2nd Annual Vernon Go Green event is Saturday, 4/18. Join us at the library between 10am and 1pm for informative sessions and fun activities for all ages.
Below is a list of scheduled events:
- Trash Pick Up // 9:00am (meet on the library’s front lawn)
- Join other community members in an effort to clean up our downtown area.
- Touch-A-Truck // 10:00am – 1:00pm
- Touch-a-truck event with recycling activities for all ages with Vernon Public Works Department.
- Community Organizations // 10:00am – 1:00pm
- Meet community organizations’ representatives to learn more about their work.
- Recycled Art // 10:00am – 1:00pm (Peck Room)
- Create your own art piece from upcycled materials.
- Live Here Love Trees – Tree Education Workshop // 10:30am – 12:00pm
- Learn all the facts from a CT licensed arborist. Open to all Vernon residents. Learn about the role of urban trees, their care & maintenance. Residents may qualify for a free native tree & installation by a CT licensed contractor! Participants receive a free Live Here-Love Trees T-shirt. Pre-registration is encouraged by contacting Vernon Planning Dept. at Planning@vernon-ct.gov or by phone 860-870-3635.
- Earth Day Storytime // 11:00am
- Bring your child to a special Earth Day-themed storytime.
- Public Information Session // 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Learn about the Live Here – Love Trees tree planting and education program and its benefits for the Vernon community, its residents and businesses.
Funding for the Live Here-Love Trees program provided by the USDA, Forest Service Forestry Equity Grants administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and supported by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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