Now Hiring: Executive Director

The St. Louis Earth Day Festival was first held in 1989, organized by a group of engaged citizens – individuals who continue to make a positive impact toward a more sustainable future for the St. Louis region today.

UPDATE: earthday365 is excited to announce that it will be welcoming new Executive Director, Dr. Jessica Watson to the organization on March 3, 2020!

As the event grew over the years, so did programming related to fulfilling the mission of making Earth Day every day. In 2002, St. Louis Earth Day, now known as earthday365, was established as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. At the time, outreach included its “Symposium” program, which was conducted through 2015 and educated planning professionals and municipal officials on the latest best practices for green building and sustainable design, with a special focus on stormwater management.

In 2006, a pilot of the event-greening consultancy program “Recycling On the Go” was launched – which has diverted over 628 tons and 10,600 cubic yards of recyclables and organics from area landfills since it was launched.

Having worked with many food vendors over the years, it was a natural extension of the organization’s expertise to establish the Green Dining Alliance in 2011 – a restaurant sustainability certification program. Both Recycling On the Go and the Green Dining Alliance are an application of the experience and knowledge gained from planning the St. Louis Earth Day Festival – an event which demonstrates a commitment to celebration while minimizing its negative environmental impact.

Each year, the dynamic and impactful programming of earthday365 touches more than 1 million people throughout the region in its work to educate and empower individuals to take action for a more sustainable future.

The history of St. Louis’s vibrant environmental sustainability scene is rooted in the work of earthday365 and now there is an opportunity for this work to continue under the leadership of a new Executive Director. Experienced nonprofit professionals who are interested in providing strategic vision and management to the organization through its next chapter of strengthening operations for greater efficiency, impact, and visibility should submit their application by December 31, 2019.