Earth is what we all have in common.
—Wendell Berry
—Wendell Berry
Earth Day Fort Collins inspires community members to honor the Earth EVERY DAY and features a combination of activities and events for the entire family, including informational booths and displays, kids activities, arts & crafts, live music, speakers, food trucks, farmers market and a beer garden.
Earth Day 2023 will be a historic moment when citizens of the world rise up in a united call for the creativity, innovation, ambition, and bravery that we need to meet our climate crisis and seize the enormous opportunities of a zero-carbon future.
This event is Free! Please bring a non-perishable item for the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Join us for this day of global action!
Inspired by Earthday.org’s My Future My Voice Youth Ambassador program, we asked local youths to express their visions and desires for the future.
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Why? Because we believe that creative expression raises awareness and can help us dream the world we want, and help us remember our interconnection to each other and all life.
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And because we believe that beauty, creativity, interaction, and collaboration are necessary to create a world where we all not only survive but thrive, and that youth voices are crucial to help motivate and inspire the action we need.
ReGeneration Youth Art Project – Visions of our Future
The purpose of the ReGeneration Youth Art Project is to engage youth in climate change advocacy by sharing their visions of the future of our planet through hands-on learning and self-expression.
Climate change is a great example of how human behavior can dramatically impact our natural world, and have serious consequences to our social, physical, and economic health. By providing climate education with a strong civic engagement component our youth will have the skills to enter a growing green workforce and the know-how to advocate for policies and practices that will keep them healthy, safe, and prosperous.
With your support, the Sustainable Living Association will be able to provide valuable training for Fort Collins students ages 15-25 at our 2nd annual Climate Action event on September 23rd. The event will focus on…
The Sustainable Living Association provides opportunities for businesses to engage in and support our ongoing community efforts to educate, inspire and motivate citizens to live more in balance with nature by conserving natural resources and leaving less of an impact on the earth.
Join us in demonstrating your commitment to environmental protection and preservation.
Abstruse Apparel
AloTerra Restoration Services
Best Life Best Death
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Blast n Scrap
Cabri Creamery
CGRS
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
City Council/Civic Engagement- City of Fort Collins
City of Fort Collins – Clean Cities/FC Moves
City of Fort Collins – Forestry Dept
City of Fort Collins Utilities & Environmental Services
Climate Reality Project/Sustainable Windsor
Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care
Compost Queen
Credit Union of Colorado
CSU Surplus Property
Cultural Enrichment Center
Edge Optics
Ent Credit Union
Folks Farm and Seed
Food Co Op
Fort Collins Community Action Network (FCCAN)
Garden of Oz
Global Leaders
Happy Lucky’s
Hug a Goat
KRFC
KUNC
Larimer County Conservation Corps
Larimer County Engineering and Extension
Larimer County Solid Waste
League of Women Voters Larimer County Environmental Action Team
Leapin Lizards
Lightning e Motors
Mad Hare Press
Matthews House
Melina Be
My Planet Alliance
Namaste Solar
National Center for Craftsmanship
New Belgium
Ocean Industries
On The Road Bookstore
One Canopy
Polestargardens
Poudre River Public Library
Poudre Wilderness Volunteers
Renewal by Anderson
Republic Services
Rise n Shine Arts
Save the Poudre
Sierra Club Poudre Canyon Group
Signarama
Sproutin’ Up
Sunlit Mountain
Sunray Natural
Tesla Inc
The Lyric
Trash Mob
Trees Water & People
Tutoring Excellence of Fort Collins
Uncle Benny’s
Unity of Fort Collins
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Well Fed Farmstead
What the Fudge Co.
Wild Roots Studio
Wolverine Farm Publishing
Xcel Energy
Wild Roots Studio will be guiding children in crafting Poudre River Spirit Sticks and creating Wild Recycled Art Sculptures in the Kids tent at the festival.
Poudre River Spirit will offer us a way to honor our love for the majestic Cache La Poudre River! Children old and young will be offered a variety of materials to create a river wand from sticks collected on the river banks of our Poudre River.
Wild Recycled Art Sculptures allow children to make art freely while giving a second life to items that might otherwise end up in the trash! Come play with an array of recycled materials and art supplies to create a unique work of art. Children will be guided in planning their piece, choosing the appropriate medium, and exploring how best to execute their masterpiece.
Wild Roots Studio offers soulful nature-based workshops for children to strengthen their connection to nature and wildly explore their creativity. At Wild Roots, we support the idea that there is something magical in combining nature and art. It returns us to a simplicity, wonder, and soulful place where we find connection & peace.
