Earth Day 2021 is Thursday, April 22 and it’s the perfect day to clean up your public spaces, take your bike instead of your car and jump on a local hiking trail. Here are some Earth Day events in Fort Collins and surrounding areas where you can go in person and virtually to help make our planet a better place!
Earth Day Fort Collins⎪The Sustainable Living Association is celebrating 51 years of Earth Day and are delighted you have joined them. They are committed to keeping the momentum on environmental protections that will help preserve our planet for years to come. Your support today will help us deliver our new Community Conversation Guide on Climate Change to people all across Colorado. This free guide is packed with tips on how to talk about climate change and resources to help us reduce our impact. Thank you for helping us continue this important work.
Fort Collins Breweries⎪Enjoy a local brew while taking in the sunshine at one of the many local breweries. See the entire list HERE.
Join Snowshoe Magazine to Clean Up for Earth Day 2021⎪Join Snowshoe Magazine to celebrate Earth Day 2021 and clean up our favorite outdoor spaces! Since 1970, Earth Day has represented our environment and served as a reminder of the importance of caring for and supporting the place we call home. Just like our own health, our environment needs to be taken care of to thrive. As Earth Day approaches on April 22nd, think about all the things we have to be thankful for, like sunshine to bask in, trails to hike, and trees to climb. So, this year, we want to encourage you to give back to Mother Earth by cleaning up your local area!
Earth Day Challenge⎪Feeling disconnected from friends and family during COVID? Enjoy playing games? Join the Earth Day Challenge, an online climate action competition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Create an Earth Day Challenge team, make an impact, and win prizes at shiftfoco.com. You can connect with others from the safety of your own home and become part of a growing community of change agents who are making Fort Collins a healthier, more affordable and more sustainable place.
2021 Earth Day Challenge Run/Walk ⎪It’s back… the Earth Day Virtual Challenge and they are determined more than ever to crush last year’s total of 51,023.592 miles. The goal of the Earth Day Virtual Challenge (24,901 Miles) is simple. The goal is that during the month of April (Earth Day Month) we will collectively see how many times we can run the distance of the equator 24,901 miles! Join the challenge for FREE! You can also upgrade your registration and you’ll get the Earth Day official t-shirt, the super cool commemorative medal to brag to your friends and show off your challenge accomplishment, and an eco-friendly stainless steel drinking straw. They even include an Earth Day pack of wildflower seeds so you can help make a difference!
Earth Day Litter Cleanup
Carter Lake – Eagle Campground⎪Thursday, April 22, 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Join us to help prepare one of our campgrounds for the summer season. A lot of debris is built up over the winter months that needs to be removed for fire safety reasons. Assist staff in raking and bagging pine needles throughout the various campsites & along the road. This is a family-friendly event. Registration Required
Larimer County Clean Up⎪Saturday, April 24, 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Celebrate Earth Day with us by helping to keep Larimer County Parks & Open Spaces beautiful and sustainable by picking up litter. Whether it’s a lot or a little, every piece of litter picked up makes a difference. Register by selecting your location. All ages. Registration Required
Blue Sky Trailhead⎪Saturday, April 24, 2021, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Volunteer Opportunity – Adults, 16+. Assist our trail crew with trail maintenance needs on the Blue Sky trail. Project will be of moderate difficulty. Volunteers will need to be able to hike 2 or more miles carrying two trail hand tools and supplies for the day. They will be using/swinging tools to move dirt, dig and create drainage features, use loppers/hand saws to remove vegetation, carry/lift rocks, use buckets/wheelbarrows to move material, and/or any other kind of physical labor needed to improve the trail. Registration Required
Ashes to Art beer Launch and meet & greet⎪Thursday, April 22, 5:30-7:30pm. Please join us this Earth Day to raise money for and thank some of the volunteer firefighters who fought the Cameron Peak Fire of 2020 and to admire the works of some of the artists involved in the Ashes to Art Project. Artists from all 50 states have used charcoal from the fire and turned it and other materials into their own amazing works of art. These pieces will be auctioned off online from May 10-15. You can see the art here and all proceeds will be donated to the Poudre Canyon Fire District and the Rist Canyon Volunteer Firefighters.
Horse and Dragon has created a Fireweed Honey Kolsch-style Ale as a part of this fundraiser, and will be launching the beer at 5:30 pm. It will remain on tap until the batch is gone. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this beer will be donated to support these two volunteer firefighter groups. Alison Koziol suggested incorporating fireweed, which is a flowering plant that is one of the first to repopulate an area after a wildfire. Tanner located a Colorado source for fireweed honey, and added it to a light Kölsch-style base in 3V5, our pilot system, to make this small-batch release. Artists’ work featured in this event. Horse and Dragon Brewery, 200 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO
Earth Day! Bike to Work *Free Drink*⎪Give yourself a fun and creative break!
Escape the everyday stresses, relax, and unleash your creative side in their safe, clean and carefree environment. No art experience is necessary. They provide all supplies and instructions and their artist will walk you through this painting step-by-step. At the end of the experience, you will take home your very own completed custom work of art & an awesome memory! Painting with a Twist, 1112 Oakridge Dr, #107 Fort Collins, CO
Community Blood Drive⎪Join for another season of blood drives hosted at Timnath Beerwerks, in partnership with the UCHealth Garth Englund Blood Center. Appointments and masks are required to donate blood at this time. Be sure to come well hydrated, eat a good meal, and bring a photo I.D. If coming with a friend, it’s ok for them to grab a table at the brewery while they wait for you to donate blood. Advance RSVP required! Sign-ups are now live: HERE. Timnath Beerworks, 4138 Main St, Timnath, CO
