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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.

Estuaries Week, Ntl.: September 20-27 (est...

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National Estuaries Week raises awareness of the importance of estuaries (wetlands where freshwater rivers meet the ocean) and allows people to be more responsible for these natural resources. Establishe...

January

Red Panda Day, Intl: September 20

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The world population of red pandas has fallen to less than 2500 in the wild, and these unique bears continue to be an endangered species. Native to Nepal, International Red Panda Day seeks to increase app...

January

Dia da Arvore, (BR): September 21

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Dia da Arvore, or Arbor Day, occurs on September 21 in Brazil and focuses on preserving and saving the nation's rainforest.

January

Farm Safety and Health Week, Ntl.: Septemb...

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"Every day, the lives of Americans are touched by the hard work and dedication of our Nation's farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers. The food they produce through their tireless efforts fuels our Nation, no...

January

Moon—New: September 21

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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun share elliptical longitude. The moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit, and we usually cannot see it from the earth. The new moon is considered...

January

Sea Otter Awareness Week: September 21-27

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Sea Otter Awareness Week falls in September and seeks to raise awareness of the plight of sea otters concerning oil spills and ecological destruction. During this week, you can learn how to protect sea...

January

Solar Eclipse (Partial): September 21

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A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking out the Sun's light and creating a temporary period of darkness during the day. During a total solar e...

January

Solar Eclipse (Partial): September 21

January

Zero Emissions Day: September 21

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Can you go 24 hours without using fossil fuels? Created in 2008, Zero Emissions Day is your chance to find out each year. Here's what you do: 1. Don't use or burn oil or gas, or coal. 2. Minimize (or e...

January

Autumnal Equinox: September 22

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The autumnal equinox occurs each year in September and is a natural astronomical event. It’s when the sun rests at the equator and the length of the day and night are nearly equal. It is the official day...

January

Car Free Day, World: September 22

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World Car Free Day began as a European initiative in the 1970s and, through grassroots support, has become an international observance practiced in cities worldwide. It is observed each September and prom...

January

Fall Begins, Northern Hemisphere: Septembe...

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Today is the first day of the year's season, sequestered between the long, hot days of summer and short, bitterly cold days of winter, otherwise known as Autumn (or Fall). Fall begins at the autumnal equi...

January

Rhino Day, World: September 22

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World Rhino Day aims to raise awareness of the plight of the five rhino species. First observed in 2011 and sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Lisa Jane Campbell championed the cause fro...

January

Spring Begins (Southern Hemisphere): Septe...

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The first spring day (Australia time) occurs at the equinox in the southern hemisphere and is the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere. An equinox occurs when the sun passes the earth's equator a...

January

Stormwater Awareness Week: September 22-26...

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All communities have issues with rainwater runoff during heavy storms, but desert communities specifically struggle with this. It rains in deserts, and when it does, it pours! Excess water can quickly sat...

January

Neptune Day (1846): September 23

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On September 23, 1846, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle of the Berlin Observatory discovered the 8th planet in our solar system, Neptune. He found it using mathematic equations from a predictive m...

January

Seed Gathering Seasons (UK): September 23-...

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Seed Gathering Seasons in the United Kingdom falls on the first week of September and ends a month after that. Sponsored by The Tree Council, Seed Gathering Seasons encourages people to gather seeds, frui...

January

Maritime Day, World: September 25

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The International Maritime Academy sponsors World Maritime Day (IMO). Each year, since its creation in 1948, the organization highlights a different theme and educational initiative tied to the shipping i...

January

Arbor Day, (VI): September 26

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With a focus on preservation and saving the island nation's rainforest, Arbor Day occurs on the last Friday of September in the US Virgin Islands.

January

Environmental Health Day, World: September...

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These objectives of World Environmental Health Day are eliminating food waste, increasing sustainability in energy and farming, addressing logistical concerns, and highlighting the need to protect the pla...

January
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