Every Day Is Her Day: Celebrate Mother Earth On Town Green April 27

BRANFORD, CT —The Branford Town Green is a lovely place to celebrate Mother Earth.

For Earth Day 2024 in Branford, head to the Green April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 'Fair on the Branford Green,' co-sponsored by the town and Live Wisely and Well on Planet Earth.

The event will feature exhibits from local organizations, services and how-to tips. There will also be 'Too Good to Throw' swaps for things like puzzles, board games, backpacks, and sports equipment. There will also be many Earth-friendly ideas for home and garden. Expect lots of hands-on fun for kids and, at the event, sign up for a compost bin.

Did you know?

In 2020, the town established the Office of Sustainability and Compliance to address Branford's natural resources, waste, and energy conservation needs and to ensure the town is in compliance with all federal, state and local sustainability and environmental requirements.

Helping with an Earth Day program is one small but important part of manager Tyler Bowne's job, which otherwise includes working with Commissions, Authorities, and Staff in ways that will::

• Preserve the environmental integrity of our community;
• Promote and enhance sustainability in town facilities through collaboration with other departments;
• Encourage the use of clean, efficient energy;
• Conserve energy and natural resources in private development as well as public investment; and
• Support the Town’s transfer station programs for recycling, composting, waste collection and improve the public participation and use of these resources.

To advance these goals, the Sustainability, and Compliance office will:

• Develop, coordinate, implement, enforce and maintain sustainability initiatives and programs for municipal facilities and infrastructure, schools, residents, commercial and industrial areas;
• Research, write and administers grants for solid waste, natural resources, energy conservation, storm water and coastal resiliency; and
• Track and Monitor the Town’s energy performance and resource consumption
• Manage passive recreation plans for the Town’s open space
• Provide sustainability information through public speaking events, interviews, school presentations, educational programming, the Town’s website, marketing and social media.

The office supports the Branford Sustainability Task Force and the Clean Energy Ad Hoc Committee, on our energy, sustainability, and natural resources initiatives and becoming a Silver certified SustainableCT community. It also supports Branford’s Coastal Vulnerability ad hoc Working Group, which advises on implementation of the Town’s Coastal Resiliency Plan.