Mark Your Green Calendar

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Now that 2013 is here to stay, you may have begun making a green resolution or two, and want to place a new eco friendly celebration on your Gregorian calendar. There are lots of different calendars people use nowadays to record their daily lives. You can choose between different apps for the iphone and ipad as well as other devices in addition to the more traditional paper books, but whatever you choose to use… remind yourself to take a few minutes to recognize an important green day. If you use a paper reminder remember to recycle it when you’re done!

Below are several eco-friendly observances and holidays I found-let me know if you have a date with nature I forgot.

January:

• ·       Plan Your 2013 Green Resolutions 

February:

• World Wetlands Day-February 2
• National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
• Library Lover’s Month 

March:

• Meatout-March 20
• World Forestry Day-March 21
• World Water Day-March 22
• World Meteorological Day-March 23
• Earth Hour-March 23 at 8PM
• Spiritual Wellness Month
• National Craft Month
• National Nutrition Month

April:

• National Sustainable Design Expo-April 19-21
• Earth Day-April 22
• Arbor Day-April 26
• World Habitat Awareness Month

 May:

• TV-Turnoff Week-May 4
• Be Kind to Animals Week-May 5-May 11
• World Fair Trade Day-May 11
• International Day for Biological Diversity-May 22
• World No Tobacco Day-May 31
• Eco Driving Month
• Gifts from the Garden Month
• National Meditation Month
• National Preservation Month
• National Bike Month

June:

• National Trails Day-June 1
• World Environment Day-June 5
• World Ocean Day-June 8
• Summer Solstice-June 21
• Perennial Gardening Month
• Great Outdoors Month

July:

• World Population Day-July 11
• Recreation and Parks Month

 August:

• International Youth Day-August 12
• What Will Be Your Legacy Month

September:

• International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer-September 16
• Clean Up the World Campaign-September 20-September 22
• International Coastal Cleanup Day-September 21
• International Day of Peace-September 21

October: 

• Junk Mail Awareness Week-October 1-7
• World Habitat Day-October 7
• World Food Day-October 16
• World Vegetarian Awareness Month 

November:

• World Vegan Day-November 1
• America Recycles Day-November 15
• Vegan Month

December:

• International Volunteer Day-December 5
• Winter Solstice-December 21

Happy New Year!