“The earth is what we all have in common.”
—Wendell Barry
Join the Lowcountry Land Trust and 50 other Charleston organizations in celebrating Earth Month this April. Click here to discover volunteer opportunities, nature activities, workshops, seminars, festivals and more to participate in Earth Month. These events range from constructing manufactured wire reefs for oyster reef restoration projects to touring Charleston County’s Bees Ferry Composting Facility. There are events for all ages and all talents!
Earth Month, an expansion of the traditional Earth Day, marks the anniversary of the modern environmental movement that started 55 years ago. For the first Earth Day in 1970, back in the days of student anti-war protests and growing public awareness of environmental degradation, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin came up with the idea of organizing student teach-ins to raise consciousness about air and water pollution.
The impact of that first Earth Day is almost unbelievable. By the end of 1970 it led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as environmental laws such as the National Environmental Education Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air Act. Soon after, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act were enacted. The relevance of Earth Day becomes more pronounced as the years go by.
-Submitted by the Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy