The Mountain Top Library, Village of Tannersville, and the Mountain Top Progressives partner in EARTH DAY 25

TANNERSVILLE — The ANNUAL MOUNTAINTOP EARTH DAY EVENT will take place on April 26th. Partnered with the Mountaintop Library and Fromer Market Gardens in Tannersville, residents and visitors alike are invited to attend this exciting event. Hosted at the MOUNTAIN TOP LIBRARY and Fromer Market Gardens, both located on Main Street (Rt. 23A) in Tannersville, EARTH DAY ‘25 celebrates our beautiful and historic Mountaintop environment. Together we celebrate its history, its art, and its beauty.  We invite you to join us in preserving and protecting our environment – a place that we call home. We are located inside the Catskill Forest Preserve, the historic Catskill Park, and the NY DEP Watershed. In addition, the Mountaintop – its scenic streams, waterfalls, and forests became the central focus of the Hudson River School of Art – all dating back to the early 19th Century and carrying us into the 21st. 

This unique event will open on Saturday 4.26.25 at 9:00 AM at Fromer Market Gardens in Tannersville with a Spring Garden Planning Workshop conducted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. C.C.E Master Gardener and Master Composter Suzi Novak will offer guidelines for Spring Planting – “Dos and Don’ts.” Those who are planning and designing their home garden this year, can join with a Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener to make it all happen in our growing zone - 5A - followed by a tour of the Fromer Market Gardens facilities next to the on-site Barn – site for the presentation. 

Right across Main Street - the Earth Day ‘25 Festival Main Event opens at 10:30 AM at the Mountain Top Library. Library Director Jacquiline Elmo-Emel, project host Ellen Schorsch, and local elected officials will welcome you to the Earth Day ‘25. Note that  FREE seeds for flowers, plants, and veggies plus seedlings and sapling trees are all available. 

This event features more than a dozen interactive, manned table displays with information provided by many organizations. Presentations include both state, local, and environmental advocacy groups in the region from NY DEC to local groups including the Schoharie Watershed, Greene County Soil and Water Conservation, the Mountaintop Historic Society, the Mountaintop Arboretum, Fromer Market Gardens, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the Sierra Club to name a few. More on this next week. JOIN US!

The event offers Kids activities too. The Rip Van Winkle Magic Garden Project with creative art work and garden placement will be underway. A Puppet Show with Marcia the Magical Moose follows the Wildlife Show mentioned below too. Other activities includes  puzzles, games, giveaways and fun displays and activities that run throughout the day.  

Earth Day ’25 features a special LIVE event meeting our forest critters! To meet and appreciate some of our forest critters, join us for a live Robinson Wildlife Show featuring live Birds of Prey, Amphibians, and Snakes! Also meet and take a photo with “Mellow” a live Owl!  See it all – and more – on Earth Day ‘25 – April 26th.  

While present we encourage both visitors and residents to sign up as a volunteer for a Trail/Stream Clean-up that will take place one week later – Saturday, May 3rd from 10 AM to Noon. Details are at EARTH DAY ‘25!

JOIN US: APRIL 26TH 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM

FROMER MARKET GARDENS 9:00-10:30

THE MOUNTAINTOP LIBRARY 10:30-2:00 PM

TANNERSVILLE, NY

EARTH DAY ‘25