Earth Day

On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans gathered in cities across America to demand a better environment. That first Earth Day would turn out to be one of the largest civic events ever and resulted in a modern environmental movement that has made a profound impact on our planet.

While there has been a lot of progress since 1970, we face new global challenges that continue threaten our planet and ourselves. Local and individual action is the key to turning things around.

In the spirit of Earth Day, we have created this page with announcements and links to action-oriented ideas for how you can help promote positive environmental progress.

Read the City's Earth Day Proclamation. The City renewed its Earth Day proclamation at the request of the Climate Reality Project Palm Springs Chapter. 

Participate in an Earth Day event! Below are some City-sponsored and external events that celebrate  Earth Day. Thanks to all those who participate in some way. 

April 24th, 8am-12pm  - Join us at the Palm Springs Farmers Market located at 2300 E Baristo Road on Saturday

April 29th, 8am-12pm - Join us for the FREE Electronic Waste, Shredding & Recycling Event in the South parking lot at City Hall.

Videos

View the Earth Day Community Garden Videos that celebrate the amazing Michele Mician Community Garden and the work of our awesome gardeners. The second video answers basic questions that people have about gardening in the desert.

 Earth Day Palm Springs Community Garden 2020.mp4

Gardening Q&A Video

 External Events

Government agencies posted Earth Day Activities. National Park Service is offering tours of parks, Museum of Natural History in New York has online programming to honor the planet, and NASA will be  celebrating Earth Day at Home all month. 

Earth Day Programming on PBS, National Geographic and other stations. A variety of stations aired special programming on Earth Day. Much of this can be found online and on demand. 

Add to the conversation on social media by posting other events, activities, programs, etc. on social media outlets such as the Facebook, NextDoor, Twitter, Instagram, and other sites.

Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.
They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below.

Acrobat Reader Windows Media Player Word Viewer Excel Viewer PowerPoint Viewer