Each year there are special days set aside for Environmental Education. We all know Earth Day is in April, but when is America Recycles Day, Arbor Day, National Wildlife Week, and American Wetlands Month?

Check out the 2010 planner below to incorporate some of these special EE days into your curriculum. 

2010
International Year of Biodiversity

January
National Radon Action Month
18 King Day of Service

February
National Bird Feeding Month
1-5 National Green Week
2 Journey North Begins
2 World Wetlands Day
12-15 Great Backyard Bird Count 
19 Arbor Day in Georgia

March
1 Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup Begins 
7-13 National Ground Water Awareness Week
15-21 National Wildlife Week
20 National Agriculture Day
22 World Water Day
23 World Meteorological Day 
27 Earth Hour

April
Children & Nature Awareness Month
National Garden Month
Keep Georgia Beautiful Month
7 World Health Day
11-17 National Environmental Education Week
11-17 National Environmental Crime Prevention Week
17-25 National Park Week
18-24 Public School Volunteer Week
18-24 National Volunteer Week
21 John Muir Day 
21 Astronomy Day
19-25 TV-Turnoff Week
22 Earth Day
23-25 Global Youth Service Days
26-30  School Building Week 
30 National Arbor Day
25 - May 2 Stewardship Week
 
May
Bike-to-Work Month
American Wetlands Month
Clean Air Month
1 Join Hands Day
2-8 Compost Awareness Week
2-8 Drinking Water Week
2-8 National Wildflower Week 
5 National Teacher Day 
8 International Migratory Bird Day 
17-21 Bike-to-Work Week/Day 
21 Endangered Species Day
22 International Day for Biological Diversity
23 World Turtle Day
27 Rachel Carson's Birthday 
28 Don't Fry Day

June 
National Rivers Month
Great Outdoors Month
1-7 National Family Recreation Week
5 World Environment Day
5 National Trails Day
8 World Ocean Day
12 Get Outdoors Day
21-27 Pollinator Week
26 Great American Backyard Campout 
26 - July 18 The Great American Secchi Dip-In

July
National Recreation and Parks Month
Lakes Appreciation Month
Smart Irrigation Month
1-7 Clean Beaches Week
11 World Population Day

August 

September
Organic Harvest Month
1 Journey South Begins
16 World Ozone Day
17-19 Clean Up The World Weekend
18 World Water Monitoring Day 
18 International Coastal Cleanup
19-25 TV-Turnoff Week
20-24  Pollution Prevention Week
24-30 Take a Child Outside Week
25 National Public Lands Day
26 National Estuaries Day

October
Children's Health Month
National Energy Awareness Month
Georgia Rivers Alive Month 
International Walk to School Month
4 World Habitat Day
5 World Teachers' Day
6 4-H National Youth Science Day
6 International Walk to School Day
10-16 Earth Science Week
12 No Child Left Inside Day
14 Astronomy Day
17-23 National Radon Action Week
23 Make a Difference Day 
24-30 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 
10-16 National Wildlife Refuge Week

November
15 America Recycles Day
14-20 Geography Awareness Week
14-20 American Education Week
17 GIS Day

December
5 International Volunteer Day 
TBA Christmas Bird Count