Celebrating Earth Day

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In honor of Earth Day on April 22, this month, we have been celebrating Mother Nature by getting outdoors and showing our gratitude in a number of ways. We have been admiring nature’s beauty and curiosities, noting our innate desires to connect with nature (biophilia) and the restorative effects nature has on us, brainstorming ideas of what actions we can take on behalf of our environment and other living things, and then taking steps to beautify our environment for ourselves, each other, and hopefully pollinators (if outdoors).

Check out the gallery of activities:

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Cultivating soil can be a sensory engaging and grounding experience.
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The act of nurturing a plant through watering and other gardening tasks can be a therapeutic activity.
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Limited on outdoor growing space? Plant container gardens.
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Or, plant hanging baskets to put on display. (Here, they’re waiting to be hung.)
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Raised beds elevate gardening activities, making them more accessible for gardeners.
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Pot up spring seedlings started from seed during winter.
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Don’t have easy outdoor access? Propagate and transplant easy to grow houseplants that brighten up the indoors.