Dane County Land & Water Resources Department

Earth Day and Arbor Day Events

Help Dane County celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 29) by participating in one of the public events below! Dane County staff will also be conducting a number of tree plantings at county parks, including Anderson Farm County Park and Stewart Lake County Park, with the help of the Sierra Club Four Lakes Group and our Operation Fresh Start Conservation Crews.

Public Events

Click on an event below to learn more.

Saturday, April 9

Community Tree Planting in Cambridge Wisconsin from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

Thursday, April 21

Earth Day Celebration & Giveaway at Badger Prairie County Park and William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 22 (Earth Day)

Dane County Trash Lab at City of Madison's Demetral Park from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 23

Party for the Planet Tree Climb and Sapling Giveaway at the Henry Vilas Zoo from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Dane County Trash Lab at Cottage Grove Elementary School from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Earth Day Challenge Garlic Mustard Pull at Cherokee Marsh South Unit from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.
Earth Day Challenge Garlic Mustard Pull at Cherokee Marsh North Unit from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.
Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Disposal in Middleton from 8:00 a.m. to Noon.

Sunday, April 24

Madison Bird & Nature Festival at Warner Park from Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 30

McCarthy Youth Service Day at McCarthy Youth and Conservation Park from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

At Home/On Your Own

The Nature Conservancy's City Nature Challenge is an international citizen science effort to discover and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. Join an event or use the iNaturalist App to do it on your own from April 29-May 2.