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Earth Day 2004
 Selected 2004 NRCS Earth Day Events
For more information on Earth Day events in your area, click on a state below.
Alabama
Earth Day Exhibit
April 18-24, 2004
During the week of Earth Day, NRCS and the Montgomery Soil and Water
Conservation District in participation with the Catoma Creek Watershed will be
placing a display in the Montgomery Mall and the Eastdale Mall. The display will
show where Catoma Creek is, what 303d list streams are, explain what TMDLs are,
etc. There will be a display on wetlands and their uses.
Earth Day Exhibit
April 23, 2004
Macon-East Montgomery Academy Environmental Earth Day Fair, Friday, April 23rd.
NRCS hosts a booth and provides conservation materials/activities.
Earth Zoo Safari Week
April 27-29, 2004
Children and the general public are invited to enjoy the zoo at discounted
prices. NRCS and the local soil and water conservation district provide
activities such as, the earth as an apple – and plant a seed. Also staff a
booth in the conservation tent and distribute conservation materials.
Water Festival
April 30, 2004
Cullman County, Alabama, is hosting a Water Festival at Wallace State Community
College as an Earth Day Event. The festival will reach all 4th grade students in
the county. The activities teach students about the importance of water in the
environment and how pollution affects that water. The festival educates students
and their families about all aspects of groundwater and other related natural
resources and instills in them a general environmental awareness and stewardship
ethic utilizing three stations featuring an 1) edible aquifer, 2) soil profile
filtration, and 3) building a watershed model.
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Earth Day Celebration
Earth Day at Samford University
Thursday, April 22, 2004 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Samford University
Activities include natural resource exhibits, presentations, and concert.
Water Conference
April 22, 2004
Alabama A&M University – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Displays, material, and activities
Smiths Station Elementary School Earth Day
April 23rd, 2004
21 representatives from local and federal agencies will make environmental
presentations.
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Alaska
Arizona
Mini Earth Day
April 21, 2004
The East Maricopa/Buckeye Education Center will be at McLennan Elementary School
in Wickenburg April 21 putting on a mini-Earth Day. I will be assisting the ed
center as a judge at a different event, an Earth Day Eco Contest sponsored by a
group called Valley Forward. The contest (for high school students) is judged on
March 31 and the student's entries will be on display at the Livability Summit
on April 22 at the Civic Center in downtown Phoenix.
Anasazi Fields Event
April 24-25
Placitas, New Mexico
The winery will be hosting a festival that includes free wine tasting, music,
arts and crafts vendors, and information booths on (1) the conservation
easement, (2) another Trust for Public Land, and (3) Earth Day related
activities by other local groups. The organization is applying for Farm and
Ranchland Protection Program funds this year.
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Arkansas
Arbor Day 2004
April 23, 2004
The Hot Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission will sponsor “Arbor Day
2004”, an expo of urban forestry related educational activities, demonstrations,
exhibits, and displays at the Gulpha Gorge Campground in Hot Springs National
Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Approximately 1000 Garland County fifth grade
students will participate. “Arbor Day 2004” is a multi-agency project of the Hot
Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission, Arkansas Forestry Commission,
Entergy Arkansas, Hot Springs National Park, Lake Ouachita State Park, Lake
Catherine State Park, U. S. Forest Service, Ouachita Job Corps, Hot Springs
Urban Forestry Department, Garland County Cooperative Extension Service, the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Garland County Soil and Water
Conservation District, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Earth Day at the Library/
April 24, 2004,
The Hot Springs/Garland County Beautification Commission and the Garland County
Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor “Earth Day at the Library”, a
celebration of Earth Day and conservation for all ages featuring demonstrations,
a visit from “Mother Nature”, and educational exhibits at the Garland County
Library in Hot Springs, AR
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Earth Day Tree Planting Activity/
April 22, 2004
The Buffalo Soil and Water Conservation District and the NRCS staff have been
planting saw tooth oak acorns for many years. Back in the late 70's Kelly
Koone's (at that time our State Forester) sent saw tooth oak acorns to the
office to start. So for many years we have been planting saw tooth oak acorns in
cups and then on Earth Day when the trees are about a foot tall we give them to
the local soil and water conservation district fifth graders. We give them out
to Saint Joe, Leslie and Marshall. We give out the material on the Saw tooth oak
and how to plant them.
Earth Day EnviroScape Presentation/
April 22, 2004
Presenting the EnviroScape pollution model at Harmony Grove School in Saline
County Group will consist of K - 12 graders.
