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Miami-Dade County Parks celebrates Earth Month throughout April
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces is all about connecting people with the natural environment any time of the year, focused on resiliency efforts for the conservation and preservation of our County's most treasured and beautiful parks, beaches, greenway and blueway trails, nature preserves, clean air, and rich history that spans more than nine decades.
Earth Month, celebrated in April, is an opportunity to show our love and commitment to the care of our precious outdoor spaces. Join Miami-Dade County Parks in celebrating Earth Month with fun community events and volunteer opportunities taking place throughout the parks system all month long. There's something for everyone's taste, from coastal/park clean-ups to signature festivals with food and music.
Park Service Day Volunteer Opportunities
- April 21: Fruit and Spice Beautification Project
- April 27: Community Action and Deering Estate
- April 28: Community Action at Fruit and Spice Park
- View all volunteer opportunities
EcoAdventures Activities
- April 21: Hattie Bauer Preserve Hike (Moderate)
- April 27: Free Family Fishing Workshop at A.D. Barnes Park Nature Center (call 305-666-5883 for more information)
- View all EcoAdventures activities
Events
- April 20: Earth Day at Larry & Penny Thompson Park
- April 20-21: Party for the Planet at Zoo Miami
- April 26-29: Naturalist City Nature Challenge
After School Activities - Must be registered in the afterschool program
- April 22 Live Like Bella Park 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. “Earth Day Park Clean Up” Participants will be placed into two groups and within those groups, they will be given the job of either a collector or a sorter. The collectors will go around and compile trash from around the park. The sorters will sort the trash collected as either trash or recyclable material.
- April 22 Little River Park 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Planting seeds, completing a park clean up, and having a small educational dialogue with participants regarding the importance of keeping the earth clean.
- April 22 Sidney Wynn Park 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Will be planting seeds with participants, creating a banner for Earth Day, and conducting a park clean-up.
- April 22 MLK Park 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Will perform a walk and park clean up. Will also create an art piece using recycled products to celebrate Earth Day
- April 22 Gwen Cherry Park 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Will be creating an art piece with participants in celebration of Earth Day. During this session, participants will have a discussion regarding the impact humans have on the planet
- April 22 Oak Grove Park 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Will be creating an art piece of the Earth and have a brief discussion on climate change and its impact on our planet, lives, and our future
- April 22 Demps Park 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. “Earth Day Planting & Clean-Up” Participants will roam the park and clean up any trash/debris while also scouting for plastic bottles to recycle. Then the participants will learn about the importance of planting; there will be a brief video played before the activity then they will try their hand at planting
- April 22 Rockway Park 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
- April 23 Continental Park 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Planting with recyclable items
- April 24 Tropical Estates 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Clean up garden; paint rocks with positive messages
- April 25 North Trail Park 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Making bird feeders with recyclable items
- April 26 Ruben Dario Park 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. “Earth Month Planting Project”. Using recycled material from home (i.e., water bottle or egg carton), students will plant herbs of their choice
- April 26 Westwind Lakes 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Making jewelry with leaves
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