[Durham INC] Fwd: Happy Earth Month, Durham! 🌎

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Subject: Happy Earth Month, Durham! 🌎



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Happy Earth Month, Durham!
Our favorite time of year is here, and we're so excited to be able to
celebrate with you! There's a lot going on this month, so stay tuned to our
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to stay up-to-date on all the fun ways that you can celebrate Mother Earth
this April. In the meantime, check out these events and resources on our
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!

The best and easiest way to honor Earth Month is by organizing a litter
cleanup: on your street, in your neighborhood, at your school - anywhere
you see litter in your community! We provide all the tools: litter
grabbers, gloves, safety vests, and trash bags; You provide the power! Just
use our *Tool Lending Library*
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to reserve supplies. We can even help you recruit volunteers for your
cleanup!

The NCDOT is also hosting its *Spring Litter Sweep*, a biannual statewide
roadside litter removal initiative, from *April 16-30*. Residents
throughout the state can participate in local efforts to help clean up
North Carolina's roadways. *Click here to learn more*
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You can also get your very own FREE LITTER PICKUP KIT from our parent
affiliate, Keep America Beautiful this month through their *Great American
Cleanup*
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initiative.

Know of a highly littered spot in Durham but don't have the ability to
clean it up yourself? Let us know! We are always on the lookout for
locations to send volunteer groups. *Send us a message here*
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Durham Master Gardeners Plant Sale & Propagation Workshop
Join us, the *Durham Master Gardener's Extension*, and *Backyard Treasures*
for a one day, in-person plant sale! It will be held on *Saturday, April
9th from 10am to 2pm* in the parking lot of the Cooperative Extension
building at *721 Foster Street*. Check out the Backyard Treasures *website*
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to see what plants will be available for purchase.

This year we will also be hosting native plant propagation demonstrations
on the hour in collaboration with the Master Gardeners:

10:00 The Science of Cuttings
11:00 Ground and Air Layering
12:00 Division: Space to Expand
1:00 Seedy Business: Collecting, Treating and Starting

Stop by to pick out some new plants, and learn how to propagate the ones
you have at home!

Save the Date for the Durham BioBlitz!
A BioBlitz is a community science initiative to help record and catalog the
biodiversity of a given area within a certain time period. The *Durham
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is a great way to connect people to their environment while generating
useful data for science and conservation and having fun!

Volunteers will use the *iNaturalist
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app to make observations during the project timeline, and expert
identifiers will help turn these observations into data points that can be
used in scientific research.

*The 2022 Durham-wide BioBlitz will take place from April 29th to May 8th*.
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Start Your Own "Pollinator Pocket"!
In celebration of Earth Day, Keep Durham Beautiful is mailing native,
Summer-blooming seed packets to the first 300 Durham residents or
organizations that fill out our seed request form (one per address). Seeds
will be mailed no earlier than mid-April.

Plant these seeds in a special place where you and our friendly pollinators
will enjoy the blooms. Pollinators rely on flower nectar and pollen as a
food source. Give them a “pocket” of flowers where they can find nutrients
and shelter year after year. Learn more about pollinator pockets *here*
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*Request your seed packet here!*
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*Geer Cemetery Spring Cleanup*
Members of the community are invited to join the *Friends of Geer Cemetery*
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in picking up limbs, cutting vines, and removing litter in historic Geer
Cemetery on *Saturday, April 16th from 11am to 1pm*.

This cemetery holds a rich history as one of the few African American
cemeteries for Durham from 1876 to 1942 and is the final resting place for
more than 1,500 people. You can learn more about its history *here*
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  *Register here!*
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*Pruning Workshop*
Our next Tree Keeper Training will happen on *Wednesday, April 27th from
12pm to 2pm*. We will cover the basics of form pruning. Please consider
joining if you'd like to join our *Tree Keeper*
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volunteers, or if you just want to know more about the art of pruning. *Space
is limited, so please register in advance*. *Register here!*
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*Plant Folkways Class*
Celebrate the botanical, culinary, medicinal and gardening traditions of
the Piedmont in this class led by *Justin Robinson*! Justin will focus on
plants and practices from a variety of perspectives, people, and
communities. Each class will feature specific plants, introducing you to
their culture, nomenclature, and history. The class consists of four
Thursday sessions, April 14–May 5 from 7-8 pm. *Learn more here!*
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*Durham Earth Day Festival*
Enjoy a day filled with an eclectic mix of music, food, hands-on
environmental education activities and much more!
*The Durham Earth Day Festival will be Sunday, April 24th from 12pm to 5pm
at Durham Central Park.*

*Click here to learn more!*
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*KEEP UP WITH US*
*Keep Durham Beautiful in the News*

On Saturday, April 2nd, Keep Durham Beautiful celebrated Durham Arbor Day
by planting 55 trees in the Hayti Neighborhood with 32 volunteers from
MetLife, NCCU Alumni, and the Hayti Neighborhood. You can view photos from
the event on our *Flickr*
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page, and find coverage of the event on CBS-17 using the link below.

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*UPCOMING EVENTS*
*Take Action in Your Community*

   - April 6th - *Durham Environmental Affairs Board Meeting*
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   - April 7th - *Learn About Project Pando*
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   - April 9th - *Durham Master Gardeners Plant Sale & Propagation Clinic*
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   - April 9th - *Rain Garden & Water Quality Clinic*
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   - April 16th - *Geer Cemetery Spring Cleanup*
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   - April 20th - *Toward Zero Waste Makers Meetup*
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   - April 21st - *Sustainable Spirits*
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   - April 21st - *Food System Resiliency Through Soil Health*
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   - April 22nd - *Earth Day Outdoor Film Screening: Hidden Rivers*
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   - April 23rd - *NC Museum of Art Earth Day*
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   - April 23rd - *Operation Earth Day with Triangle Land Conservancy*
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   - April 24th - *Durham Earth Day Festival*
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   - April 26th - *Durham Science Alliance SciSummit*
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   - April 27th - *Tree Keeper Pruning Workshop*
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   - April 30th - *NC Museum of Life and Science Party for the Planet*
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   - April 29-May 8 - *Durham BioBlitz*
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   - April 15-May 31 - *Triangle Bird Count*
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