Hebron Earth Day
April 20 & 21
Full list of activities for 2024 coming soon!
Town-wide roadside cleanup and pollinator garden planting on Saturday, then Swap Shack re-opening the following Sunday!
Town-wide Roadside Cleanup
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 • 10:00 am
Special thanks to: Hebron Public Works Department for delivery and use of dumpster
Join us April 20th as we celebrate Hebron Earth Day from the curbside! Volunteers will kick off from the upper RHAM parking lot. Bags will be provided. Public Works will be placing a dumpster at Hebron Town Hall for materials collected from the roadside. Please remember to be cautious of vehicles and wear high visibility clothing. Happy collecting!
Town Hall Pollinator Garden Planting
Saturday, April 20 at 12:00 pm
Special thanks to: Hebron Town Hall for allowing us to plant on their lawn
Join us as we plant our Pollinator Garden for the 4th year at Hebron Town Hall! The garden is located near the white WWII watch tower. We will be cleaning the remnants of last years garden and planting the seeds for this year’s. No experience necessary! Bring a pair of gloves and your excitement for pollinators.
Hebron Swap Shack Re-Opening
Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 AM
Special thanks to: CT DEEP, RecycleCT and Public Works for making this happen with us!
It’s finally here! The reopening of Hebron’s own Swap Shack! Join us as we open the doors to the public for the 2024 season. Ready to plan ahead? Check out more about the Swap Shack, including what items are acceptable, on our Swap Shack page.
The Shack is located in the lower lot next to the electronics bin and we encourage everyone to bring an item to put in it. The Swap Shack will be open 10-2 every Sunday. Please do not park in a way that obstructs the flow of traffic in the lower lot of the Transfer Station.
Other at-home Earth Day activities to do this Spring!
START A COMPOST BIN
Food scraps and yard work make up an estimated 20-30% of what we throw away. Now is the time of year to start a bin in your own yard! Interested in learning more? Head over to the CT DEEP site for detailed information of what goes in and out of the composting bin.
CREATE A POLLINATOR GARDEN
You hear a lot these days about the critical role pollinators play in our landscape and effect they have on our food sources. Why not do something to help? Hebron is part of the Northeast Pollinator Pathway but you can take it one step further by providing a safe haven for pollinators with your own pollinator garden (however large or small!). Head over to our Pollinator page to see what native varieties can be planted… some you may already have!
GET YOUR RECYCLING IN ORDER
The pandemic has certainly changed some habits for everyone, but don’t let recycling be one of them! The more properly we recycle, the more can actually get recycled and not incinerated. So do the earth a favor and make sure you’re recycling clean containers that you know can be recycled in Hebron. Refresh your memory on our Recyclable Materials page or How to Recycle Uncommon Goods.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Reduce emissions by planting your own garden. Some hardy early spring crops include rhubarb, kale and peas. Gardening is a great way for families to connect and see where food comes from!
GO PLOGGING!
(Picking up litter while jogging) What better way to get outside AND do something good? Plogging makes you and the planet healthier.
READ GREEN LITERATURE
Get revved up! Whether it’s a newsletter, our website or books (we recommend starting with The Lorax, Silent Spring, The Giving Tree, An Inconvenient Truth)
MAKE YOUR HOME ENERGY EFFICIENT
Replace old bulbs with LEDs, insulate drafty switchplates or doors and fix faucet drips – little changes make huge impact over time!
“People say think globally, act locally. Well, if you think globally, it is overwhelming and you do not have enough energy left to act locally. Just act locally and see what a difference you can make!”