Keep Rockland Beautiful

… only a plant whose value we don’t understand. Have you seen dandelion leaves in your local produce section? They’re delicious in a salad and incredibly nutritious. But please don’t pick them from the lawn or garden unless you know it has not been treated with pesticides. Unfortunately, our local… Read more

You may have heard that less than 10% of all plastic produced is actually recycled. Then what happens to the remaining 90% – all of those water bottles, yogurt containers, straws, chip bags and other plastic waste? Read more

Tuesday, May 12th at 7pm The current Coronavirus is not the first virus in the last few decades to jump from wild animals to human beings, causing epidemics or pandemics. Think of Ebola, Zika, SARS, and even HIV-AIDS. Will we see an increasing number of these epidemics in coming years? … Read more

We are proud to reveal Keep Rockland Beautiful’s 2020 Great American Cleanup t-shirt featuring Janet Pirozzi-Riolo’s timely and beautiful design. Read more

How Can You Make Everyday Earth Day? The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day is 4/22/20! How will you celebrate the day and, most importantly, make every day Earth Day? For now, it’s not safe to clean up outside, but there are so many ways you can make a difference! Prevent… Read more

Earth Institute of Columbia University – Special Earth Day Events Earth Day 50/50: Looking Back, Moving Forward, 10:00 am – 11:30 am  Register Now Our special Earth Institute LIVE conversation with Columbia University experts, alumni and students will reflect on what environmental science and activism accomplished since the first Earth… Read more

Events from 10am to 9pm for participants of all ages.  more info Here’s some fun at 11 am  – Bergy Bits: Understanding Rivers of Ice using Glacier Goo At-Home Activity with LDEO  ‘Bergy Bits’ are simple activities introducing science concepts and glacier physics through student experimentation with ‘Glacier Goo’! Named… Read more