The 2026 April Earth Month Challenge is a fun BINGO game!

• Look through this BINGO card and complete 3 tasks in a row across, vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
• Send in photos or screenshots to show that you did the transportation task. Email pictures and/or screenshots to Kristen Blackmon at KBlackmon@bethesda.org. 
• Submissions should be sent by April 30.
• Ten winners will be randomly selected to each win a $25 e-gift card!

More Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

• This April, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites the community to celebrate Earth Month with a lineup of activities that inspire sustainable living and environmental stewardship. Throughout the month, residents can take part in hands-on events such as the 11th Annual GreenFest, Mending Labs and Clothing Swaps, the Leaf Blower Trade-In, and the two-day Montgomery County Energy Summit. 
• The Montgomery County Planning Department organizes watershed clean up events.
• Learn about more ways that you can celebrate Earth Day - check out Bethesda Green's Flyer and visit Bethesda Green's website.
• Earth Month is the perfect time to explore the Montgomery County Green Business Certification. And it’s for businesses of all sizes, from solopreneurs all the way up to Bethesda’s mega-employers. Check out the details and work with Bethesda Green to get certified! As Bethesda Green notes on its website, we are all part of an urban ecosystem here.

Past Earth Month Events

The Earth Month Challenge for 2025 highlighted a new artistic feature, with a transportation twist.The "Cycle to a Signal Box" contest encouraged people to ride a bicycle to an artistic signal box in Bethesda and send a photo. Five winners were randomly selected to win a prize. 

The 2022 event highlighted Bethesda features with transportation or Earth Day themes with a scavenger hunt.
Six winners were selected and received an e-gift card worth $100 Bethesda Bucks!

The 2023 event encouraged Bethesda employees and residents to download the Bethesda Circulator app and question Circulator specific questions.
Two downtown Bethesda employees correctly answered all three questions and each received a $100 Bethesda Bucks gift card!

The 2024 event promoted the Montgomery County Green Business Certification.