Earth Day 2025: April 16 at Questa Park
Celebrating 55 Years of Earth Day
Community Connection and Beautification in Questa
Student-Led Community & Village of Questa Clean-up Days
On Wednesday, April 16th from 9 am – 2 pm, community members are invited to join Questa Junior-Senior High School Students, Village of Questa, LEAP and Taos County Solid Waste for a Community-Wide clean-up and beautification effort. All are invited! Let’s come together in solidarity with thousands of other communities around the world to celebrate Earth Day and Community Connection.
The day will include garden bed improvement and trash pick-up in the center of town and around Eagle Rock Lake, with the Questa Junior-Senior High School Students and Taos County Solid Waste. At the Questa Municipal Park there will be trash pick-up, invasive plant species removal, irrigation repair and more, led by LEAP. Cleaning and beautifying our community is our goal, but equally important is staying safe, having fun, strengthening friendships, and coming together to shape the collective future vision we want for our community. The Earth Day clean-up is also in solidarity with the Village of Questa Beautification Committee’s efforts.
Volunteers are invited to meet at the Questa Park at 9 am. Lunch for volunteers will be provided midday. Bring a water bottle, layers for weather, hat and sun protection, and if you have them, work gloves, and yard cleaning tools; we’ll have additional tools and trash clean-up supplies on hand as well.
Also in honor of Earth Day the Village of Questa will be providing roll away dumpsters for disposal of large items and spring cleaning. They will also be offering green waste and tire collection. Join in these Village of Questa Clean-up Days for two weekends: Friday 1-3:30 and Saturday 9-3 April 25th and 26th and May 2nd and 3rd. Let’s all do our part at home too!
The first Earth Day was celebrated 55 years ago on April 22, 1970. This day of education and action was created by US Senator Gaylord Nelson, to mark the importance of keeping our planet healthy and clean, and for people to renew their commitment to make positive changes in their communities. According to nelsonearthday.net, Senator Nelson suggested April 22, a Wednesday, as an ideal day to hold the teach-in, as a weekday event would mean students would be involved. On the first Earth Day, Nelson, spoke to a large crowd in Denver, Colorado:
Today we are continuing to work towards Nelson Gaylord’s vision in Questa with students at the core of the Community Connection Day event. Community Connection Days are collaborative, intergenerational days of community give-back and celebration in and around Questa, initiated by LEAP and collaborators in 2021. Each gathering is an opportunity to connect with friends and make new ones, to care for and improve our public spaces and envision together what we want for our community. LEAP has been hosting collaborative Earth Day events in Questa Since 2015. The first was a multi-media youth art event held at OCHO Art & Event Space.
This year’s effort is made possible by collaborators Questa Junior-Senior High School Honor Society, Taos County Solid Waste, LEAP, Village of Questa, Localogy, and Community Volunteers. LEAP’s clean-up and beautification efforts at the Questa Municipal Park is funded by Chevron Grants for Good through Taos Community Foundation as well as individual donors.
We look forward to beautifying Questa with you on Wednesday, April 16th! Thanks to all involved for making this community effort possible.
Deatails:
What: Earth Day Clean-up and Beautification
Where: Questa Municipal Park, Eagle Rock Lake & Questa Village Center
When: Wednesday, April 16th, 9 am – 2 PM
Who: Everyone welcome!
Cost: Free
Village of Questa: 575-586-0694
Questa Junior-Senior High School: Santana Santistevan, 575-779-5601LEAP:
Claire Coté, 575-224-9066
LEAP 