Redlands will celebrate Earth Day with the annual event A Day of Climate Action on Saturday, April 20th .
According to organizers, this year's focus is on how residents can live more sustainably.
Informational and hands-on projects will be hosted by organizations and residents throughout the city from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. The projects span a range of climate-focused categories, such as building a sustainable food system, preparing for disasters, creating a more resilient lifestyle, advocating for a healthier, sustainable planet, and saving water & species.
At 12:30 p.m. there is a community celebration of Earth Day at the Redlands Bowl with information tables about sustainable living, live music, free food, and activities for children. Participants can also visit the Mission Gables patio at the Bowl for a clothing swap organized by ANCA Youth.
A full list of morning projects is listed below. For more information or to register for a project, visit www.redlandsearthday.org
Building a Sustainable Food System
Complementing Compost
Come get your hands dirty building a thermophilic compost pile.
- When: 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
- Where: Sustainable University of Redlands Farm (SURF), 1310 E. Lugonia, (Parking at 1293 E Brockton Student Apartments)
- Host: Sustainable University of Redlands Farm (SURF)
Local Farm Tour: Three Sisters Farm
Learn about the sustainable, organic practices on the farm and see our newest straw bale building.
- When: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
- Where: Three Sisters Farm, 30370 San Timoteo Canyon
- Host: Abby Harned
Wild Greens!
Come learn the nutritional benefits of eating wild weeds and how to identify edible weeds in your backyard.
- When: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- Where: Church of Religious Science, 602 Church Street
- Host: Church of Religious Science
Fermenting Fun
A Master Food Preserver will demonstrate several fermentation recipes that can be made at home, including pickles, sauerkraut, and kombucha.
- When: 9:00 am – 12 noon
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino County
Build Your Own Worm Composting Bin
A DIY class where you'll make your own worm composting bin that turns your food scraps into beautiful soil for your garden and plants.
- When: 10 am – 12 noon.
- Where: Sustainable University of Redlands Farm (SURF), 1310 E. Lugonia, (Parking at 1293 E Brockton Student Apartments)
- Host: Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action Redlands (ANCA Redlands)
It All Starts with a Seed
Plant seedlings and receive tips and tricks about starting your own garden.
- When: 10 a.m. – noon
- Where: University of Redlands Farm (SURF), 1310 E. Lugonia, (Parking at 1293 E Brockton Student Apartments)
- Host: University of Redlands Farm (SURF)
Plants for the Pantry!
Prepare and plant vegetables in our garden boxes and contribute to a more sustainable food system right in your community.
- When: 9:00 am – 12 noon
- Where: The Grove School, 11126 Iowa St.
- Host: The Grove School Environmental Club
Growing Food in Whatever Space You Have
Self-Guided Tour with a map of pollinator-friendly plants, fruit trees, and vines on an urban farm designed to encourage locally grown food, cool neighborhoods, protect biodiversity, and support our local economy.
- When: 10 am – 12 noon
- Where: Rolling Hills Herbs, 1304 Rolling Hills Rd.
- Host: Rolling Hills Herbs & Annuals
Let's Get the Garden Ready for the Kids
Help clean up the Franklin Elementary School garden and ready it for the students to plant flowers and vegetables.
- When: 9:00 am-11:00 am
- Where: Franklin Elementary School, 850 E. Colton Ave.
- Host: Restoration Church
Saving Water & Species
Gardening to Attract Pollinators
An informal, hands-on workshop to learn about the importance of gardening to attract pollinators and the plants that do so, followed by adding pollinator-attracting plants to the gardens at the church.
- When: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Where: First Baptist Church, 51 W. Olive Ave.
- Host: First Baptist Church of Redlands
Create Berms Around Orange Trees
Help us keep our trees hydrated and happy by building berms (bowls) around the base of the orange trees for water retention.
- When: 9:00 a.m. to noon
- Where: Burrage Mansion, 1205 W. Crescent Avenue
- Host: Burrage Mansion and Kiwanis Club
Battle the Invaders at Caroline Park!
Learn to recognize the invasive plants that threaten Redlands' natural as well as home landscapes. We will meet at Caroline Park, a park dedicated to California's native plants.
- When: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
- Where: Caroline Park
- Host: California Native Plant Society
Sustainable Landscaping: Build a Dry Riverbed in Your Lawn
A hands-on workshop on how to build a dry river bed to conserve water, along with valuable information from a client scientist on the benefits of conversion of turf to xeriscape lawns.
- When: 9:00 am - 12 noon
- Where: University of Redlands Farm (SURF), 1310 E. Lugonia (parking at 1293 E Brockton Student Apartments)
- Host: Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action Redlands (ANCA Redlands)
Artful Community Science: Supporting Native Bees & Ecosystems Through Photography
Join National Geographic Explorer, TEDx speaker, and community scientist Krystle Hickman as she takes us on a journey to a deeper appreciation and understanding of bees and their critical role through her stunning photography.
