This year, the Earth Day 2021 theme is "Restore Our Earth". The virtual Earth Day 2021 Queens for Conservation Clean Up event will be held online due to COVID-19 precautionary measures. This event will be held April 22nd-May 1st so that everyone can participate at their own leisure.

How it works: Choose your favorite local public hiking trail, park, or preserve, and help restore the area's natural beauty! Bring gloves and garbage bags to clean up pesky plastics and other garbage polluting the area. The goal of this event is to help keep our Earth beautiful and protect wildlife by helping restore their homes. We are doing the Earth a huge favor by picking up plastic. Plastic does not decompose and takes 20-500 years just to break down into another plastics pollution form. Bring a buddy with you at all times during your clean-up. Safety comes first and I will go over safety tips in the text below.

Send a photo to enter the raffle: Take your best trash photo or selfie on your clean up and send it to Miss Mansfield USA at juliajdanny@gmail.com. By participating in this event and sending a photo, you will be entered in a raffle drawing for a wildlife necklace pendant! Three adorable pendants are up for grabs- a 14k yellow gold Sea Turtle, a 14k yellow gold Honeybee, or a sterling silver Blue Shark!

Safety Tips:

-Never go alone: Bring a buddy with you during any clean up event and stay in sight of each other.

-Stay Sanitary: Picking up other peoples trash can be gross. Always wear gloves when picking up garbage and store the items in a garbage bag. Using a poking stick/ garbage claw can minimize contact with garbage. Make sure to bring hand sanitizer for afterward.

-Be Aware: Do not pick up sharp or potentially harmful trash. If you come across any needles or biological hazards, leave it and do not attempt to pick it up.

-Stay healthy: Wear a mask and maintain 6ft from your clean up buddies to limit spread of COVID-19.

-Dress Accordingly: Wear long leggings and bug spray to protect yourself from ticks. Wear a bright colored shirt/jacket to stand out if you enter the woods.

Liability Disclaimer: By participating in this event, you acknowledge and agree to be completely liable for any injury, actions, loss, damage, claims, or costs on your volunteer clean up. You will be completely aware of any risks posed by these volunteer activities.