STRATHAM, N.H. (mtnpress.com) -- Timberland is doing its part to keep things loud and green by launching ‘Dig It’- a multi-city initiative designed to bring eco-minded activists and artists together through environmentalism, tree planting, art and music. After events in Boston (Oct. 1), New York (Oct. 4), and Los Angeles (Oct. 11), the daylong community greening and concert events wrap up in San Francisco Oct. 18, 2008.

The ‘Dig It’ initiative supports Timberland’s commitment to green 300 communities globally in the next two years and celebrates the new Timberland apparel collection, including its Earthkeepers™ line of eco-conscious products.

Golden, Colo. (Mtnpress.com): Go green at the silver screen Oct 2-5 at  the 3rd annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival, presented by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado.

Not like you need another reason to look to the mountain-reaching skies in Snowmass, Colo., but you’ll want to at the 33^rd Annual Snowmass Balloon Festival Sept. 11-14. The weekend includes an appearance by the tallest balloon in the U.S., the Snowmass Wine Festival, and a 12-hour mountain bike race as well.