Happy Earth Month 2025
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Happy Earth Month! Although Earth Day falls on April 22, there’s no need to wait to start the celebration. Throughout April, organizations of all sizes are hosting events in and around Madison. Earth Month is a time to recognize the progress we’ve made in protecting our environment while also raising awareness and fostering collaboration to address future challenges. Visit the City’s Sustainability and Resilience page to explore the steps being taken to safeguard our planet.
We hope you’ll join fellow Madisonians in celebrating Earth Month at these exciting events!
Spring Roll Challenge
RoundTrip, a program of the Greater Madison MPO, is hosting the annual Spring Roll Challenge during Earth Month to encourage people in Dane County to use more affordable and environmentally-friendly ways to travel. The challenge runs all of April and is open to anyone 18 or older in Dane County. Since it’s Earth Month, it’s the perfect time to try swapping car trips for more sustainable options — like biking, walking/rolling, taking the bus, carpooling, or vanpooling. Sign up for free and track your trips.
The first 50 people to log a trip will get a free slice from Ian’s Pizza and two Metro Transit rides! Plus, everyone who participates will have a chance to win prizes every week and at the end of the challenge.
Accelerate Sustainability Workshop
Sustain Dane is hosting a leadership opportunity designed to help you achieve sustainability initiatives at your business and organization. The workshop will include how to harness incentives and demonstrate potential cost savings, case studies from local businesses, and how to continue to work on sustainability while facing uncertainty.
The program is open to the public with a purchased registration. Scholarships are available. This program is also part of the Sustain Dane Membership.
Date: Friday, April 11
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Goodman Community Center | 149 Waubesa St, Madison, WI 53704
Recycle Better April
Become a recycling steward with this award-winning program in partnership with the City of Madison. Learn the ins-and-outs of our local recycling system and get your recycling questions answered. The program will give you the tools to teach your family, neighbors, friends, and coworkers how to improve recycling and community sustainability. The program meets via Zoom in two parts on Thursday, April 17 and Thursday, April 24. Certified Recycling Stewards will attend both sessions and complete an outreach project, bringing the recycling knowledge they gain to their communities.
The program is open to the public with a purchased registration. Scholarships are available. This program is also part of the Sustain Dane Membership.
Date: Thursday, April 17 (Part One) & Thursday, April 24 (Part Two)
Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Earth Day Ride
Pedal for the planet and puppies! Saddle up with your four-legged friend for a 5-mile, no-drop cruise from the Trek Bicycle Store to the Boneyard Dog Park and Biergarten. You can plan on enjoying some tasty eats, plenty of fetch and treats for your pup, and celebrating our planet's big day.
Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Trek Bicycle East Store | 1706 Eagan Road, Madison, WI 53704
Earth Fest
Each year, UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Office of Sustainability host a weeklong series of lectures, performances, and interactive exhibits focused on environmental issues. Many events feature UW-Madison faculty and students showcasing their sustainability research and initiatives, while others highlight speakers, filmmakers, and activists sharing their impactful work. Be sure to take part in Earth Fest this year!
Dates: April 21-29
Earth Day Challenge
Each year, Madison’s Parks Department organizes the Earth Day Challenge, bringing together neighbors and friends to help clean up local parks. This year, they’re looking for 900 volunteers to lend a hand at over 60 parks across the city. Volunteers will assist with tasks like picking up trash, raking, weeding, and clearing sticks. Gather a friend, neighbor, coworker, or family member and pitch in to spruce up your favorite park! The City will provide gloves, garbage bags, and rakes, with the number of rakes available depending on volunteer turnout.
Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
El dia de la Tierra - Bilingual Conservation Fair at Elver Park
Celebrate Earth Day at the Bilingual Environmental Conservation Fair, ¡El Día de la Tierra! Join a family-friendly bilingual event at Elver Park on April 26. Learn how to make a difference, connect with valuable resources on environmental conservation, sustainability, renewable energy, EVs, and the health impacts of pollution. Enjoy a fun-filled day with music, free tree saplings, and raffles for water filters and kites! A greener planet starts with us! For more information, please visit or contact Wisconsin EcoLatinos at info@wisconsinecolatinos.org.
Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Elver Park | 1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719
Earth Month Cleanup at Garver Feed Mill
Sustain Dane is happy to partner with Ian’s Pizza & Delta Beer Lab to celebrate Earth Month 2025 with a cleanup in the Starkweather Neighborhood. When trash washes into lakes, rivers, and streams it not only harms fish and other aquatic wildlife, but also makes it difficult to boat, fish, or swim. Help pick up our neighborhood to prevent this pollution from reaching our waterways. Participants will meet outside the south entrance of Garver Feed Mill. Sustain Dane will provide gloves, trash bags, and hand sanitizer. For more information visit:
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Garver Feed Mill | 3241 Garver Green, Madison, WI 53704
Earth Day Every Day Sustainability Fair and Electric Vehicle Show
This family-friendly event includes free admission, free popcorn, free drawings, live music, and activities for the kids, along with exhibitors from environmental organizations and eco-friendly businesses, and owner-shown electric cars. This year there will be a zoo animal show and professional face painting. The Middleton Library Bookmobile will be there, and also the Madison Children's Museum. The Madison Fire Department is bringing their brand-new electric fire truck. Lunch & ice cream will be available for purchase from local food trucks.
If you have gently used adult-sizes athletic shoes, please bring them for a program that funds reforestation.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Middleton Community Church | 645 Schewe Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
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