Walk+Roll for Earth Month in April 2026

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Safe Routes to School celebrates the Earth every year in April. Walk and roll to school all month long, or choose a specific day to celebrate.

Resources

In the spirit of reducing waste during Earth Month, Oregon Safe Routes to School will not provide physical material incentives. You are encouraged to get creative about how we celebrate walking, biking, and rolling for the Earth — whether it's all month or just on Earth Day.

Check out these resources and ideas about how to celebrate Earth Month with Safe Routes to School:

• Use this Earth Month toolkit to help spread the word and plan activities. Posters, social media templates, and more are provided in English and Spanish.
• Newer social media posts, stories, and banners for Earth Month can be downloaded here.
• Celebrate El Camino De Dolores: Dolores Huerta Walk+Roll to School Day on Friday, April 10. 
• Organize a walking school bus or bike bus.
• Plant seeds at your school or around your community.
• Write a thank you card to the Earth.
• Create a collaborative mural at your school about walking, biking, and rolling to school.
• Have students make posters about why they love the Earth.
• Get more tips from this Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day event guide.