Earth Day Celebration

Cathy Yeakel, BCCD, District manager
​Spring is Right Around the Corner
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, as an environmental awareness day to educate people about pollution and its effects on the environment. Founded by a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day became a global movement to protect our environment. Since 1970, celebrations have changed from awareness lectures to outdoor events offering education on our natural resource issues and demonstrations.

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Earth Day in Bradford County was officially last celebrated in 1988, that is until it was re-established by the Bradford County Conservation District as a yearly event in 2017. Since Earth Day is all about environmental awareness, we have focused on just that. It is our goal to provide a day where the public can get outside and learn about our environment, the animals that live in it, and the resources that are so important to preserve for generations to come. This year our event will be on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 10AM to 2PM on the Conservation District Property, across from the Wysox ball fields. Parking this year will be at the ball fields across from the conservation district office.

Attendees at last year’s earth day event had the chance to make tree cookie necklaces, plant flowers, make seed bombs, and many other hands-on activities. This year we are hoping to offer the same type of activities and introduce some new ones! We will again have the Cornell Raptor Program who will be showcasing their live birds of prey and dissecting owl pellets. This year Critter Connections out of York County, PA will be on-site with a selection of critters that you can hold, from lizards to snakes, frogs and more! Food trucks will be present for attendees to get food and live music will be provided by the Cadillac Cats, a band out of the Williamsport area.  Another new addition this year will be cow pie bingo! We will have one cow fenced off in our no-till garden. If the cow chooses to make a deposit in the square you pick, you win!

As always, this event is free to the public! Everything is paid for with sponsorships and donations. As part of our event this year we are accepting donations for our basket raffle. All proceeds from the raffle go towards next year’s celebration.
We hope to see you all there! If you or your business are interested in donating a raffle time, please let us know. For more information, please call Cathy Yeakel at 570-485-3122 or email [email protected].

What a great time to start new traditions! Maybe plant a tree on earth day every year or do a stream cleanup to aid in cleaning the trash in our streams and in turn help the wildlife that utilize it. It comes down to us, what we do and don’t do is directly affecting our environment. We are the only ones who can change that! Why not start now?
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The Bradford County Conservation District is committed to helping people manage resources wisely.  You can visit the Bradford County Conservation District at 200 Lake Rd in Wysox across from the Wysox Fire Hall. Contact us at (570) 485-3144 or visit our web page at www.bccdpa.com.