entering natick sign

entering natick sign

Natick Report

More than you really want to know about Natick, Mass.

  • Subscribe to daily email
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Eat
  • Schools
  • Summer Camp
  • Embracing diversity
  • Charities/Community
  • Arts
  • Kids
  • Business Buzz
  • Environment
  • Top 10 things to do (under normal circumstances)
  • The Swellesley Report
  • COVID-19
  • Beyond Natick
  • History
  • Government
  • Support independent journalism

Earth Day All Around Natick this weekend: 50-plus activities include chainsaw artist, goats at work & lots of cleanups

April 26, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Earth Day All Around Natick, a two-day event this coming weekend (April 30/May 1), has piled up 50-plus activities across town that offer something for everyone whether you like to hike, play, volunteer, or learn.

“When we decided to create an Earth Day that would be hands-on and all over town, we said we’d be happy with offering 10 events,” says Debby Marion, on behalf of EcoNatick.org and the Earth Day All Around Natick team. “The fact that we have over 50 events shows how much we all long to connect with the web of life that feeds us, gives us air to breathe and water to drink, and surrounds us with beauty.”

Uh yeah. Our goal is actually more to check out some funky stuff. Bring on the guy using a chainsaw to turn a tree into a work of art at the new Erica Ball Community Garden (72 South Main St.) and the goats chowing down on invasives at the Community Organic Farm.

natick community organic farm goats

We might get nosy too and visit some people’s yards, which have been opened up for garden tours and to show off their edible hedges, among other environmentally friendly setups for energy generation and water capture.

From the looks of the schedule, we’re not going to recognize Natick come Monday. Cleanups are in store at Camp Arrowhead, Johnson Elementary Schoo, and other locations. What’s more, the town’s trails will get a makeover, including at Hunnewell Forest, where the beavers have had their say about one of the existing trails. Guided walks on town trails will teach you about things you’ve probably walked past a zillion times.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Natick Report (@natickreport)

Be sure to consult the event website before heading to activities, as some require signups. The site does include a nice sorting of activities by categories like kids, gardens, and green energy if you select the Deep Dive tab.

There might still be a need for some volunteers as well, including at the Big Clean-Out at Natick High on April 30 from 9am-12pm, where numerous stations will be set up for recycling various items (some for a fee).

In case you’re wondering, the reason the activities didn’t take place last weekend given that Earth Day was on Friday, April 22, is that the team wanted to avoid school vacation week to maximize the opportunity for families with school-age children to participate. Earth Day All Around Natick includes bunches of kids activities, including art projects and games.

While the town’s Earth Day activities won’t center on Natick Common as usual, that area won’t be left out. Town muckety-mucks will be on hand from 10am-12pm to talk about the town’s sustainability efforts, such as use of electrical vehicles and building electrification. If that’s not entertaining enough for you, Natick Sustainability Chair Leo Ryan and fellow musicians will be playing tunes.


green natick ad

Filed Under: Environment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Tip us off!

Please send tips, photos, ideas to natickreport@gmail.com

Advertisements

Categories

  • Animals
  • Art
  • Bacon Free Library
  • Beyond Natick
  • Books
  • Boston Marathon
  • Business
  • Camps
  • Charity/Fundraising
  • Churches
  • Community
  • Construction
  • COVID-19
  • Education
  • Election
  • Embracing diversity
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Fashion
  • Firefighters
  • Food
  • Gardens
  • Government
  • Health
  • History
  • Holidays
  • Kids
  • Media
  • Military
  • Morse Institute Library
  • Natick Election 2022
  • Natick Historical Society
  • Natick track
  • Neighbors
  • Obituaries & remembrances
  • Outdoors
  • Parents
  • Police & crime
  • Real estate
  • Recycling Center
  • Religion
  • Restaurants
  • Schools
  • Seniors
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Theater
  • Town election 2021
  • Transportation
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Veterans
  • Volunteering
  • Voting
  • Weather
lion publishers
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Get our email newsletter

* indicates required

Most Read Posts

  • From BYOB to seating rules, big changes for Natick alcoholic beverage licenses up for discussion
  • Natick IMAX 3D theater reopening on May 27 with Top Gun: Maverick
  • Natick firefighters graduate from academy
  • Natick portion of Cochituate Rail Trail to get artsy come September
  • Natick Select Board nomination papers available June 1

Click image to read The Swellesley Report

The Swellesley Report

Events calendar

  1. Wonderful Wellesley event: Free Family Fun & Games

    June 4 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  2. Lilja Elementary School Carnival

    June 5 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  3. Natick Art Association, Art in the Park

    June 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  4. Public reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?”

    June 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

View All Events

Pages

  • Private Schools in Natick (and beyond)
  • Natick Summer Camps (and beyond)
  • Where to Eat in Natick, Mass
  • Natick, Mass., history
  • Natick government
  • Natick No-Nos
  • Embracing diversity in Natick
  • Where to worship in Natick
  • Kid stuff (sports, clubs, activities in Natick, Mass.)
  • Contribute to Natick Report
  • Natick public schools
  • Where to sled in Natick, Mass.
  • Natick COVID-19 & vaccine news
  • Natick’s zip code & post offices
  • Natick charitable and community action groups
  • Top 10 things to do in Natick, Mass.
  • Natick Arts/Entertainment
  • About Natick Report
  • Advertise on Natick Report
  • Natick rules: Chickens yes, roosters no
  • Natick Election 2022, political candidates advertising
  • Natick election 2022—candidate interviews

© 2022 Natick Report
Site by Tech-Tamer · Login