From Integrated Weed Management Specialist BRYAN BROWN:
Spring is my favorite. Rushing streams. Birds singing. Bright green leaves. Earth Day reminds me to appreciate these simple pleasures and think about ways to protect them.
Responsible pest management through IPM offers a way for farmers to keep those leaves bright green, while keeping our streams running clean, and our birds chirping keen.
![photo of Bryan Brown standing near a small waterfall in upstate new york](https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/files/2020/04/DSC00320.png)
From Biocontrol Specialist AMARA DUNN:
Earth Day reminds me that the choices I make every day – what I eat, buy, plant…and how I manage pests – matter.
![photo of Amara Dunn at the beneficial habitat plots on the Agrictech farm](https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/files/2020/04/amara-in-field.png)
From Web and Graphic Designer, KAREN ENGLISH
Earth Day to me means being able to enjoy the wilderness, and a reminder that we need to care for it, too.
![photo of Karen English in the front of a canoe on a lake in the Adirondack Mountains.](https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/files/2020/04/pine-point.png)
From Vegetable IPM Coordinator ABBY SEAMAN:
The only thing I think about Earth Day is that for me, every day is Earth Day, and I hope Earth Day inspires others to make at least one change in their life that will benefit the environment.
![photo of cellophane bee exiting a ground nest](https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/files/2020/04/14768344625_6db38e80de_o1.jpg)