Earth Day, which falls on April 22nd, is celebrated by people all over the world. Let's join them. There are many events organized on the occasion of this holiday in the Czech Republic as well, so as a small taste, we bring you various invitations to at least some of them across our entire country.
South Moravian Region: Green Brno
PARK or Positive Action Re-Cultivation Brno cordially invites you to a public ecological event on Táborského Embankment in Brno on the occasion of Earth Day. On Sunday, April 27th from 2:00 PM, there will be garbage collection along the Svratka River, and at 4:00 PM a picnic and planting of shrubs, flowers, herbs, and climbing plants will follow. Participants will engage not only their hands but also their imagination, and together they will create a green and active space on the embankment. Learn more on the Revitalization of Táborského Embankment page. Karlovy Vary Region: Helping Animals Ecocenter Chodováček, ČSOP Chodov and its Young Nature Protectors group are preparing this year's Earth Day celebrations for Saturday, April 26th, starting at the lucky time of 1:13 PM. On the ČSOP grounds in the garden colony, there will be a ceremonial opening of this year's operation of the Mini Botanical Garden. Visitors will find stations full of games, competitions, and craft workshops with natural materials. Admission to this event is voluntary and the proceeds will be donated to the Drosera Rescue Station in Bublava, which cares for handicapped animals and is a non-commercial facility operating solely on a voluntary basis (see here). Olomouc Region: Tree Planting and Bird Parliament Švagrov Environmental Education Center near the village of Vernířovice is preparing tree planting around Švagrov for Saturday, April 26th (from 9:00 AM – bring a PET bottle for watering, hoes, and spades), an experiential walk along the approximately 4.5 km long restored forest eco-trail (from 1:30 PM), and Wings – a theatrical performance by the Šumperk Art School inspired by the 12th-century Persian epic Bird Parliament (from 6:00 PM). Prague: Eco-week at Domeček Domeček Family Center YMCA Prague-Háje has prepared a purely ecological week for April 22nd to 25th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. You can come with your children to play with toys made from ecological materials, introduce children to the waste sorting system through fun activities, enjoy exercise, fairy tales, or eco-games, and on Friday, April 25th, meet a living forest inhabitant – a hedgehog. The event is especially suitable for children from 1.5 to 4 years of age (but not only for them) with their parents. Details and the program for individual days can be found on the Domeček website. Prague: Earthquake in Geopark 
The Czech Academy of Sciences Prague will also celebrate Earth Day. On Thursday, April 24th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, visitors to the Geopark in the premises of the Geophysical Institute of the CAS in Spořilov in Prague 4 will enjoy an interactive morning full of games. It will be possible to trigger a weak earthquake by stomping, listen to loud earthquakes in western Bohemia, examine rocks under a microscope, and measure temperature deep in the earth. The popular solar observation with astronomers, GPS games, and spectacular meteorological experiments in a bottle will not be missing. However, the CAS has much more prepared, as you can find out here. Prague: Four Elements at Toulcův Dvůr Toulcův Dvůr Prague-Hostivař is organizing an annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, this year combined with the 20th anniversary of its existence. From the rich program, let's mention, for example, a tour of the forest kindergarten, farm, and ZOO corner, christening of baby animals, bird ringing, games with four elements and four experiments, or planting a memorial tree. More information and a detailed program can be viewed on the website. Central Bohemian Region: The World of Alchemy and Trilobites Klíček Family Center Stará Boleslav invites you to three events on the occasion of Earth Day. The lecture "Peek into the Secrets of Alchemy" will take place at Brandýs Castle on Wednesday, April 23rd from 6:00 PM. Celebrations will take place at the Klíček residence in Stará Boleslav on April 26th from 10:00 AM and will be accompanied by games, competitions, workshops, children's workshops, environmental educational programs, and more. And a pleasant conclusion will be on Sunday, April 27th from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM – a journey to prehistoric times: a trip to see trilobites at the Kosov quarry near Beroun. Learn more on the Klíček website. Zlín Region: Cycle Power Plant and Children's Farm 
REC Group, Ltd., Staré Město near Uherské Hradiště, has prepared a rich program full of ecological activities for Saturday, April 26th from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. For example, at the cycle power plant station, you can make tea or prepare fresh juice by pedaling a bike. Children will transform into farmers for a while and try milking Amálka the cow, braiding a bun in the bakery, riding a pedal tractor or a horse. Adrenaline will be brought to the Saturday afternoon by a go-kart track, quad bikes, and Segway vehicles. Boys of all ages will surely enjoy the excavator show. The new animation program "To Make Earth a Nice Place" will introduce water and forest protection, waste sorting, disposal of electrical appliances, etc. And this is just a small part of the program, which you can see in full on the REC Group website. We at Greenhousing celebrate Earth Day every year, join us too. ed, photo tidymon.net, ig.cas.cz, denzeme2014.cz