Earth Day EcoDistrict Extravaganza

Name: Earth Day EcoDistrict Extravaganza
Start: 2025-04-12T10:00:00-0400
End: 2025-04-12T14:00:00-0400
Location: Elizabeth River Project - Ryan Resilience Lab

Sat, Apr 12 2025, 10am - 2pm EDT

Elizabeth River Project - Ryan Resilience Lab

Norfolk VA, United States

Elizabeth River Project

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Join us for a vibrant celebration of Earth Day at the EcoDistrict Extravaganza! From 10 AM to 2 PM, immerse yourself in a series of exciting activities designed to promote sustainability and environmental awareness.

Highlights of the Event:

Guided Tours of the Ryan Resilience Lab: Explore the innovative solutions and research dedicated to preserving the Elizabeth River and its surrounding ecosystems. Tours leave at 11am and 1pm.
Volunteer Conservation Landscaping: Join EcoGardens to care for the shoreline buffer planting along Knitting Mill Creek at the Ryan Resilience Lab from 9:30am-11am. Learn more and sign up HERE.
Litter Cleanup along Colley Avenue: From 10am-12:30pm, make a difference in your community by participating in our litter cleanup effort. All necessary equipment will be provided.
River Star Home Sign-Ups: Take a step toward becoming a champion for environmental stewardship by signing up to be a River Star Home. Plus, take home a free garden flag as a symbol of your commitment!
Community Science Opportunities: Learn about oyster gardening with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Otter Spotters, and how to test water quality as part of Chesapeake Water Watch.
Kids Activities: Meet some river critters and learn about your home river.
Learn about River Star Businesses: Discover how local businesses are adopting sustainable practices and contributing to the health of the Elizabeth River.
EcoDistrict Information: Gain insights into the EcoDistrict and learn how you can be part of this movement towards a greener, more resilient community located in the Highland Park Neighborhood that we are so lucky to be a part of.

Bring your family and friends to join in the fun and make a positive impact on our environment and be sure to stop by other Ecodistrict partners with Earth Day Extragavanza happenings:

Elation Brewing - Tidewater's #1 composting business right here in the Ecodistrict! Stop by to grab a brew or two.
Lady Fern's Native Plants - Specials on native plants
The Little Meadow - Build your own bouquet
Movement is Medicine - Stop by the open house & schedule your free consultation
Norfolk ReCycle Factory
Starving Artist Cafe - Brunch and mimosas to start off your day!
Westside Produce & Provisions - Shop locally sourced food

Free Parking Options:

Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 4700 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23508
Distinctly Real Estate, 4505 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23508
Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, 800 W 46th St, Norfolk, VA 23508
Street parking is also available on Colley Ave and it's side streets

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The Elizabeth River Project is a growing non-profit organization leading the effort to restore the health of our historic urban river, while affirming her value to our region’s maritime economy.

Formed by four concerned residents over a kitchen table in 1991, our organization is a collection of community members, businesses, governments, students, educators and public servants working together to ‘Do Something Beautiful’ by restoring our home river.

To that end, we rely on the power of partnership – rather than lawsuits and finger-pointing – to accomplish our restoration goals. That philosophy has become an international model for collective action, and led the Stanford Social Review to cite the Elizabeth River Project as one of the country’s best examples of convincing disparate interests to work together on a community project.

Learn more at ElizabethRiver.org.