Every year on April 22, people all across the globe celebrate Earth Day to show support for environmental protection. Earth Day, which began in 1970, gave a voice to the emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet. People celebrate Earth day in lots of different ways.
In St. Maarten for example, a major beach clean-up took place at Mullet Bay on Saturday, organised by Nature Foundation St. Maarten, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and CC1 St. Maarten. Lots of people showed up to help and they collected 1,881 pounds of trash…now that’s a lot of trash!
YOU can help the environment every day through simple actions, for example by not being wasteful with food or water, throwing away your trash responsibly, recycling, and saying no to single-use plastics such as straws, forks, and water bottles.
I am the Earth
By Jane Yolen
…and the earth is me
Each blade of grass,
Each honey tree,
Each bit of mud
And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle
Skin and bone.
And just as I
Need every bit
Of me to make
My body fit
So Earth needs
Grass and stone and tree
And things that grow here
Naturally
Earth Day
By Candace Zuester
Our Earth is Special, there is just one.
It gives us water, soil and sun.
People and animals share the land,
Let’s all lend a helping hand!
You can save water, and plant a tree
Make a better home for you and me.
Recycle things, don’t throw away.
Make every day an Earth Day!
Earth Day
Unknown author
I’m proud to celebrate Earth Day
I give the Earth a hand.
I pick up litter, care for trees,
Recycle what I can.
I’m an Earth Day helper
Each and every day.
I take care of Mother Earth
In oh, so many ways.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Unknown author
These words we know
We have to save our planet
So we can live and grow
We might only be children
We have to try, you’ll see
We will save our planet
It starts with you and me!
