2023 Ecological & Environmental Awareness Days

Stewardship for the land that we get out and enjoy with our dogs on a daily basis is more important than ever. This collection of 2023 environmental and ecological awareness days and months range focus on everything on keeping the beaches clean for memorable dog walks to recycling pet food containers. We hope this calendar will give you ideas for how to live a greener life with your dog!

Table of Contents

January

Veganuary
Jan. 1: Play Outside Day
Jan. 20: Take a Walk Outdoors Day
Jan. 25: Observe the Weather Day
Jan. 27: National Geographic Day
Jan. 26: International Environmental Education Day
Jan. 28: International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day

February

Feb. 2: World Wetlands Day

March

March 1: World Seagrass Day
2nd Friday of March: Solar Appreciation Day
March 14: International Day of Action for Rivers
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 18: National Biodiesel Day
March 20: Great British Spring Clean Day
March 20: World Rewilding Day
March 20/21: Spring (Vernal) Equinox
March 21: International Day of Forests
March 21: World Planting Day
March 21: National Renewable Energy Day
March 21: World Wood Day
March 22: World Water Day
March 22: National Ag Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 25: Earth Hour
March 28: National Weed Appreciation Day

April

Poetic Earth Month
April 3: A Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold Day
April 8: National All is Ours Day
April 12: National Big Wind Day
April 13: International Plant Appreciation
April 14: National Look Up at the Sky Day
April 16-24: National Park Week
April 16-22: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (same week as earth week)
April 19-23: National Environmental Education Week
April 22: Earth Day
April 28: Arbor Day
April 28: Stop Food Waste Day

May

American Wetlands Month
Clean Air Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
National Public Gardens Week (starting Friday before Mother’s Day)
National Public Works Week (3rd full week in May)
May 3: Sun Day
May 4: Greenery Day (Japan)
May 6, 2023: National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (First Saturday in May)
May 10: Green Dreamer Day
May 12, 2023 Public Gardens Day. (Second Friday in May)
May 12: International Day of Plant Health
May 17: Bike to Work Day
May 19: Plant Something Day
May 20: National River Cleanup Day
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24: European Day of Parks
May 29: Learn About Composting Day

June

National Oceans Month
National Pollinators Month
National Rivers Month
June 1: World Reef Awareness Day
June 2: World Peatlands Day
June 3: National Trails Day
June 3: National Prairie Day
June 5: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
June 5: World Environment Day
June 5-11, 2023: Canadian Environment Week
June 6: World Green Roof Day
June 8: World Oceans Day
June 15: Global Wind Day
June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought
June 21: Summer Solstice
June 22: World Rainforest Day
Third full week in June: National Grasslands Week
June 24: Upcycling Day
June 29: International Day of the Tropics

July

Plastic Free July
July 1-7: Clean Beaches Week
First Saturday in July: National Hop A Park Day
July 3: International Plastic Bag Free Day
July 10: Global Energy Independence Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 11-17: Oxfam Water Week (UK)
July 12: Paper Bag Day
July 26: International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day
July 29: Rain Day

August

Aug. 6: National Tree Day
Aug. 11: Mountain Day
Last week of Aug.: National Composites Week
Aug. 31: National Diatomaceous Earth Day

September

National Organic Month
Organic September (UK)
Sept. 20-26: Recycle Now Week (UK)
Sept. 5: International Day of Charity
Sept. 7: International Day of Clean Air
Sept. 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Sept. 9, 2023: Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (first Saturday after Labor Day)
Sept. 15: Greenpeace Day
Sept. 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer or World Ozone Day
Sept. 16, 2023: International Coastal Cleanup Day or National Clean Up Day (third Saturday of September)
Sept. 16, 2023: World Cleanup Day and National Cleanup Day (Third Saturday in September)
Sept. 17: International Microorganism Day
Sept. 18: World Water Monitoring Day
Sept. 19: Recycle Now Week (UK)
Sept. 21: Zero Emissions Day
Sept. 22/23: Autumnal Equinox
Sept. 22: Car Free Day
Sept. 26: World Environmental Health Day
Sept. 27: Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring publication anniversary
Sept. 29: World Rivers Day
Sept. 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Sept. 30, 2023: National Public Lands Day (fourth Saturday in September)

October

Oct.1: World Vegetarian Day
Oct. 2, 2023: World Habitat Day (1st Monday of October)
Oct. 4, 2023: Energy Efficiency Day (1st Wednesday in October)
Oct.7: World Habitat Day
Oct. 8: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day
Oct. 13: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Oct.16: World Food Day
Oct. 24: International Day of Climate Action
Oct. 24, 2023: Sustainability Day (4th Wednesday of October)

November

Nov. 1: World Vegan Day
Nov. 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
Nov. 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov. 15: America Recycles Day or National Recycling Day
Nov. 17: National Hiking Day
Nov. 19: National Camp Day

December

Dec. 2: World Pollution Prevention Day
Dec. 5: World Soil Day
Dec. 11: International Mountain Day
Dec. 12: Anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Dec. 14: National Energy Conservation Day
Dec. 21/22: Winter Solstice
Dec. 28: Anniversary of 1973 Endangered Species Act