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Category: Environment, Space & the Outdoors


Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating what happens and exists outside, including nature, outer space, and the environment.

The environment category is about what happens outside of our homes.

Lightning Awareness Week, Ntl.: June 20-26

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National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, lightning fatalities in the United States have dropped from about 50 per year to about...

January

Mosquito Control Awareness Week, Ntl.: Jun...

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National Mosquito Control Awareness Week falls on the last week of the month of June. Sponsored by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), this promotion raises awareness of the dangers of mos...

January

Cuckoo Warning Day: June 21

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Cuckoo Warning Day is celebrated on the first day of summer, and has been since the 19th Century. It is said that when you hear a cuckoo on this day, there will be a wet summer. The cuckoo bird is a m...

January

Daylight Appreciation Day, Ntl.: June 21

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Daylight Appreciation Day marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as the summer solstice, this day is used to explore daylighting (the use of natural lighting in an indoo...

January

National Day, (GL): June 21

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Annually on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere since 1983, National Day in Greenland is a celebration of culture and national pride.

January

Summer Begins (Northern Hemisphere): June...

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This day is the official start of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, or the summer solstice. During this time in the northern hemisphere, the sun is situated higher in the sky and the angles of the rays o...

January

Vegan Earth Day, World: June 21

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The first annual Vegan Earth Day celebration was held at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, USA, on June 21, 2009. _____________ What does it mean to go vegan? Vegan is not vegetarian, which...

January

Winter Begins, Solstice (Southern): June 2...

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In the Southern Hemisphere, winter season starts on June 21. This also signals the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. A solstice is an occurrence when the Sun is farthest from the equator. During...

January

Rainforest Day, Ntl.: June 22

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World Rainforest Day is a collaborative effort to raise awareness and encourage action to save the rainforests. This day envisions organizations and people everywhere coming together by reaching across po...

January

Flamingo Day, Pink (1957): June 23

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Pink Day, Ntl.: June 23

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Moon-Full: June 24

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Great American Backyard Campout: June 26

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The Great American Backyard Campout encourages Americans to get outdoors and enjoy nature. It is an opportunity to bond with family and discover the ecosystem present in your own backyard.

January

Open Farm Sunday (UK): September

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Open Farm Sunday or The Great British Farm Day is sponsored by LEAF. It's an opportunity for Brits nationwide to visit a farm and experience farm life for themselves. A favorite with children, it is a g...

January

Orange Blossom Day, Ntl.: June 27

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National Orange Blossom Day celebrates the sweet and fragrant flowers that foretell the fruit that will appear. Orange blossoms are the flowers of the orange tree and they are celebrated for their beauty...

January

Paul Bunyan Legend Day: June 28*

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European Astronomical Society Annual Meeti...

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European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting is the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS). With more than 20 years of tradition, it has imposed itself as the largest conference for E...

January

Tropics, International Day of the: June 29

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The Tropics are the region of the earth between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. They represent 40% of the world's land mass and 80% of biodiversity. They are the world's lungs and the source of many...

January

Asteroid / Meteor Day, Intl. (1908): June...

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International Asteroid Day is observed each year on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russia, June 30, 1908. The day seeks to raise public awareness about asteroid impact hazards. Event...

January

Dog Park Day, Ntl.: May 1

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Dog owners and their four-legged friends are encouraged to enjoy the springtime weather in safe, off-leash areas in their communities by celebrating National Dog Park Day. Dog owners simply need to visit...

January
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