Celebrate Earth Day & Participate in Earth Week 2008!
Saturday April 19 - Sunday April 27
Saturday, April 19 -
Health and Sustainability of the Great Lakes; a forum on the Great Lakes Compact
. Keynote speaker Peter Annin, author of the Great Lakes Water Wars, along with other presenters and Q & A panel discussion. (UW-Green Bay, Rose Hall, Room 250, 1-4 p.m.)
Fox River Clean Up
. (St. Francis Park, 9-NOON)
Joannes Park Clean Up
. (Joannes Park, 9-NOON)
Sunday, April 20 -
Take Back the Pavement!
Watch as Green Bay's streets are reinvented with artistic greenery displays! (Broadway Avenue, downtown Green Bay, 9-11 a.m.)
Monday, April 21 -
What's all the Woof about Wolves?
Bring your children and join naturalist Cindy Mueller to learn about wolves. (Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, 6-8 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 22 -
Earth Day Story Time
. (Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, 10:30-11 a.m.)
Earth Day Recycled Craft Projects
. (Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
Thursday, April 24 -
Leave Your Car At Home Day Challenge!
Join the City-wide challenge to bike, walk, run, take the bus, etc. to work, school, or anywhere else you have to go today!
Story Time at Barnes & Noble
. (2498 S. Oneida Street, Ashwaubenon, 7-8 p.m.)
Friday, April 25 -
FREE showing of the film, "The 11th Hour" starring Leonardo DiCaprio
. A portrayal of humanity's impact on our planet. Discussion lead by Dr. Mike Draney and others immediately following film. (Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, 6-9 p.m.)
Saturday, April 26 -
Baird Creek Clean Up
. (Triangle Hill Pavilion, Beverly Rd., Green Bay, 9-NOON)
Willow Creek Clean Up
. (NEW Lutheran Cul de sac, 1311 S. Robinson Ave, Green Bay, 9-NOON)
Hikes, Rain Barrel and Composting Demonstrations
. Learn all about composting and rain barrels, while your children go on nature hikes and fish and macro invertebrate counts! (Triangle Hill Pavilion, Beverly Road, Green Bay, 1-3 p.m.)
Rain Garden Demonstration
. (Christa McAuliffe Park, Green Bay, time TBA)
Ecojam!
Featuring Burnt Toast & Jam and Kojo. $5 per person, otherwise $4 with a used cell phone donation. (Holiday Inn City Center, 200 Main Street, Green Bay, 5:30-MIDNIGHT)
Sunday, April 27 -
Izaak Walton League's Teddy Bear Hunt in Bellevue!
Food, Fishing and more! A family 'hunting license' will cost $10 (Osprey Point Hwy GV ~1 mile south of 172, NOON-4 p.m.)