With the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day around the corner, we’ve come up with a list of our suggestions of how you can give back green this spring:

Join efforts on Earth Day at Christie’s Green Auction. Christie’s will be hosting an event to raise awareness and funds to help in the protection of our environment. Proceeds go to the NRDC, Central Park Conservancy, Conservation International and Oceana. Hurry, the bidding on the silent auction has begun on and up for grabs is a day at DVF and tickets to our Spring 2011 show!

It’s that time of year to do some closet spring cleaning, try giving some of your professional pieces to Dress for Success, and they’ll give them to disadvantaged woman who need professional attire for career interviews.

One of the largest yet most forgotten animal is the Asian elephant, a species which needs urgent help. Elephant Family is an organization that is fighting for a world in which elephants would be able to live without threat in their own habitat. DVF has participated in their cause by creating a DVF printed elephant for their Elephant Parade!

One of the best ways to be green is to reuse and regenerate and the High Line is one of the best examples of that. The High Line is an old elevated railroad track that has been restored and turned into a public park running along the west side of Manhattan. So become a Friend of the High Line and support this preservation project.

When the weather starts getting warm in NYC, we all head to suburbs and seek out relief from the heat. The Housatonic Valley Association is an organization that helps protect and restore the Housatonic River which spans from Northern Massachusetts all the way to the Long Island Sound. Get involved to help protect it for ourselves and generations to come.

Make sure to tune in (or set your DVR) on Earth Day, April 22, at 9pm to PBS to see “Going Green New York.” The film follows a handful of New Yorkers as they create more sustainable ways for us to get energy, build homes, eat meals and make our daily commute.

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