Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful

Green Drinks - It's the Hip Place to talk Environment
2020-03-25 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | RI
Let’s get together for a drink and talk about the environment, energy, climate change, environmental racism or any topic of your choice. The Burrillville Land Trust encourages all issues about the world in which we live. Bravo Brewery is the newest brewery around and is hosting the once a month Green Drinks event. Check out Bravo Brewery for their offerings and join us for a very lively very informal discussion of today’s environmental challenges.
We meet once each month on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Vernal Pool Night
2020-03-28 14:30 - 16:30 | Lincoln Woods, 2 Manchester Print Works Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island, 02865
Spring has sprung. Join DEM outreach staff and State herpetologist at Lincoln Woods on a nighttime search for wood frogs, spring peepers, and salamanders. Appropriate for families 8 and up.

4th Annual Don't Litter Poster Contest Exhibit
2020-04-16 06:00 - 2020-04-30 12:00 | Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI, 02860
The Blackstone Valley Visitor Center Art Gallery will exhibit the entries from the “Don’t Litter Poster contest with artwork submitted by Blackstone Valley students in grades K – 12. Winners will be announced April 20th.

Earth Day
2020-04-22 04:00 - 13:00 | Rhode Island
Earth Day 50th Anniversary.

Burrillville's Annual Earth Day Cleanup
2020-04-25 04:30 - 09:00 | Burrillville Town Garage, 65 Union Avenue, Harrisville, RI, 02830, United States
Kick off 8:30 am at the Burrillville Town Garage. Coffee & Donuts provided along with raffles & giveaways!

Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful Night at McCoy - Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs
2020-04-26 09:05 - 12:00 | Rhode Island
Top 3 winners of the Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful & PawSox Poster Contest will be recognized on the field, will receive a souvenir photo taken with Paws & Sox and will take home a special PawSox autographed baseball.

WRWC Green Infrastructure Tour and Chat
2020-05-20 08:00 - 09:00 | Online, Rhode Island
Join WRWC for a lunch hour 60-minute Zoom chat and tour of their Green Infrastructure projects with Executive Director Alicia Lehrer and Director of Projects Lisa Aurecchia.
They are creating this opportunity so you can learn more about their latest projects and to share ideas about the ways we all are addressing the impacts of climate change. To allow plenty of time for discussion, questions, and input from you to inform our work, attendance will be limited.
Please register for this unique lunch-and-learn event. The Zoom URL will display after you enter your information, and we’ll share it via email as well.
URL to register: https://forms.gle/x67Xq81iNS2p8n8P7

E-Waste Recycling Event - Smithfield
2021-01-22 10:00 - 13:00 | H&R Block, 400 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, RI
Indie Cycle is hosting an drive through electronic waste (e-waste) recycling event @H & R Block, 400 Putnam Pike .
What they take: https://indiecycle.blogspot.com/p/what-we-take.html

E-Waste Collection
2021-02-06 08:00 - 10:30 | Pawtucket City Hall Parking Lot, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United States
Electronic waste collection in Pawtucket.
Recycle your electronics with Indie Cycle.
They accept all electronics with a plug, and most are accepted free of charge. Some fees apply to some kinds of printers & items with Freon (refrigerators, dehumidifiers etc.) More details

National Pizza Day
2021-02-09 | Rhode Island
Enjoy pizza today and really any day, but don’t forget to recycle the box!
The rule is:

a little grease on the box, no problem– RECYCLE the whole box.

2. a lot of grease, cheese or sauce– rip off the bottom and place in the trash, but RECYCLE the top.

Composting at Home
2021-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Rhode Island
RI Resource Recovery will help us understand what composting is all about and how easy it is to do.
Join this free virtual event, and get those compost piles started…. you’ll be glad you did.

Sign up: https://www.facebook.com/events/119258716689106

Valentine's Day - 7 Ways to be Sustainable
2021-02-14 | Rhode Island
Keep America Beautiful is sharing
7 Ways for a Sustainable Valentine’s Day

Recycle Right with MaxMan
2021-02-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Rhode Island
Kids, while you are home on vacation, join MaxMan and learn how you can become a recycling superhero.
Join this free RI Resource Recovery on-line event: https://www.facebook.com/events/249985369869388/

Animal Clothes - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
Find out how animals protect themselves from the elements.

