Celebrate Earth Month All April Long

The Buzzards Bay Coalition has a full calendar of opportunities to celebrate our planet! Read on to see all upcoming events, then click the links to learn more and RSVP.

Serve Your Reserves Guided Trail Cleanup Series
April 1st – April 30th

Celebrate our planet with a month-long guided cleanup of Buzzards Bay Coalition reserves. Coalition staff will lead you through each of our reserves as you help us to keep the trails clean for all to enjoy. Join us for multiple cleanups and win prizes!

Dine and Donate at Joe’s Original
Tuesdays in April

Every Tuesday in April, mention that you’re supporting the Buzzards Bay Coalition and 15% of your purchase will be donated. Includes dine-in, takeout and delivery!

AHA! New Bedford: Sustainable Southcoast
April 13th

The Coalition will be joining the annual Earth Eve Procession through New Bedford’s historic downtown district, creating an eco-float using a variety of sustainable materials.

Middleborough Herring Run Festival
April 15th – April 16th

The Coalition will be hosting a table at the 10th Annual Herring Run Festival, celebrating our Baywatchers Herring Monitoring Program and connecting with the Buzzards Bay community.

Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Art Exhibit at Onset Bay Center
April 18th – April 22nd

Onset Bay Center is thrilled to partner with Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs to present an amazing art exhibit celebrating student artwork from the Massachusetts South Coast, Cape & Islands winners of the 2022 Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest Hosted by Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center

Student Art Workshop: Ocean Awareness (Presented by Bow Seat and the Onset Bay Center)
April 20th, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Join Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs and Dianne’s Art Farm at the Onset Bay Center on Thursday, April 20 to learn about contest and scholarship opportunities, find inspiration from young artists worldwide, and write poetry and create art together in this interactive workshop!

Onset Bay Center Plant-A-Palooza
April 22nd, 9:00am – 1:00pm

Volunteers will plant fresh vegetation around the Onset Bay Center and celebrate Earth Day with a post-planting pizza party.

Earth Month Donation Yoga: Earth Day Activation
April 22nd, 10am-11:30am

Join instructor Julie Silvia at The Current Healing Arts for a grounding yoga practice in honor of Earth Day.

Buttonwood Park Zoo Party for the Planet
April 22nd, 10:30am – 2:30pm

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the Coalition’s mission and participate in a fun activity that speaks to sustainable living and making choices to ensure the health of our planet for generations to come.

Saturday at the Sawmill: Earth Day Edition
April 22nd, 11:00am – 12:30pm

Enjoy a guided walk through the maple swamp and river overlook of the Acushnet Sawmill and participate in a craft activity using items found on the walk. Participants will create two collages, one made from nature and another from collected trash.

Southcoast Film Forum Earth Day Screening – Wild Life
April 22nd, 6:00pm

Join the Southcoast Film Forum for a special Earth Day Screening of the new film WILD LIFE, the story of the visionary effort to effect the largest private land donation in history – over 14 million acres conserved in 17 National Parks in Patagonia.

Categories: On the Bay, On the Land

Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: