at Water Bugs! with George Ambrose
- Chester Ridley Crum Watershed Association: Leaf Rubbing with Carly Lare
- Willistown Conservation Trust: Lawn to Native Wildflower Meadow Planting with Gretchen Groebel and Mike Cranney
- Interfaith Biodiversity Project: Faith Communities Working Together
- Journeywork: Helping communities replace lawns with ecologically functional plantings with Paige Menton
- Sierra Club Delaware County Green Team with Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick
- Live music by MLUC-affiliated musicians Lilia Weber, David Brown, more.
- Labyrinth walks with Nuala Carpenter and Kristina Auslid
- Whole-food, plant-based eating: information, plant-based bites, and recipes with Joanne Rose
- Organically sourced fruit and vegetable juices on sale from Properly Pressed