Due to the forecast...
We will be inside at
Gypsy Hill Park Gym,
229 116th Regimental Rd., Staunton.
Click for directions.
Brought to you by Shenandoah Green.
Earth Day Staunton 2023:
Plant LOCAL. Think GLOBAL.
Garden to Save The Planet
Sat., April 22, 2023, 11am-3pm
Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand, Staunton, VA (Click for Map)
We will be in Rain Location:
Gypsy Hill Park Gym
Come celebrate Earth Day
with a family-friendly, fun-for-all day
Meet local wildlife with programs from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
Touch stream critters. See a Bee Hive. Take home a tree.
Look under the hood of some cool electric cars.
Learn from the local organizations that work every day for the Earth.
Food Trucks on site. Bring a reusable water bottle.
Thanks to this year's Sponsors.
To see a full list click on the button below.
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Earth Day Staunton Photo Gallery
2023 Earth Hero Award Recipients
INDIVIDUAL AWARD goes to BOBBY WHITESCARVER of Whitescarver Natural Resource Management. Bobby has made soil & water conservation on Valley Farms his life work.
ORGANIZATION AWARD goes to PROJECT GROWS,
an educational nonprofit organization
with a mission to improve the health of children and youth in Staunton, Waynesboro, & Augusta County.
A SPECIAL MEMORIAL AWARD was presented honoring
JOEY REECE of Shenandoah Valley Stargazers.
Joey shared the wonders of stars with children at Earth Day Staunton for many years with the large solar telescope. Joey also worked to preserve the beauty of our night sky with local Dark Sky initiatives.
Joey passed away in 2022.
His widow, Sandy Reece, accepted the award.
Earth Hero 2022 - Project Grows
2022 Student Poster Art: Soil~Mother Earth from the Ground Up