Nature-based crafts are a great way to enjoy the outdoors, promote sustainability, and encourage little ones to discover the enchantment of Mother Nature. From this comes an understanding of how special our environment is and how important it is to take care of it. For more information about Wild Roots Studio visit our website at WildRootsStudio.com or Wild Roots Facebook Page.
All students 3rd grade – 12th grade ages 8-18 are eligible to participate regardless of which school you attend, or if you are homeschooled or not currently enrolled.
Thank you in advance to the educators, parents, or friends out there who help spread the word. And thank you as well to all the writers who embrace the challenge and submit their work.
Check out our submission guidelines – winners will have the opportunity to read their works at Earth Day and will win cool prizes from local businesses!
We want to feature your art at Earth Day Fort Collins, Saturday April 22nd, 2023.
All Art mediums accepted, from paint to clay to fabric or thread, and the use of any up-cycled and reused materials is encouraged!
We’re looking for submissions from artists ages 20 and under that address one, or more, of these key questions:
Moosewood Sandhills / Tim Lilburn
Listening to the Wind / Tim Robinson
Ecodeviance / C A Conrad
The Man Who Planted Trees / Jean Giono
Regeneration / Paul Hawken
Active Hope / Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
My Story as Told by Water / David James Duncan
Staying with the Trouble / Donna Haraway
Second Nature / Jack Collom
Manatee/Humanity / Anne Waldman
The Meadow / James Galvin
Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet / Anna Tsing et al.
A Sand County Almanac / Aldo Leopold
[To] the Last [Be] Human / Jorie Graham
Wildwood / Roger Deakin
Cadillac Desert / Mark Reisner
Hell’s Bottom, Colorado / Laura Pritchett
Desert Cabal / Amy Irvine
Blood Orchid / Charles Bowden
Eating Stone / Ellen Meloy
The Maine Woods / Henry D. Thoreau
The Island Within / Richard K. Nelson
Braiding Sweetgrass / Robin Wall Kimmerer
Growth of the Soil / Knut Hamsen
Life is a Miracle / Wendell Berry
Honey from a Weed / Patience Gray
For a Little While / Rick Bass
Teaching a Stone to Talk / Annie Dillard
Encounters with the Archdruid / John McPhee
American Primitive / Mary Oliver
Practice of the Wild / Gary Snyder
The Overstory / Richard Powers
Moosewood Sandhills / Tim Lilburn
Listening to the Wind / Tim Robinson
Ecodeviance / C A Conrad
The Man Who Planted Trees / Jean Giono
Regeneration / Paul Hawken
Active Hope / Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
My Story as Told by Water / David James Duncan
Staying with the Trouble / Donna Haraway
Second Nature / Jack Collom
Manatee/Humanity / Anne Waldman
The Meadow / James Galvin
Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet / Anna Tsing et al.
A Sand County Almanac / Aldo Leopold
[To] the Last [Be] Human / Jorie Graham
Wildwood / Roger Deakin
Cadillac Desert / Mark Reisner
Hell’s Bottom, Colorado / Laura Pritchett
Desert Cabal / Amy Irvine
Blood Orchid / Charles Bowden
Eating Stone / Ellen Meloy
The Maine Woods / Henry D. Thoreau
The Island Within / Richard K. Nelson
Braiding Sweetgrass / Robin Wall Kimmerer
Growth of the Soil / Knut Hamsen
Life is a Miracle / Wendell Berry
Honey from a Weed / Patience Gray
For a Little While / Rick Bass
Teaching a Stone to Talk / Annie Dillard
Encounters with the Archdruid / John McPhee
American Primitive / Mary Oliver
Practice of the Wild / Gary Snyder
The Overstory / Richard Powers
Trees, Water & People (TWP) is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary alongside the Sustainable Living Association at Fort Collins Earth Day. TWP’s trajectory over 25 years has created positive impacts on the planet and our climate, while improving people’s lives in tangible ways. Our priorities of creating dignified livelihoods for people, involving women and youth in leadership roles, and centering Indigenous sovereignty make us a versatile environmental organization with a long future ahead of us. Come celebrate our Earth Day Birthday with us, and learn more about us at https://treeswaterpeople.org
Trees, Water & People (TWP) is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary alongside the Sustainable Living Association at Fort Collins Earth Day. TWP’s trajectory over 25 years has created positive impacts on the planet and our climate, while improving people’s lives in tangible ways. Our priorities of creating dignified livelihoods for people, involving women and youth in leadership roles, and centering Indigenous sovereignty make us a versatile environmental organization with a long future ahead of us. Come celebrate our Earth Day Birthday with us, and learn more about us at https://treeswaterpeople.org
The Sustainable Living Association provides numerous opportunities for businesses and non-profits to engage in and support our ongoing community efforts.