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Ocracoke Earthday Celebration 2024

Welcome to the first Annual Ocracoke Earthday Celebration weekend on Ocracoke Island, NC, April 19-21, 2024!

3:45pm EDT

Ocracoke Earthday Student Animal Parade from Ocracoke Library to Island Inn Commons Island Inn CommonsSundae Horn • David Tweedie

4:00pm EDT

Ocracoke Earthday Welcome/Tour of Island Inn Commons Island Inn CommonsKathy Koss • John Spagnolo • David Tweedie • Debbie Wells

5:30pm EDT

Meet your Ocracoke Fisherman & Tour the Ocracoke Seafood Company Ocracoke Seafood Company

7:00pm EDT

Friday Night Concert featuring Bob and Jeanne Zentz Deepwater Theater, School RoadBob & Jeanne Zentz

8:45pm EDT

Stargazing & Celestial Navigation Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach ParkingDaniel Sockwell

8:00am EDT

Bird Walk with Peter Vankevich NPS Campground Parking LotPeter Vankevich Planting & Beautifying at the British Cemetary British CemeterySundae Horn

9:00am EDT

Silent Auction at the Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival Ocracoke School Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival Ocracoke School

10:00am EDT

Trash to Treasure with Ella Ralston Ocracoke LibraryElla Ralston NPS Turtle Info and Craft Table Ocracoke Library

11:00am EDT

Student Presentation: Surveying Stream Watch Presentation with Ocracoke 8th Grade Class Ocracoke Community CenterKaren Teklinsky Fish Fry at the Waterfowl Festival Ocracoke School

12:00pm EDT

Latino Community Migrations to North Carolina Ocracoke Community CenterDaniel Velásquez Nature & Garden Crafts for Families Ocracoke LibrarySundae Horn

1:00pm EDT

Local Food and Resilience in Eastern NC: Past, Present, and Future Ocracoke Community CenterGabriel Cumming Trash Pickup on Ocracoke Beach Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach Parking

2:00pm EDT

Ocracoke Ponies: Past and Present (Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talk) Ocracoke Preservation SocietyPhilip Howard • Barbara Adams

3:00pm EDT

Panel Discussion on Ocracoke Sustainability and Solutions Ocracoke Community CenterWilliam Howard • Tom Pahl • John Spagnolo • Kane Lawhorn • Bevin Hardy • Heidi Smith

3:15pm EDT

Pony Pen Chat with Laura Michaels Ocracoke Pony PensLaura Michaels

4:30pm EDT

Green Energy Solutions Ocracoke Community CenterNord Younggren • Gustave Younggren

7:00pm EDT

North Carolina’s Changing Coast: Sea level, Storms, and People ~ Keynote Speaker Reide Corbett Ocracoke Community CenterDr. Reide Corbett

8:00pm EDT

Earth Day Open Mic & Dance Party Deepwater Theater, School RoadKaty Mitchell • Ella Ralston

8:00am EDT

Yoga at the Community Center (Rain Location) Community Square Dock (Rain Location Ocracoke Community Center)Desiree Adams

9:00am EDT

Island Gardening & Medicinal Herbs (Rain Location Community Center) Ocracoke Community CenterJohn Spagnolo • Kate McNally • Joseph Ramunni

10:00am EDT

Ocracoke Fig Talk (Rain Location Community Center) Ocracoke Community CenterSundae Horn • Chester Lynn Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival Ocracoke School

11:00am EDT

Shores of Resilience: Navigating Climate Change in Coastal Communities (Community Center) Ocracoke Community CenterBevin Hardy

12:00pm EDT

Island Pollinators (Community Center) Ocracoke Community CenterDenise Deacon Trash to Treasure with Ella Ralston (Ocracoke Library) Ocracoke LibraryElla Ralston

1:30pm EDT

Nature Walk and History Talk at Springer's Point (Rain Location Community Center) Ocracoke Community CenterKane Lawhorn • Philip Howard

2:00pm EDT

Trashion Show (Ocracoke Library) Ocracoke LibraryElla Ralston

3:30pm EDT

Community Beach Bonfire & Smores, and Earthday Ocracoke Farewell (Weather-permitting, Cancelled if Raining)) Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach