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❄️ JANUARY
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*VEGANuary 🥦🍒🥗
(*A month-long challenge encouraging people to try a plant-based diet to help the planet.)
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Last Weekend Of Jan: *The Big Garden Bird Watch 🐦🌷
(*The world’s largest garden wildlife survey, where everyday people count the birds in their backyards.)
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Jan. 5: National Bird Day 🐦
Jan. 10: Save The Eagles Day 🦅
Jan: 20: Penguin Awareness Day 🐧
Jan. 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day 🐿️
Jan. 26: 🌎 Environmental Education Day 💚
Jan. 26: 🌎 Clean Energy Day 💡
Jan. 28: 🌎 CO2 Emission Reduction Day 🚗
Jan. 31: 🌎 Zebra Day 🦓
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Last Saturday Of Jan: *National Seed Swap Day ✔️
(*A fun community day where neighbors trade garden seeds to promote biodiversity.)
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❤️ FEBRUARY
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Humpback Whale Awareness Month 🐋
National Wild Bird Feeding Month 🐦
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Feb. 14-21: National Nestbox Week 🪺
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Mid-February: *Great Backyard Bird Count 🐦🐦⬛🪺🕊️🦉
(*A massive four-day event where families around the world spend 15 minutes counting local birds. Dates TBA Yearly.)
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3rd or 4th Week of Feb: *Whooping Crane Festival / At The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas ✔️
(*Celebrates the annual winter migration of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock. This is the only naturally occurring, self-sustaining population of whooping cranes in the world, having made a remarkable recovery from just 15 wild individuals in the 1940s to 550 in 2026. Dates vary and are TBA yearly.)
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Week Starting On Last Monday Of Feb: National Invasive Species Awareness Week ✔️
4th Week Of Feb: National Justice for Animals Week ⚖️
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Feb. 2: 🌎 Wetlands Day 🦩🦢🍄🦫🦆🪷
Feb. 2: Hedgehog Day 🦔
Feb. 2: Marmot Day (Alaska) ✔️
Feb. 5: Western Monarch Day 🦋
Feb. 14: 🌎 Bonobo Day 🦍
Feb: 15: 🌎 Hippo Day 🦛
Feb. 15: 🌎 Pangolin Day ✔️
Feb. 19: 🌎 Whale Day 🐳
Feb. 21: 🌎 Mother Earth Day 🌍 (UNESCO)
Feb. 27: 🌎 Polar Pear Day 🐻❄️
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1st Saturday Of Feb: *Ice Fishing Freedom Day 🎣
(*A day promoting sustainable fishing and appreciating frozen winter lakes.)
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🍀 MARCH
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Dolphin Awareness Month 🐬
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Starts On 1st Full Weekend Of Mar: *Festival Of Owls / Houston, Minnesota 🦉
(*This festival is the original, full-weekend, all-owl event in North America. Hosted annually during the first weekend of March in Houston, Minnesota, the event features live owl programs, a children’s owl-calling contest, owl nest-box building, expert presentations, and the World Owl Hall Of Fame.)
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Mar. 3: 🌎 Wildlife Day 🐾
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Mar. 14: 🌎 *Day Of Action For Rivers💧
(*A day to celebrate clean, flowing rivers and the communities that rely on them. Many river communities organize volunteer groups for a “River Clean-up”)
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Mar. 16: National Panda Day 🐼
Mar. 18: 🌎 Recycling Day ♻️
Mar. 20: 🌎 Sparrow Day 🐦⬛
Mar. 21: 🌎 Day Of Forests 🌲🌳
Mar. 22: 🌎 Water Day 💧
Mar. 23: 🌎 Meteorological Day ⛈️
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⭐ Last Saturday of Mar: *Earth Hour 🌎⏰
(*A massive global event where millions of people turn off their lights for exactly one hour [from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM local time] to show support for energy conservation.)
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🌧️ APRIL
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💜 MONTH
⭐ Earth Month 🌍🌎🌏
National Citizen Science Month 🔬🔭
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Apr. 3: 🌎 Aquatic Animal Day 🦐🦭
Apr. 4: 🌎 Beaver Day 🦫
Apr. 17: Bat Appreciation Day 🦇
⭐ Apr. 22: Earth Day 🌍🌎🌏
Apr. 26: 🌎 Seeds Day ✔️
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3rd Saturday Of Apr: *Husbandry & Wildlife Care Day ✔️
(*A day to thank the dedicated zookeepers and wildlife rehabilitators who care for injured animals.)
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Last Friday of Apr. 🇺🇸 Arbor Day 🌲🌳
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🌷 MAY
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Gardening For Wildlife Month 🦋🌺
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May 2: 🌎 Tuna Day 🐟
May 3: 🌎 Leopard Day 🐆
May 11: 🌎 Arbour Day 🌲🌳
May 20: 🌎 Bee Day 🐝
May 22: 🌎 Day For Biological Diversity 🧬
May 23: 🌎 Turtle Day 🐢
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2nd Saturday Of May: 🌎 *Migratory Bird Day 🐦
(*Celebrated twice a year based on peak migration seasons!)
