Create Bird-Friendly Yard For Earth Day In Annapolis April 22

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Residents can pledge to help improve the planet and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day April 22. This year's Earth Day pledge is to create a bird-friendly yard and coincides with Annapolis' celebration of Migratory Bird Day.

In mid-February, Annapolis received its Bird City Maryland award. Annapolis was the first city in the state of Maryland to achieve “High Flyer” status from the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership.

“We have been overwhelmed by coverage about Coronavirus,” said Mayor Gavin Buckley in a statement. “We wanted to continue with our Earth Month and move to an online celebration of Earth Day because nothing is more important to the future of our city and future generations than reversing the effects of climate change. I am taking these pledges with my family and I hope you will, too.”

The pledges have been broken into four categories:

• Water (example: clean up after your pet, conserve water in the garden)
• Air (example: walk, bike or use transit, switch to LED bulbs)
• Habitat (example: grow oysters, use natural cleaning products, create a pollinator garden)
• Earth (example: opt for paperless billing, plant a tree, create a meal plan to reduce food waste)

Residents can take the pledge here.