Our Mission
Aquidneck Island Earth Week partners aim to inspire and empower Aquidneck Islanders to support a healthier and more sustainable environment. We believe in:
Connecting residents with resources and opportunities to help the environment
Increasing public awareness around the amazing work happening in our community
Celebrating the environmental actions of our students
Fostering collaboration between local groups working on issues relating to the environment and sustainability
OUR HISTORY
The Aquidneck Island Earth Week Committee was formed in 2019. Our goal was to collaborate with environmental organizations, schools, and local governments in Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport in order to engage in a unified effort to promote sustainability and conservation efforts across the Island. The first Aquidneck Island Earth Week engaged over 600 people in activities ranging from virtual film screenings, socially-distanced clean-ups, to an online showcase of local student’s environmental projects, all in spite of the onset and intensification of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders. The inaugural event was capped off by the announcement of the Greenlove Foundation’s donation of two contactless water filling stations to Newport’s Pell Elementary School and Middletown’s Gaudet Middle school.
F years later, partners are building on this success to grow the AIEW network and offer a wider array of programs and activities. For more on this year’s line-up, please see our events page.
Photo by Audrey Royer
OUR PARTNERS
By working together, AIEW Partners aim to amplify one another's efforts, increase engagement around environmental issues, and serve as an example for other communities.
This year’s partners include Clean Ocean Access, The Greenlove Foundation, The Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown Cub Scouts Pack 77, The Aquidneck Land Trust, The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bike Newport, The Deblois Gallery, Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District, The Aquidneck Land Trust, Portsmouth Highschool’s Green Team, Newport Vineyards, Saltwater Studio, Spark Strategic Science Communication, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Innovate Newport, The Fish Print Museum, Jamestown Conservation Commission, Middletown Cubscouts Pack 77, The Ocean Race, Forest Ave. Elementary PTG., Saltwater Studio, Newport Tree Conservancy, Friends of King Park, Friends of the Waterfront, Frosty Freez, newportFILM, Aquidneck Community Table, Newport Tree Conservancy, Newport Energy & Environment Commission, Middletown Open Space & Fields Committee, Middletown Tree Commission, Middletown Public Library, Middletown Historical Society, Newport Tree Commission. Additionally, Council members from Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth have passed resolutions in support of Earth Week initiatives and unifying efforts across the Island.
