Past Events
Family Fun Day: Birds, Bees & Blooms!
Child-friendly pollinator crafts & activities, including storytime, and a “Little Roots” family sing with Diana Hansen of 317 Main Community Music Center. Get your hands dirty planting native perennials along the river’s edge in an area recently cleared of invasive plant species, to help restore your community park.
Saturday, May 18, 9-11am
Youth Climate Panel: The Next Wave
The Universalist church is hosting a panel discussion and community conversation with youth climate activists. Featuring Yarmouth youth!
Thursday, May 23, 6:30-8:00 pm.
BRINGING NATURE HOME: SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING FOR THE BACKYARD & THE BLOCK
A discussion on the value of sustainable landscaping to mitigate the effects of climate change and protect local ecology, on an individual level and throughout the community.
Tuesday, May 14, 6:00-8:00pm
World Fish Migration Day
Come celebrate World Fish Migration Day 2024 at Yarmouth's Royal River Park. There will be music, food, and activities. Fun for the whole family! Learn about the importance of fish migration and enjoy the beauty of the Royal River.
Saturday, May 25 10-1pm
Drop Me in the Water!
Come celebrate all things water with Plan Yarmouth! Events all day including high-tide monitoring citizen science, free canoe rental, and a tour of the wastewater treatment facility.
Saturday, May 18 - events at different times
Rewild Yarmouth 2024
This past Spring was the second annual Rewild Yarmouth initiative. This year, there were two events focused on sustainable landscaping and volunteers planted native plants and shrubs at two locations (Royal River Park and the entrance to Frank Knight Forest). A YHS student also designed yard signs for people to place in their own gardens and spread the word about using our landscapes for good.
In May, volunteers created a native, pollinator-friendly garden space at the entrance to Frank Knight Forest in the Community Garden space. The space was cleared of invasive bittersweet and replanted with native shrubs and flowers, such as Summersweet, Dogwood, and Beebalm, which will naturalize in the space. The rocks were cleared to be a more inviting space for kids to play and explore the new plants as they grow! If you're at the Community Garden, also check out the area to the right as you drive in. You'll notice that Parks and Lands crews have cleared the area of invasive trees and vines and planted native trees and shrubs in their place.