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3rd Friday Of May: Endangered Species Day ❤️
Last Wednesday Of May: 🌎 Otter Day 🦦
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🌞 JUNE
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⭐ Great Outdoors Month 🌄🏝️🏜️🏞️🌅
National Rivers Month 🌊🏞️💦
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3rd Week Of Jun: Waste & Recycling Workers Week 🚛♻️🚮
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⭐ Jun. 5: 🌎 Environment Day 🌿
⭐ Jun. 8: 🌎 Oceans Day 🌊🐳🌅
Jun. 16: 🌎 Sea Turtle Day 🌊🐢
Jun. 17: 🌎 Garbage Man Day 🚮
Jun. 20: 🌎 Productivity & Sustainability Day ✔️
⭐ Jun. 21: Summer Solstice ☀️🌄
Jun. 22: 🌎 Rainforest Day 🌧️🌳🌴
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1st Saturday Of Jun: National Trails Day 🏞️🧭🏕️
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🎆 JULY
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💜 MONTH
⭐ Plastic Free July
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Week Starting On The Last Sunday of Jul: Shark Week 🦈
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Jul. 3: 🌎 Plastic Bag Free Day 🚫🛍️
Jul. 14: Shark Awareness Day 🦈
Jul. 16: 🌎 Snake Day 🐍
Jul. 26: 🌎 Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem ✔️
Jul. 29: 🌎 Tiger Day 🐅
Jul. 31: 🌎 Park Ranger Day 🧑🌾🥾📱🏞️
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2nd Sunday of Jul: National Clean Beaches Day 🏖️🐚🦀
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🌻 AUGUST
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💜 MONTH
Water Quality Month 💧🚰🥤🚿
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⭐ Mid-August: *Perseid Meteor Shower Peak 🌙🔭🌌🌠
(*Dates TBA Every Year)
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🗓️ FIXED DATES
Aug. 10: 🌎 Lion Day 🦁
Aug. 12: 🌎 Elephant Day 🐘
Aug. 19: 🌎 Orangutan Day 🦧
Aug. 29: 🌎 Whale Shark Day 🐋
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Aug. 31: 🌎 *Day For The Unborn Animals / Wildlife Habitat ✔️
(*A peaceful reminder to protect the wild spaces that young animals need to grow up safe.)
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3rd Saturday Of Aug: 🌎 Homeless Animals Day ✔️
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🍁 SEPTEMBER
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💜 MONTH
Save The Koala Month 🐨
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Sep. 4: National Wildlife Day 🐺🦊🦝🐻
Sep. 7: 🌎 Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies ✔️
Sep. 16: 🌎 Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer ✔️
Sep. 18: 🌎 Water Monitoring Day 🌊🏞️🌅🌧️
Sep. 21: Zero Emissions Day 🚫🏭
Sep. 22: 🌎 Rhino Day 🦏
Sep. 22: Car Free Day 🚫🚗
Sep. 26: 🌎 Environmental Health Day 🩺
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⭐ 3rd Saturday Of Sep: 🌎 Coastal Cleanup Day 🏖️🐚🦀
Last Sunday Of Sep: 🌎 Rivers Day 🌊🏞️💦
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🎃 OCTOBER
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*National Walk To School Month 🚶♀️🚴🏫
(*A fun month encouraging families to walk or bike to school to stay healthy and reduce car emissions.)
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Oct. 4: 🌎 Animal Day 🦌🦬🐎🐐
Oct. 14: 🌎 E-Waste Day 📻📱🔋💻📟
Oct. 23: 🌎 Snow Leopard Day ❄️🐆
Oct. 24: 🌎 Day Of Climate Action ✔️
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1st Monday Of Oct: 🌎 *Habitat Day 🌄🏝️🏜️🏞️🌅
(*A day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and ensure they are safe, green, and sustainable.)
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2nd Wednesday Of Oct: 🌎 *Day for Disaster Risk Reduction ✔️
(*A day focusing on how planting trees and protecting wetlands can shield communities from extreme weather.)
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2nd Saturday Of Oct: 🌎 *Migratory Bird Day 🐦
(*Celebrated twice a year based on peak migration seasons!)
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🦃 NOVEMBER
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💜 MONTH
Manatee Awareness Month ✔️
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Nov. 1: 🌎 Vegan Day 🥦🍒🥗
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Nov. 6: 🌎 *Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War 🚫💣💥🟰☮️🕊️🌎
(*A peaceful reminder that protecting nature is a vital part of building a peaceful world.)
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Nov. 15: America Recycles Day 🇺🇸♻️
Nov. 21: 🌎 Fisheries Day 🐟🎣🐠🌊🛥️
🛑 Nov. 27: Buy Nothing Day 🚫🛒💳🛍️🚫
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1st Saturday Of Nov: National Bison Day 🦬
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🎄 DECEMBER
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Winter Wildlife Watching Month ❄️🦌🐇🐿️
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Dec. 4: 🌎 Cheetah Day 🐆
Dec. 4: Wildlife Conservation Day ✔️
Dec, 5: 🌎 Soil Day ✔️
Dec. 11: 🌎 Mountain Day ⛰️
Dec, 14: 🌎 Monkey Day 🐒
⭐ Dec. 21: Winter Solstice ❄️🎑
Dec. 29: 🌎 Day for Biological Diversity (Traditional) 🧬
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1st Friday Of Dec: *Faux Fur Friday 🧥🧣🧤👢
(*A stylish, eco-friendly day encouraging people to choose cozy, animal-free alternatives for winter warmth.)
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