After a lengthy winter, the sustainability department’s programs come to life again in the spring. On Saturday, April 25, the city’s parks and sustainability departments, along with the South Portland Land Trust and volunteers, organized the second annual Earth Day Resource Fair at Mill Creek Park. Beneath the vernal sun, 35 local environmental organizations shared […]
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Portlanders mark Earth Day by cleaning up city parks, neighborhoods
Volunteers welcomed Saturday’s spring weather as they headed outside with grabbers and trash bags.
Sustainable Practice presents Earth Day Festival in Brunswick | Column
2026 Earth Day Festival in Brunswick runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, rain or shine.
Lone elm in Buxton cemetery is a survivor
The tree is considered at least 150 years old, healthy and has never been treated for Dutch elm disease.
How to celebrate Earth Day in southern Maine
Many communities throughout southern Maine are hosting cleanup events, fairs and other celebrations.
5 ways to celebrate Earth Day in the Midcoast
A new Earth Day Festival in Brunswick, opportunities to learn about nature and more.
Volunteers, families clean up Portland’s Eastern Prom to mark Earth Day
On a wet Sunday, two dozen volunteers braved the rain and traversed steep hills, brambles and puddles to pick up trash.
Kids scramble for Easter eggs on a beautiful spring day in Portland
A stampede of children rushed to gather some of the roughly 7,000 plastic eggs spread across a soccer field by Ocean Avenue on Saturday.
Back to the earth in Westbrook with an Earth Day fair
An Earth Day celebration is planned for Tuesday, April 22, at Westbrook Common.
Celebrate the outdoors on the big screen in Brunswick this Earth Day
EveningStar Cinema will host screenings of “A Peace of Forest” from April 25 to May 1.