On Earth Day, April 22, youth gathered at the Boston Children¿s Museum to play and learn from Roots & Shoots volunteers about local waterways, animals and how you can help the earth even from inside your home.

We continued to celebrate the earth on Saturday, April 25 with Mass Audubon¿s Statewide Volunteer Day. R&S volunteers from across the region helped at five Mass Audubon Sanctuaries to restore wetlands, learn about butterflies and prepare an orchard for spring. Thank you to all of the R&S members who came out to work at these beautiful sanctuaries and celebrate Earth Day!

The Cambridge Science Festival also kicked off on Saturday with Roots & Shoots veterans, the Sprouts of Hope, presenting their work on energy efficiency and inspired Festival attendees of all ages. The Festival continued throughout the week of April 25 - May 3 across the city of Cambridge, Mass.

And other Roots & Shoots New England members came together for Earth Day projects such as:

• Members of the Roger Williams Park Zoo R&S group in Providence, R.I. joined the zoo's Earth Day festivities and environmental fair on April 20 to teach visitors about R&S
• The Dudley Youth Council R&S group from Roxbury, Mass. participated in the City of Boston's Boston Shines Earth Day event
• Sociedad Latina Youth NOISE R&S group from Roxbury, participated in Americorps Global Youth Service Day for Earth Day
• Stillwater Montessori School Environmental Club R&S group, from Old Town, Maine volunteered at Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden, Maine
• Western Connecticut State University had an Earth Week on campus. On Earth Day itself, there was a Community Fair comprised of non-profit organizations, a debate about the need of water in the human community, a tree planting and a campus clean-up. The R&S group worked with the Wolf Conservation Center during the week and also welcomed co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, Zoe Weil, to speak about her book "Most Good, Least Harm:  A Simple Principle for a Better Life."
• Holliston R&S from Holliston, Mass. did art projects and water conservation games at Whole Foods in Bellingham, Mass.

Did your R&S group participate in Earth Day Celebrations? Let us know! Submit a project report on the Roots & Shoots New England website to share your ideas with other members and let your hard work be recognized!

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