Kermit might find it’s not easy being green but everyone else on the planet knows EARTH DAYS are easy … that’s why we’re keeping them going into the weekend. So if you are in the mood to protect the place where you keep your stuff, check out one or four of the following events:

Celebrate Earth Day again on Saturday with South Central Troy’s Neighborhood Watch by rolling up your sleeves and donating the most valuable thing of all: your time. Volunteers will gather the group’s headquarters on Hill Street at 9 a.m. and get to work doing what needs to get done in the Little Italy, Washington Park, Historic Sage, Pottery and Think First districts. Bring any gear you got from gloves to rakes and join your neighbors in a little spring cleaning. Volunteers are still needed to spruce up all sections of the neighborhood including parks and alleyways. Donations of snacks and water are also greatly appreciated. Call Heather at 441-5700 for more information.

Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center will host “Terrific Turtles of The Pine Bush,” at 1 p.m. at the center located at 195 New Karner Road., Albany. Call 456-0655 for more information.

The New York State Museum in Albany will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday at the Empire State Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day-long event features “Arm of the Sea Mask and Puppet Theater,” as well as lots of fun, hands-on activities, story telling and nature exhibits. Free.

Of course, if you get tired of events that celebrate the Planet Earth, you could schlep on over to the Dunn Memorial Bridge in Rensselaer and try your luck at scoping out the "Salt" of the Earth. Angelina Jolie and family are reportedly in town gumming up the highway as they film scenes for the action flick. And to think ... just a few years ago that screwball bridge was falling apart.


EARTH ELSEWHERE

The Village of Valatie will host its first “Big Earth, Little Village” celebration Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Main Street. Exhibits will include various wellness practitioners and products.

Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass. is showing off its newest residents: “Baby Animals on the Shaker Farm.” What better way to get kids thinking about the earth than bring them up-close and in-person to the lambs, piglets, calves and chicks filling the historic Round Stone Barn. Visitors can pet the new arrivals and explore the surrounding farmyard, historic buildings, and blossoming gardens. Through May 3. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is free for members; $16.50 for other adults, $8 for kids older than 12. For more information, visit www.hancockshakervillage.org

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ANOTHER WORTHY EVENT TO GET YOU OUT AND ABOUT THIS WEEKEND …

“WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES,” the men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence, will step off on Saturday from the Lally Pavilion at Samaritan Hospital. Check-in and registration ($10) for participants is at 10 a.m. The march begins and 11 a.m. Women and children are also encouraged to participate. Call 271-3639 for more information.

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UPCOMING and filed in the “DON’T LAUGH IT’S NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE PLANET BUT ALSO EDUCATIONAL IF YOU STICK AROUND TO WATCH” category …

The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company is hosting a "Cat Castration, Mobile Vet Clinic" on May 3 at its station, located at 9 Firehouse Lane in Brainard. Yes, you read that correctly. Male cats may be dropped off between 10 a.m. and noon in marked cage or traps (if they are feral). Animals may be picked up between 2 and 4 p.m. A variety of discounted services available: Package A. $40 Castration and rabies vaccination; Package B. $50 Castration, rabies and FVRCP inoculations; or Package C. $60 Castration, rabies, FVRCP and Feline Leukemia vaccinations. All cats will be given antibiotic injections. Feline Leukemia tests available for a $25 fee. Animals should not be fed for at least eight hours prior to having a procedure. Call 794-9494 for more information.