Sign Up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2209239112553082

Rockin' Reptiles - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
Learn about our local reptiles up close.
Sign up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/541786206783701

Composting with RIRRC for Kids
2021-02-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Rhode Island
Kids, during winter break, learn all about composting.
It is so fun to see what happens when you put all your fruit & vegetable scraps in your compost pile, and in a few months– see what it turns into.
Join this free RIRRC free virtual event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/705857710114241/

Frederick (story & walk) - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
“Little Frederick was not like the other mice”, and so the story begins.
Sign up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/417996692643188

Build Your Own Birdhouse - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
Help bluebirds and other cavity-nesting birds survive as you build your own birdhouse.
Sign up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/270311594483518

World Whale Day - WWF Humpback Whale Livestream
2021-02-18 | Rhode Island
Celebrate this day at this Livestream event.
The “Snowbirds” of the Sea: The Humpback Whale’s Great Migration.
suggested grade level: 2-6
World Wildlife Foundation offers Conservation in the Classroom.
Want your class to possibly be on the live stream: Register here:
LIVESTREAM: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH AT 2PM EST
If you are a student, no need to register, just tune in to our Conservation in the Classroom webpage the day

Be A Food Waste Warrior - for Kids
2021-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Rhode Island
Kids, while you are on winter break, learn how wasted food is bad for our environment and what you can do to help.
Join this free on-line event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/457912445230349/

Fred's TV (story & make a birdfeeder) - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
Fred is frustrated watching TV, but soon discovers many wonderful things happening in his own yard.
Sign up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2934486303496346

Raptor Encounter - Audubon Society Smithfield
2021-02-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
Join for a live meet & greet with an owl and hawk.
Sign up with Audubon:
https://www.facebook.com/events/147080053814925

2021 RI Nature Video Festival
2021-02-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Rhode Island
Don’t miss out on this FREE virtual event to learn more about Rhode Island’s wildlife species presented by the
Rhode Island Natural History Survey and the Environmental Council of Rhode Island!
Youtube LIVE Program
https://www.facebook.com/1626293394277878/posts/2769590806614792/?sfnsn=mo

Paper or Plastic? Legacies of Work, Family & Community
2021-02-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Rhode Island
The Museum of Work & Culture is holding a discussion on North American manufacturing and the environmental, political, and personal legacies it has left behind.

RI Environmental Education Association - Annual Summit
2021-02-27 09:00 - 10:30 | Rhode Island
2021 Summit: Culturally Relevant Environmental Education.
Keynote Address by Brianna Amingwa:
Planting Seeds of Change with Cultural Relevancy

http://rieea.org/annual-summit/

WWF Livestream - How Nature Helps People
2021-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Rhode Island
How Nature Helps People
suggested grade level: 6-10
World Wildlife Foundation offers Conservation in the Classroom.
Want your class to possibly be on the live stream: Register here:
LIVESTREAM: TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND AT 1PM EST
JEFF OPPERMAN, GLOBAL FRESHWATER LEAD SCIENTIST, WWF-US
If you are a student, no need to register, just tune in to our Conservation in the Classroom webpage the day

Trivia Night --The Problem of Litter
2021-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Rhode Island
We love trivia – so KBVB is making Litter the topic for this game.
A main goal of KBVB is end litter in our communities. Lets have some fun as we look at what this is all about.
Your participation will help KBVB understand how to effectively tackle this problem. Come share ideas as we get ready for Earth Day and upcoming cleanups.
Sign up here:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=wbpmgzaab&oeidk=a07ehldrwdp4086f3df

Audubon - The Ecology of Vernal Pools
2021-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Audubon Society of RI, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI, 02917, United States
These mysterious springtime pools often come and go without much notice, but there are many creatures that would disappear without them. Come learn what makes a vernal pool so special, where you can find them, and why some animals lives depend on them.

Face masks and social distancing are required. Participants must bring their own masks. (Program may be held virtually if RI COVID-19 mandates do not allow in-person gatherings.)

Ocean Classroom - Live: Marine Pollution
2021-03-04 12:00 - 12:30 | Rhode Island
The Graduate School of Oceanography Ocean Classroom (Live!) is back for season two!
Thursday, March 4th: Marine Pollution
Thursday, March 18: Ocean Exploration
Thursday, April 1: Ocean Art
Thursday, April 15: Marine Acoustics

How to Hold a Safe Litter Cleanup
2021-03-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Rhode Island
Want to get your family, community group or business out participating in a litter cleanup but unsure how to do this safely?
KBVB will discuss safety guidelines to follow at your cleanup. Volunteer safety is the most important and we are here to help you gain information so you feel and all your volunteers feel safe while helping our communities.
This is a zoom discussion.
Sign up here:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=wbpmgzaab&oeidk=a07ehlhoqso974bcc17
