Mid-Columbia Region Celebrates Earth Month
March 27th, 2008
Some things just keep getting better! Take Earth Month for example. What started as a one-day, five-hour event has morphed into a month-long event filled with environmental activities, contests, clean-up projects and learning opportunities.
This year, organizers are hoping to make it easier to participate and have offered an incentive for those who pledge to make a difference. The Earth Pledge is an online registration that replaces the volunteer and project registration forms of previous years.
Participants decide what they want to do to lessen their impact on the environment or what they will do to clean, protect and preserve it. Pledge results are due by the end of April, with the first 1,000 individuals receiving a canvas tote bag. Groups larger than 10 will receive a tree to plant in their honor.
Still not sure how you can participate? It’s easy. Just visit the Mid-Columbia Earth Day Web site, www.earthmonthmc.org, and link to Earth Pledge. Choose from a list of suggestions or create your own. A handy Earth Pledge Guide is also available to help you make your selection. You can also allow your pledge to be viewed by others and see what others in our community are doing.
There are more than 60 activities or events to participate in during April - cell- phone drives, recycling contests at area schools and a recycled bookend contest at the Richland Public Library.
There are also indoor walking events, outdoor hikes, and programs on recycling, composting, bird watching, landscaping for water conservation. Area libraries are offering a variety of educational programs and activities. Closing out the month is the Alternative Energy Fair on the grounds of Columbia Basin College on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you care about our environment there is no reason not to participate. Organizers have made it easy, and partners are offering activities for every age. For more information, log onto www.earthmonthmc.org or call 942-7730. Take the time now to make a pledge for our environment, and see what a difference it can make. Source
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