Ellenville, Ulster County

An old, decaying and overgrown billboard stands by an Ellenville highway proclaiming that we should all “Make Every Day Earth Day.” Earth Day was created in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin in order to promote environmental protection. Twenty million Americans demonstrated throughout the country that first year, resulting in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency as well as the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd each year in 193 countries across the globe.