- When: 10:30 am – 12 noon.
- Where: San Bernardino County Museum, 2023 Orange Tree Lane
- Host: San Bernardino County Museum
Pollinator Gardening
Participate in hands-on gardening activities such as weeding and planting pollinator flowers.
- When: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- Where: Center for Spiritual Living, 602 Church Street
- Host: Church of Religious Science
Water, Water Nowhere
Explore the Santa Ana River Watershed in a two-mile hike to the top of the Saha'tapa Mesa, the spectacularly-beautiful flat area between Live Oak and San Timoteo Canyons.
- When: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
- Where: Gateway Ranch, 31313 Live Oak Canyon Rd, Redlands
- Host: The Redlands Conservancy
Advocating for a Healthier, Sustainable Planet
The Lobby Immersion Experience
Learn how to influence your government regarding climate policies through learning and practicing ways to communicate with voters and our representatives.
- When: 9:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Redlands Citizens' Climate Lobby
Earth Day Story Slam: Clean Transportation for All
Participate in Sierra Club's National Earth Day Story Slam - sharing our personal experiences and understanding of Clean Transportation and making our voices heard.
- When: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Sierra Club
Political Action: Getting the Climate Word Out to Local, State and National Legislators
Learn how to contact and work with local, state, and federal legislators to bring about climate action.
- When: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Redlands Democratic Club
Creating a More Resilient Lifestyle
Simple Fiber Projects for a Better World
A demonstration providing children and adults with simple ways to upcycle fabrics into useful objects, use local wool for fiber projects, and mend to save the world.
- When: 9:00 am – 12 noon
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Inland Empire Fibershed SoCal
Medicinal Plant Walk at the SURF Garden
A multi-sensory stroll through a medicinal garden—touch, taste, see and smell the abundance of native plant life and their traditional uses.
- When: 10 – 11 a.m.
- Where: University of Redlands Farm (SURF), 1310 E. Lugonia, (Parking at 1293 E Brockton Student Apartments)
- Host: Sustainable University of Redlands Farm (SURF)
Stylecycle Youth Clothing Swap: Where Style Meets Sustainability
Refresh your wardrobe while learning about sustainable fashion. Bring gently used clothing items that need a new home (no holes, rips, stains. etc.) and find new pieces. Hang out with other youth concerned about climate change.
- When: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl: Mission Gables Patio
- Host: ANCA Youth
A Pathway to Clean Energy
Participants will get a good foundation on what can be done to Go Green with multiple ways to save on energy and money.
- When: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Where: First Baptist Church, 51 West Olive Avenue
- Building Resilient Communities
Clean Cleaning!
Discover household cleaners that are environmentally friendly, work effectively and are made from simple zero waste ingredients. Bring 8 oz. bottles for filling.
- When: 9:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: Feel Good Market
Clean Up the Neighborhood
Volunteers for a walk around the neighborhood to pick up trash.
- When: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- Where: Church of Religious Science, 602 Church Street
- Host: Church of Religious Science
How the Redlands Conservancy Supports YOUR Healthy Living
Stop by for Redlands trail maps, information about food waste trends and removing plastic from our environment.
- When: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Where: Redlands Bowl
- Host: The Redlands Conservancy
Got Broken Stuff? Get it fixed at the Free Earth Day Repair Café
The Repair Cafe is all about fixing things for FREE! Local handy men and women who love to fix things will be available to fix your item on the spot. Repairable items include clothing, small appliances, jewelry, bikes, computers, and much more.
- When: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Where: Smiley Library Assembly Room (back of library-access from Eureka Street or South 4th Street)
- Host: Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action Redlands (ANCA Redlands)
Preparing for Disasters
Disaster Preparedness to Help Save Lives & the Earth
The Common Vision Coalition believes that emergency preparedness is both an environmental and social issue; it can be physically and mentally taxing. Creating and implementing a family action plan is vital.
- When: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
- Where: Information tables will be at two sites: the Ranch Market at Church St. and Lugonia Ave. and at the mall at San Bernardino Ave and Orange.
- Host: Common Vision Coalition
Disaster Preparedness… Don't Shake It Off!
Come enjoy breakfast and learn how to prepare and what to do in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. Learn to make your own emergency kit and plan. Experience an 8.0 magnitude earthquake in the Shaker Trailor!
- When: 9:00 am – 12 noon
- Where: First United Methodist Church, 1 E. Olive Ave.
- Host: First United Methodist Church
Disaster Preparedness for Your Home and Neighborhood
Information and planning for disaster preparedness for your home and neighborhood.
- When: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
- Where: Burrage Mansion, 1205 W. Crescent Avenue
- Host: Burrage Mansion
Those interested in more information or to register for a project can visit www.redlandsearthday.org
