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Green Up Hanover
Want to make an Earth Day difference in Hanover this year?
You've come to the right place! Green Up Hanover is our annual celebration of Earth Day in town. Join us for an independent Green Up Day clean up in your neighborhood, a local trail system, or one of our parks on Saturday, April 26, and/or Sunday, April 27, 2025. In addition to the traditional clean ups, enjoy environmentally friendly programming in partnership with the Etna Library and Sustainable Hanover. All Earth Day programming is free, but some events do require pre-registration.
Green Up Partners
Green Up Day clean ups are sponsored by the Town of Hanover in collaboration with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and New Hampshire the Beautiful. Additional thanks to the other organizations below who are involved in large Green Up Day Clean Ups!
Clean Up Information
Green Up Day Clean Ups are Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, 2025. Pick up your blue (Green Up Day) bags at the locations below starting Friday, March 21st.
| Hanover Town Hall | 41 South Main Street, Hanover NH |
| Etna Post Office | 3 School House Lane, Etna, NH |
| Mascoma Bank | 80 South Main Street, Hanover NH |
| RWB Community Center | 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover NH |
Where to Clean?
The roads, trails, and/or parks posted HERE are covered so far for Green Up Day 2025. Where do you plan to clean for Green Up Day? Email parksandrec@hanovernh.org to let us know the roads, trails, and/or parks you plan to clean and we will add them to the list.
Bag Drop Off Locations
Once you have filled your Green Up Day bags, please drop them off at the town trucks located at the following parking lots on Sat, April 26 and Sun, April 27, 2025. Bags can also be left alongside the road or trailhead where you cleaned up and Town staff will pick them up as we are out and about.
| RWB Community Center | 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover NH |
| Bernice A. Ray Elementary School | 26 Reservoir Road, Hanover NH |
| The Church of Etna and Hanover Center | 195 Etna Road, Etna NH |
Earth Day Programming
This year, we are excited to partner with the Etna Library, Sustainable Hanover, and the Hopkins Center for the Arts to bring a week-long (plus) celebration of Earth Day to Hanover!
Eco-Friendly Events and Engagements
| Fri, April 18 @ 5 PM | The TreeKeepers Talk: Lauren E. Oakes | RWB Community Center |
| Sat, April 19 @ 11 AM | HopStop Family Film: The Lorax | Loew Auditorium |
| Tues, April 22 @ 6:30-8:30 PM | Doug Tallamy Presentation | The Nugget Theater |
| Weds, April 23 @ 5-6 PM | Recycled Craft for Kids | RWB Community Center |
| Thurs, April 24 @ 4-5 PM | Leave No Trace Hike | RWB Community Center |
| Fri, April 25 @ 3-5 PM | Recycled Art Show | The Etna Library |
| Sat, April 26 @ 3-5 PM | Sustainable Hanover Earth Week Fair | Richmond Middle School |
| April 26 & 27 @ 10 AM-2 PM | Upper Valley Earth Week Open House | Sustainable Hanover and Lebanon Energy Committee |
| ALL WEEK | Earth Day Story Walk | The Etna Library |
| ALL WEEK | Add to Recycled Village | The Etna Library |
| ALL WEEK | Annual Tree Walk | Pine Knoll Cemetery |
Free Trees for Kids!
Thanks to Neighborhood Forest, register by March 15, 2025 to claim a free tree for your child aged infant-12th Grade to plant on Earth Day. Register through their website here, then select Hanover Parks and Rec as your organization. Neighborhood Forest will send us your tree, which you will pick up around Earth Day to plant and care for!