Earth day on rainy lake, voyageurs national park

As you begin making plans for the weekend, we want to remind you that Sunday, April 22nd is Earth Day - a global event with a great cause. People across the world will join together on Earth Day, 2018 to focus on mobilizing the world to End Plastic Pollution. If you treasure Rainy Lake and the environment that surrounds it, here are a few events you could participate in this Sunday to help decrease the pollution of water, wildlife, and the devastating effects this pollution is causing globally. 
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Establish a Recycling Plan
It doesn’t take a large effort to make a big difference. Incorporate a recycling plan into your household, or expand on the one that you might already have in place.

Consider Adopting a Highway
​With the arrival of warm weather, the trash littered along the highways that was once covered in snow is unveiled. Adopting a highway can be a fun and fulfilling project for work groups, families, or friends.

Stop Drinking Bottled Water
With endless other options available, this is any easy change to incorporate into your everyday lifestyle.

Use a Canvas Bag for Grocery Shopping
Plastic bags pose a unique threat, as they are so lightweight and aerodynamic they are easily picked up by the wind from garbage cans, dumpsters and landfills, and scattered through the landscape giving them the name “urban tumbleweeds.”

Go and Enjoy Nature in a Special Way
Get in touch with your nature side. This will help to remind you exactly why you’re willing to put effort and energy into preserving our Earth.

Don’t Just Leave it to Earth Day
If we can make a big impact through preservation efforts in just one day, imagine what we could accomplish if we kept these things in mind all year long! Work to make taking care of the environment a way of life for you and your family.

These are just a few ideas of how to celebrate Earth Day 2018, but the possibilities are endless. How are you going to participate in this great event?

​Let us know in the comments below! ​