As the spring season arrives there is a new excitement and fervor among the people as the long and cold winter season has just past and the beautiful season of spring has finally arrived. With the spring season’s arrival the plants and trees have a new bloom and there are beautiful fruits, vegetables and flowers everywhere. People like to have many environment related events in this season.
As seasons come and go there remains a concern towards the environment, as environmental degradation and its impacts like pollution, climate change and global warming are far too real to ignore. Often here are many events during this season that help in reducing the environmental degradation and also conserving and saving our environment. The following are some of the spring eco events that happen in the spring season every year.
The following are Eco Events that happen in the Spring Season:
Global Events
Earth Day
An important event in the eco friendly community or green calendar is the Earth Day that takes place annually on 22nd April every year since 1970. Earth Day is celebrated by more than billion people every year all over the world. On this day all over the world there are environmental awareness programs as well as environmental campaigns related to many different eco friendly initiatives in many countries all over the world.
Earth Hour
Another global initiative is the Earth Hour which started this year and is an annual event. This event takes place in the end of March where participants turn off the lights for one hour from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm all over the world according to their individual time zones. This is done to spread the message of conserving electricity and also saving electricity for that one hour.
Local Initiatives
Spring Cleaning
The spring season is usually the time of spring cleaning where people usually clean their entire houses and dispose of items that they do not need any more and clean the house. This is a time that people should really take initiative towards recycling. Many people dispose of unneeded items at recycle centers where these can be recycled and reused for the future and thus conserving the environment and recycling materials like plastic and other materials which can be used again so that their excess production does not harm the environment.
Fresh Produce
Spring is also the season where the fresh produce is available at eco friendly farmer’s markets and organic food stores. People generally buy fresh produce and cook it in this season which is more eco friendly then using frozen or canned produce which they have to do many times in the winters.
Gardening
Planting plants and trees is a very eco friendly thing to do. Plants take in the carbon dioxide in the environment and give out oxygen. Individuals can plant herbs, fruits and vegetables in their gardens during the spring time and enjoy the fresh produce straight from their backyards. It is also a great time to have tree planting initiatives and drives in local neighborhoods to increase the population of trees and plants in the area which in return improves the environment in the area.
As the spring season has beautiful weather as compared to other seasons many eco friendly drives and social events can be scheduled during this season as people are more willing to get out of their houses in the spring season and participate in these eco events. As we have seen above there are many eco friendly events that take place in spring. These events are both local as well as global events related to being environmentally friendly.