Bluebird Trail Bird Box Project/
TBA
Arkansas will be continuing and expanding the South Central Region Earth Team
Bluebird Trail this year. This project, begun last year as a regional Earth Team
project, built and installed approximately 800 bluebird boxes to join the four
states in a bluebird trail. This year, each of the states will expand the trail.
Arkansas will use volunteer efforts to build and install more than 100 boxes.
Each of the bluebird boxes is branded with the NRCS rocking raindrop logo.
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Arkansas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AACD) Forestry
Clinic/
April 22, 2004
Little River County
The AACD Forestry Clinic will be held on Earth Day at the Arkansas Resource
Conservation & Development Council forestry demonstration project in Little
River County.
Re-Cycling
Johnson County Landfill/
TBA
Residents in the county and city will be able to dispose of household/hazardous
waste at the Johnson County Landfill. There will be no charge to landowners in
the county who need to dispose of these harmful chemicals.
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California
Statewide Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup
April 24, 2004
Since 1970 Earth Day has served as a date that calls attention to
environmental stewardship and the ecological challenges facing our planet.
Although each year many events served to educate the public about environmental
issues and ways to save the planet, there had not been a statewide project that
encouraged and enabled citizens to do something with their hands that would have
a positive environmental impact to preserve and protect their local state and
city parks.
The California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) developed its Earth Day Restoration
and Cleanup program to fill this void by launching a volunteer-supported one-day
event with an action component that resulted in thousands of people working on
environmental projects throughout California. For more information go to
http://www.calparks.org/earth_day.php
Earth Day 2004 Celebration
Vallejo, California
Saturday, April 24th, 2004
The Vallejo Farmers' Market has hosted Vallejo's annual Earth Day
celebration for the past eight years. Each year VALCORE Recycling & Vallejo
Sanitation & Flood Control District act as coordinators of the Earth Day
Festival. The free Earth Day Festival offers fun activities for children, live
music, environmental information; and the Farmers' Market offers the season's
best fresh produce and spring flowers. Fresh strawberries are a popular Festival
treat.
EarthFair 2004
Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Sunday, April 25
10am - 5pm
The annual EarthFair in Balboa Park is the largest free annual
environmental fair in the world. EarthFair 2004 will be our 15th anniversary.
Each year, the EarthFair draws around 60,000 visitors. Produced entirely by
volunteers, EarthFair features more than 200 exhibitors, special Health and
Technology theme areas, a Food Pavilion, a special Kids' Area, five
entertainment venues, and a Children's Earth Parade (All Species Welcome). For
more information go to
http://info@earthdayweb.org
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Colorado
Conservation Education and Award Ceremony
April 22, 2004
NRCS and partnering agencies will have an Earth Day Celebration contest, which
will award an elementary school in the Denver Public School the local soil and
water conservation district with a plaque for incorporating natural resources
and environmental issues into their curriculum. In 2002, Governor Bill Owens
presented a plaque to the winning school. Other participants in this event
included Mark Rey, USDA’s Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,
and Don Ament, Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture. The winning school will
be presented the award on Earth Day, April 22nd.
Grassland Bird Workshop
April 30, 2004
As part of the Earth Day celebration, April 30, 2004, the Flagler Soil and
Water Conservation District will be conducting a grassland bird workshop at a
ranch located north of Burlington, Colorado, with the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory. Approximately 50 people are expected to attend.
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Connecticut
Earth Day Celebration
"Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day"
April 22, 2004
NRCS employees are invited to bring their children, grandchildren, nieces,
nephews or any special child in their life. It will be held at the State Office.
This year’s theme is on "Native Americans and the Environment" and will feature
a speaker, a potluck lunch featuring Native American cuisine, and a nature walk.
"Paddle Days"
May 14-16, 2004
Three days of fun, recreation, paddling, food, demonstrations and instructions
on kayaking to highlight the 38-mile Housatonic Valley River Trail project.
Contact: Mark Cummings, King's Mark Resource Conservation & Development Council,
(203) 284-3663
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Delaware
Earth Day Observance
Soil Stewardship Proclamation
April 21, 2004
Time TBD
Dover, Delaware
Governor Minner will hold Ceremony to sign Soil Stewardship proclamation
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Florida
Solid Waste Authority Earth Day
April 22, 2004
West Palm Beach Waste Management and the Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation
District participate in the Solid Waste Authority Earth Day every year in April.
Approximately 5,000 attendees in previous years.
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Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2004
Beasley Park, Okaloosa County
NRCS Deputy Chief for Programs, Jose Acevedo will participate an
Earth Day event sponsored by NRCS and Okaloosa County Tourist Dev. Council where Boy and Girl Scouts and
NRCS Earth Team volunteers will
assist with beach cleanup and dune planting around Beasley park.
