{"id":1724,"date":"2020-10-29T22:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T02:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/events-2\/earth-day\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:26:33","slug":"earth-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/events\/earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Earth Day Festival<\/h1>\n\t<h2>Saturday, April 18, 2026<\/h2>\n<h3>10 AM to 3 PM<\/h3>\n<h4>1495 Smith Preserve Way, Naples, FL<\/h4>\n\t<h4>Free, family-friendly event featuring new activities, games, exhibits, vendors, and more!<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Check back for the day&#8217;s schedule of events.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-and-Carol-Walter-Nature-Experience-Logo-Concept.png\" alt=\"John And Carol Walter Nature Experience Logo Concept\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1199\" width=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-and-Carol-Walter-Nature-Experience-Logo-Concept.png 1240w, https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-and-Carol-Walter-Nature-Experience-Logo-Concept-768x743.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" title=\"John And Carol Walter Nature Experience Logo Concept\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h4>GROUNDBREAKING<\/h4>\n\t<h3>Witness a defining moment in our history.<\/h3>\n\t<h4>Saturday, April 18 at 11:00 AM<\/h4>\n\t<p>The Conservancy of Southwest Florida invites the community to our annual Earth Day Festival as the <a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/natureexperience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John &amp; Carol Walter Nature Experience<\/a> breaks ground and moves from vision to reality. 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Join today!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/icon-donate.png\" alt=\"Donate\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Donate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of our funding comes from people like you who care about protecting our environment in Southwest Florida.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/support-us\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/icon-volunteer.png\" alt=\"Volunteer\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Volunteer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A variety of fun volunteer opportunities are available. 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