Earth Day
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· 2026-01-13
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So, again, my colleagues have done a very, great job of summarizing all the important news and the work of our various committees. I'll note that I was at the Conservation Advisory Council meeting last week, speaking for women's history month, one of…
Thank you. And I will be brief. I just wanna note that the recreation catalog for recreation programming has come out. Camp sign ups will start next week. It is fantastic to think that summer is almost here. I'd like to thank the con conservation adv…
Croton’s Earth Day celebration is getting a logistical makeover. At their January 13 meeting, the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) agreed to hand off the heavy lifting of running the annual festival to the village’s Recreation Department, a move d…
Set for Saturday, May 2 at Vassallo Park (with a rain date of May 9), the event will still bear the CAC’s fingerprints. While the village will handle vendor logistics, promotion, and bulk-buying compostable plates and utensils, the CAC will retain th…
Croton’s Conservation Advisory Council is mapping out a busy early 2026, finalizing dates for both a relocated Earth Day celebration and a new community Repair Cafe, while also pushing back on proposed village rules governing how volunteer committees…
On the events front, the council reached a consensus to move the 2026 Earth Day event back to Vassallo Park, aiming for Saturday, May 2, with a rain date of May 9. The move is designed to reduce the parking constraints and logistical burdens experien…
Looking further ahead, the council spent significant time debating how to reshape Earth Day 2026. Members agreed the current format requires too much heavy lifting and leaves the event vulnerable to spring weather cancellations. To create a more focu…
To boost family attendance, members suggested adding a judged poster contest for kids with prizes, as well as pairing the popular tree giveaway with short educational talks. The council firmly rejected the idea of co-locating the event with larger vi…
The CAC rounded out the evening by looking ahead, asking members to brainstorm a vision and concrete goals for Earth Day 2026, and planning a rotating seasonal topic calendar for the "Conservation Corner" of the village newsletter.