Ernie LeBlanc of the Athol Bird & Nature Club gives a talk about birds during a belated Earth Day celebration at Warwick Community School on April 30. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Clare Greene of the Warwick Community School Foundation and sixth grade student Silas Smith read an elder Hopi saying welcoming those attending a belated Earth Day celebration at Warwick Community School on April 30. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Clare Greene of the Warwick Community School Foundation welcomes those attending a belated Earth Day celebration at Warwick Community School on April 30. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Preschool students Asher D’ambra and brother John D’ambra, with preschool assistant Abby Martin, hang wishes for the Earth on a string protecting a newly planted tree during a belated Earth Day celebration at Warwick Community School on April 30. The tree was dedicated to Rod Whipple, who was the tree warden in town and has also held several other positions. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