Events

Downtown Santa Cruz Earth Day Celebration 2024

• Date: Saturday April 20, 2024
• Time: 11:30am-4:00pm
• Location Abbott Square 725, Front St Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Earth Day 2024 will be held at beautiful Downtown Santa Cruz on Cooper st, Pacific Ave, and Abbott Square. Local businesses and organization will gather for a day of fun and environmentally focused activities and education.

This event will feature:

• Live music from Coffee Zombie Collective
• Face Painting from Brenda’s Facepainting
• Mother Song with Joya Winwood (singalong for families with babies) shows at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• Samba Stilt Walkers from Emotiv Dance
• Photobooth
• Local vendors
• Educational booths

This free, family-friendly event will have many activities for kids to take part in, like the interactive Passport Program where kids can earn a sweet treat from Mission Hill Creamery or Pacific Cookie Company by participating. There will be an environmentally focused fashion show featuring local kids from the Fashion Teens program.

EV Ride & Drive @ Sustainable Seaside’s 2024 Earth Day

• Date: Sunday April 21, 2024
• Location: Seaside City Hall 440 Harcourt Ave, Seaside 9355
• Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

13^th Annual Seaside Earth Day Celebration and Electric Vehicle Test Drive/Ride/Display Fair

For additional information please visit the website by clicking the link:

Seaside 2024 Earth Day – Communities for Sustainable Monterey County

Volunteer Opportunities are available.

Community Service Hours Available

To sign-up contact Marisol Diaz volunteer program specialist 831-269-2927 or you can submit an application using this link:  https://ecoact.org/volunteer

Recruiting MIXER CSUMB

• Time: 12:00pm 1:30pm
• Location CSUMB
• Date April 22, 2024

We are excited to share with student’s internship opportunities during this year’s CSUMB recruiting Mixer Monday April 22, 2024

Join us and learn how you can help us make a difference in a larger scale, we have opportunities all around the Central Coast from Santa Cruz to King City, though we also do a bit of work over the hill in Santa Clara County.

By joining the Ecology Action team, you might find yourself providing safe biking and walking lessons to elementary students, engaging farmers market attendees regarding the benefits of electric vehicles, assisting at a free bike repair event, installing drought-tolerant landscapes.

If you are interested in submitting an application, please click on the link:  https://ecoact.org/volunteer

Join our team during this year’s Soledad Earth Day, Safe Routes to School. Stop by and say hello and learn more on how our Safe Routes to School team provides students with the opportunity to learn bike safety and walk safety.

Details Soledad Earth Day Event. April 27th 10am – 1pm 2. Location: Cesar Chavez Park a. 555 Front St, Soledad, CA 93960

Ecology Action – Safe Routes to School Resource Fair Children’s Day!

We are excited to be part of this year’s Children’s Day Celebration, come on out and say hello.

Ecology Action will be sharing program information and opportunities for the community to become an active participant volunteer/Internship opportunity.

Walk with us at 1pm and be entered to win FUN PRIZES 

Look for the Ecology Action table and enter to win an Ecology Action T-Shirt along with a Safe Routes to School Reusable water bottle.

EV Display Show @ Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Watsonville

• location: Watsonville Plaza
• Time: 11:00am-5:0pm

Join us and learn about EV’s for everyone!

Have a persistent squeaky brake? Rusty chain? Flat tire? Have your bike checked by one of our mechanics for free! Book a time with us, and we’ll help your bike out with minor tune-ups and repairs to get you rolling into spring!

To register click on the link below:

https://letsmodo.org/bike-challenges/#calendar-bc5d89ea-8cc9-4561-9c50-281a301537ca-event-lgcqovsn

If all appointment slots are full, please email tawn.kennedy@ecoact.org to be put on the waitlist.

Volunteer Opportunity – Join our team Walk and Roll to School Day!

Walk and Roll to School Day (WRTS) happens bi-annually: one in the Fall (October) and one in Spring (May). For many years, Ecology Action has been organizing county wide WRTS events.  

Details: Support with packing food and prizes for 35+ schools. Tasks would include but not limited to taping boxes together, packaging food, fruits, and juice into boxes; and labeling and ensuring right number of supplies are accounted. 

You can help!

When: 

• Wednesday May 8th, 2024
• Time: 9 – 2PM.
• Location: Ecology Action Parking lot – 877 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
• Snacks and waters will be available.

This event will be outdoors comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended.

To sign up email Marisol.Diaz@ecoact.org or submit an application at https://ecoact.org/volunteer

UC Santa Cruz Volunteer Fair

Ecology Action is thrilled to be a part of this year’s SVC Volunteer Fair Wednesday May 8, 2024

Be sue to stop by our table to earn more about the exciting volunteer opportunities we have available.

• Time 1:30-3:30
• Location: Fair is in the Quarry Plaza right outside the Bay Tree Bookstore. It is an outside event on our campus.
• Date: Wednesday May 8, 2024

Click here to submit a volunteer application https://ecoact.org/volunteer

Salinas Resource Fair @ El Gabilan Elementary School

Ecology Action will be participating during this event at El Gabilan Elementary School, starting at 1:30pm. You will have the opportunity to learn more about our Safe Routes to School Program.  We have many opportunities for those looking to get involved and help give back. Our programs teach students best practices when riding a bike, crossing the street safely and much more.

To learn more about our programs and opportunities we invite you to visit our table or to apply click on the link https://ecoact.org/volunteer

Internship and volunteer opportunities are available to learn more about Ecology Action visit our website by clicking the link https://ecoact.org/