BOSTON – Get ready to celebrate Earth Day and beautiful spring weather this weekend!
25th Annual Charles River Earth Day Cleanup
Monday is Earth Day and one of the largest Earth Day cleanups in the country is taking place along the Charles River. The annual Charles River Earth Day Cleanup takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon and brings together thousands of volunteers to pick up litter along 80 miles of the Charles and surrounding parks.
Get involved by registering online and be sure to contact your city or town to see what they are doing to support environmental protection.
When: Friday April 19 and Saturday April 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Various locations along the Charles River Basin. Registered groups are given a location to focus on
Cost: optional donation
Click here for more information and to register
Self-guided spring orchard walk
Enjoy spring with a self-guided spring orchard walk at Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury! Enjoy views of the farm’s 10,000 fruit trees during the farm’s opening weekend. The blossom viewing starts this weekend but runs until mid-May and is available every weekend from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The best viewing days for blossoms are usually late April to mid-May. The farm shop will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 19.
When: Saturday and Sunday from April 20 to May 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Ave., Amesbury
Free
Click here for more information
Healthy Kids Day and Children’s Business Fair
Take the kids to the South Shore YMCA in Hanover for Healthy Kids Day! With nutritional snacks, games, live music and even a business fair for our youngest entrepreneurs, it is a day that the whole family can participate in. Don’t miss it Saturday from 10am to 2pm!
There is also a Healthy Kids Day event taking place at the same time at the Hale Family YMCA in Quincy.
When: Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
Where: Emilson YMCA, 75 Mill St., Hanover and Hale Family YMCA, 79 Coddington St., Quincy
Free
Click here for more information
Click here for the Facebook event
