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Berkeley County to Celebrate Earth Day

EARTHBERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Water and Sanitation will host an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be vendors, games and more at the Water and Sanitation building, located at 212 Oakley Plantation Drive in Moncks Corner.

Earth Day is an annual event, generally celebrated on April 22nd, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

“This Earth Day and beyond, let’s make big stuff happen. Let’s plant 7.8 billion trees for the Earth. Let’s divest from fossil fuels and make cities 100% renewable. Let’s take the momentum from the Paris Climate Summit and build on it,” reads a statement on the official Earth Day website.

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

Nikki Gaskins Campbell
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