April is Earth Month-Celebrate with Us!

There are many events happening during Earth Month! Whether you want to learn at a virtual workshop or want to give back through stewardship work, there is sure to be an event for you!  Please check out the calendar below for a list of Earth Month events happening in Tacoma. New events are always being added so check back frequently.

Looking for events in the broader South Sound region? Check out Earth Day South Sound for more events!

This year for Tacoma Earth Month, we will be exploring weekly themes with our EnviroHouse Workshops, social media and web content, and Tacoma Earth Month 2021 GooseChase challenges!

Join the Tacoma Earth Month Challenge

Learn, explore, and earn points to win some Tacoma Sustainability swag by joining the Tacoma Earth Month 2021 Challenge! Compete with friends and family in Earth Month sustainability missions at home and around your neighborhood from April 5th to May 1st. 

Here's how to join:

1. Download the GooseChase App to your smartphone.
2. Search for "Tacoma Earth Month 2021" in GooseChase.
3. Sign-up or join a team with friends and wait for the missions to launch April 5th at 12pm!

No smartphone? No worries! You can view the list of Tacoma Earth Month missions here. Send an email to sustainability@cityoftacoma.org at the end of the Earth Month with photos and descriptions of the missions you completed to earn your points.

Tacoma Earth Month Weekly Themes

We'll kick-off Earth Month 2021 on April 5 with a week of conservations on sustainable food, growing your own food, and keeping soil healthy for a healthy planet. Week two, starting April 11, will be all about waste prevention and how to keep trash out of the landfill and Puget Sound. Week three, starting April 18, will be Sustainable Fashion week where we'll learn about local designers and what you can do to reduce fashion waste as well as social and environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry. The last week of Earth Month, starting April 25, will be about sustainable communities - things we can all contribute to for a better Tacoma.

Earth Month Resources

Week 1 - Sustainable Food:

• Low Carbon Cooking - recipes to try at home!
• Use your food scraps to make broth with Dan Corum
• Learn about worm bin composting with the EnviroHouse
• Check out Food is Free Tacoma to share food in your neighborhood
• Find a community garden near you
• Learn tips for preventing food waste
• Learn about Harvest Pierce County's Gleaning Project to make sure all food produced gets eaten
• Calculate the carbon footprint of your food with Harvard's Foodprint Calculator

Week 2 - Waste Prevention: 

• Learn about how to Recycle Right in Tacoma
• Design an at-home waste experiment
• Join Litter Free 253 to keep our City clean
• Learn how to reduce your waste with Waste Free 253
• Prevent waste by borrowing instead of buying with the Tacoma Tool Library
• Borrow and donate books with your local Little Free Library
• Drop off recyclable items and hazardous items that don't go in your curbside bins at the Tacoma Recycling Center

Week 3 - Sustainable Fashion:

• Learn about Fashion Revolution Week
• Calculate your clothing's carbon footprint
• Explore local and minority owned businesses with the Celebrate Tacoma Map
• Find out how you can make more sustainable fashion decisions with the Chayah Movement

Week 4 - Sustainable Communities:

• Learn about your watershed
• Learn about stormwater and the Point Defiance Stormwater Facility
• Check out the Pierce County Bike Map to find trails near you
• Commit to keeping your neighborhood or school free of litter with Adopt-A-Spot
• Learn how you can save water with TPU
• Take a free self-guided tree tour of Wright Park
• Find out how to make your own safe and environmentally friendly household cleaner
• Learn about native plants and their benefits with Washington Native Plant Society
• Check where you can charge electric vehicles