MILLERTON EARTH DAY 2022

Invest in our Planet

On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, area residents and visitors celebrated Earth Day, with the main event being an expo on the Great Lawn at The Millerton Inn.

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Program

SATURDAY APRIL 23
Noon – 5 p.m.
On the Great Lawn at The Millerton Inn

(parking on Century Blvd.)

In The Tents

  • Host Tent: Make your home energy-efficient, from Climate Smart
  • Kids, decorate your own seedling pots. Hosted by the Webutuck Honor Society
  • Cool electric and hybrid vehicles from North East Ford
  • How to compost and recycle, what products are sustainable
  • Souvlaki and beverages from The Millerton Inn
  • Win gifts from Village merchants while you help plant trees at Eddie Collins Community Park 
  • Vote for Best Millerton Earth Day Poster 2023!
  • Live music all Earth Day long
  • So much more!

Nearby

9:00 11:00 a.m.  Join North East Community Center staff in revitalizing the Community Center grounds! They need your help preparing the food pantry garden for planting and cleaning up the NECC playground for Spring.  To register for this free event, email event@neccmillerton.org, or call 518-789-4259 ext.199.

10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. Special Earth Day Farmers Market at the Methodist Church

11:30 a.m. Free movie: March of the Penguins. Presented by The Moviehouse
(doors open at 11:00)

5:00 p.m. Rescheduled to June 9th @ 6:30 p.m. Zoom talk “Green the Grid and Electrify Everything” by Jennifer Metzger.
How we will shift to a clean energy economy.

Virtual event presented by North East-Millerton Library. Register here.

At the North East-Millerton Library

Seed Giveaway
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(While supplies last)
Native plant seeds for your own garden.
More info at NEMillertonLibrary.org

Pollinator Garden Clean-Up and Planting
1 p.m.
All ages! Please register.
Get your hands dirty and have fun in our flower beds.

We can use the help. When they come, the bees with thank you!
More info/register at NEMillertonLibrary.org

Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(While supplies last)
Pick up the supplies. All you’ll need at home is an oven and pan.
More info at NEMillertonLibrary.org

Check back for updates and new activities!