Join us for a fun-filled Earth Day celebration, complete with some environmentally-friendly fun, on the opening day of Heritage’s 57th season!

• Explore Heritage’s commitment to sustainability through a self-guided tour highlighting green initiatives across the gardens and grounds
• Learn how Massachusetts Cranberry Growers use sustainable practices and taste the iconic local fruit
• Discover the beauty of reuse by making a mixed-media collage card using recycled and found materials with Nothing is Wasted artist, Melanie McMullin. Add your creation to a community art installation or take it home.
• Make your own compostable pot and plant a seed to take home
• Put your recycling skills to the test with a recycling relay
• Enjoy lawn games, giant building blocks, and other family-friendly activities

All activities are free with museum admission or membership. No advance registration required.

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Join us for some environmentally friendly fun at this Earth Day Celebration on the opening day of Heritage’s 57th season! Explore Heritage’s commitment to sustainability through a self-guided tour highlighting green initiatives across the gardens and grounds, create a mixed-media collage card using recycled and found materials, learn how Massachusetts Cranberry Growers use sustainable practices and taste the iconic local fruit, make your own compostable pot and plant a seed to take home, play lawn games – including putting your recycling skills to the test with a recycling relay – and more.