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The goal of Earth Month Bainbridge Island is to raise awareness of and encourage involvement in these April 2026 events and to inspire everyone to protect our trees, our environment, and our planet throughout the year.

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2026 Earth Month Activities

Solarize Bainbridge, Wednesday, March 25, 6-7:30pm, Bainbridge City Hall – Learn if solar is right for your home at this free public workshop. This limited-time program is sponsored by The City of Bainbridge Island and Olympia Community Solar with the primary goal of educating and supporting homeowners through the solar purchasing experience. Get all your questions answered directly from local installers. Sign up for a free home assessment here and RSVP to the workshop here.
Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference: Rising Tides, Sunday, March 29, 1-4pm, IslandWood –  Participants will learn and have conversations about the science and impacts of sea level rise, and how we as an Island and Puget Sound community can and should respond. There are optional Saturday field trips and an optional IslandWood-made lunch before the conference. Find out more information and how to register here.
Sock recycling, April 1-30, at Bay Hay and Feed – Clean, singles or pairs. Keep separate: Do not bag, roll, clip, or band together. Look for the Smartwool dropbox inside the store. They get recycled through the Second Cut Project. You can also bring in plant tags and any purple pots from Blooming Nursery anytime of the year for recycling.
Tossed & Found Exhibit, April 3-26, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts – Come open the show with us during First Friday Art Walk on April 3, 6-8pm. Imagination and resourcefulness are on display this spring, when 10 artists known for their use of recycled, reused and repurposed materials celebrate Earth Month 2026 in BAC’s clever and enchanting exhibition. Go here to see the roster of artists.
​Panel Talk: 10 Years of ReFashion’s Inspiration, Invitation & Creation, Sunday, April 12, 3-5pm, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art – The panelists, who are all involved with the upcoming ReFashion Show, will share the history of this show, their creative processes, the environmental urgency behind textile waste, and how refashioning opens up new pathways for expression, community connection, and sustainable futures. Plus, in honor of Handwork 2026, we will examine how handwork, repurposing, and resourcefulness shape the ReFashion Show, now in its 10th year, and the broader story of craft today. Get tickets here.
Film Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers, Sunday, April 29, 7-9pm, Lynwood Theater – Friends of the Farms invites you to see this compelling documentary that shines a light on the often-overlooked contributions of women in agriculture and presents a uniquely matrilineal perspective on America’s farming history. It’s a powerful and inspiring homage to the strength and ingenuity of women in farming. Tickets are available here.

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Anytime Activities

Earth Month Bingo – Easy actions you can take that add up when you make them a habit. Play by yourself or as a family. Print your own board here. When you get a bingo, take a picture of your card and email to bizerowaste@sustainablebainbridge.org. You will be entered into a drawing for an Eagle Harbor Books gift card!

Nominate a tree – The city has a Heritage Tree Register. If you know of a tree that is especially interesting or exceptional, be it on public or private land, consider nominating it for the register. (If on private property, the owner must consent to the nomination.) Criteria for qualifying trees and the nomination form are found here.

Invasive species reporting – Get the invasives species app, covering both flora and fauna, to help alert state officials of a sighting, such as the green crab (a threat to native species) or daphne laureola (toxic to humans and livestock).

Citizen Science: Carnivores! – Contribute your sightings to the Woodland Park Zoo’s urban carnivore spotter project, which aims to support communities in facilitating solutions to achieve positive coexistence with carnivores.

Litter pick-up – A year-round activity! If you would like to borrow grabbers for a group cleanup or your own, please email Zero Waste. We even have one grabber that can reach 50 feet! If you want to get serious about regular pick-ups, consider joining the City’s Adopt-a-Spot program.

Children’s Earth-Appreciation Books – Check out this page for suggestions.

Earth Day Network – Check out this page for how to take civic, community and individual actions. The Earth Day Network makes it easier for students who want to advocate for change (e.g., getting a pollinator garden, setting up a compost system, making sports sustainable) by offering advocacy packets.

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Click here for Earth Month Bingo to help make every day Earth Day !

When you get a bingo, take a picture of your card and email to bizerowaste@sustainablebainbridge.org.
You will be entered into a drawing for an Eagle Harbor Books gift card!

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Earth Month Bainbridge Island is dedicated to the memory of local Lorax and Champion of Trees around the world, Dr. Olaf Ribeiro, who passed away on August 4, 2024.  He taught so many of us about the fabulous fungi and trees around us and helped protect and save so many trees, not just on Bainbridge Island but around the world. His incredible intelligence and tenaciousness spared many a tree the chainsaw!  His engaging stories, endearing smile, and infectious laugh will be dearly missed.  For those of you who may not already know, Olaf truly was the inspiration for our annual event Celebrate Trees! Earth Month Bainbridge Island.  He approached the Sustainable Bainbridge Board and asked why we, as a community, did not do anything significant to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Day.  Thus, this full month celebration, incorporating activities and events to honor both, was born.  And we have been doing it every year since thanks to your incredible dedication. individually and through your organizations.  For that, I am incredibly thankful. ~Christine Perkins, Board Member, Sustainable Bainbridge

To more deeply understand the impact of  Olaf’s work with and passion for trees, please read these two moving past tributes from islanders Barb Trafton and Christina Woolf.

Earth Month Planning Partners

Sustainable Bainbridge would like to thank the following organizations for their support and dedication in planning Earth Month 2023. Learn more about who they are and how you can help through the links below.

Sustainable Bainbridge Partner Programs

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