Earth Day Celebration
April 24, 2004
Marion Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting Earth Day Celebration at
the Silver River Museum in Silver Springs, South of the Silver Springs
Attraction.
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Georgia
Hawaii
Big Island 16th Annual Earth Day Fair scheduled
April 22, 2004
Hilo
Hilo Service Center employee will have booth with display and promotional items
for this annual event on April 22, 2004 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Hawaii Community
College. About 1,400 community members are expected to participate.
Big Island 16th Annual Earth Day Fair
April 22, 2004
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hawaii Community College
USDA Hilo Service Center will have booth with display and promo items on campus
for this annual event.
Kauai Earth Fest
Nawiliwili Bay
April 22, 2004
Lihue Service Center employee will have booth with display and promotional items
at this annual event on April 22-24, 2004. About 3,000 community members are
expected to participate.
Waimea Earth Day Festival
April 24, 2004
Pukalani Stables, Waimea, Hawaii
The Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District and Waimea Field Office
employees will have an informational booth with display and promotional items.
About 500 community members are expected to participate.
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Idaho
Conservation Education
Earth Day Event
April 24, 2004
The Kootenai-Shoshone Soil & Water Conservation District will be celebrating
Earth Day on Saturday, April 24, at two separate events. The local soil and
water conservation district will attend the Boy Scouts Family Fun Day and share
the Enviroscape model. The local soil and water conservation district also will
attend the Coeur d’Alene Earth Day Celebration and donate 100 white pine
seedlings and aid in their planting.
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Illinois
Earth Week
April 17-24, 2004
Quad cities, Illinois
Earth Week w/ multiple organizations & sponsors
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Conservation Field Day
April 30, 2004
Adams County, Illinois
Ag/Con Ed Agriculture and Conservation Field Day w/650 5th graders
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Indiana
Iowa
Backyard Conservation
April 22, 2004
NRCS and Earth Team volunteers will partner with other natural resource groups
in Cass County Iowa to hold a series of backyard conservation related workshops
for homeowners. Topics will include proper tree care, pesticide and fertilizer
application for urban lawns, and getting yards ready for spring.
Iowa Envirothon
April 26, 2004
High school students from around Iowa will compete in the state level Envirothon
competition. The all day event is held at Springbrook State Park in Guthrie
Center. Kids are tested in a wide variety of conservation and environmental
science related areas. Winner will go the national competition. NRCS is among
the sponsors of this event—others include Iowa Farm Bureau and local soil and
water conservation districts of Iowa.
Clear Lake Earth Week
April 16 through April 24, 2004
Clear Lake, Iowa
NRCS involvement is through the CLEAR (Clear Lake Enhancement and Restoration)
project. This weeklong celebration includes these events of key interest:
April 17: 7th Annual community cleanup and 5K Earth Day race. This day includes
a community celebration at 11 a.m. in the city park.
April 22: A local garden club will host a composting program
April 24: First annual walk/bike around the lake and family art workshops from
1-3 p.m.
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Monona County Wide Cleanup
April 18-24, 2004
The local Resource Conservation & Development council is organizing a countywide
cleanup. The ten communities in the western Iowa County on Monona will be
performing cleanup activities during Earth Day week. Activities include
painting, garbage pick up, tree planting, etc. All the volunteers will celebrate
at a countywide barbecue on Sunday, April 25th.
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Kansas
Earth Week
April 18-24, 2004
Kearny County, Kansas
The Kearny County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Kearny County
Library will host a week long celebration. On April 20, free water testing will
be offered to all Kearny County residents. Beginning at 3:30, environmental
activities will begin for children. Informational materials will be available.
Refreshments will be served all day. Other events throughout the week include a
coloring contest, door prizes, and daily handouts.
Earth Day Event
April 22, 2004
12:00 Noon
Heigeles Farm, Northeast of Iola, Kansas
The Allen County soil and water conservation district and Natural Resources
Conservation Service is planning an Earth Day event for 4th grade students from
McKinley Elementary School and 4 and 5th grade students from Jefferson
Elementary School from Iola, Kansas. Several conservation professionals will
present demonstrations on soil erosion, water and soil pollution, range
management, soil science, and wildlife biology.
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Earth Day Event
April 22, 2004
Haskell County Soil and Water Conservation District is using volunteers to
assist with a conservation tour for selected 5th and 6th grade students. The
tour will feature a dairy farm, feedlot, wind farm, and stream bank erosion
control demonstration.
Earth Day Observance
Lincoln Elementary School
April 22, 2004
At the Fredonia Field Office, 6 volunteers will assist the Conservation local
soil and water conservation district Manager in a kindergarten presentation at
Lincoln Elementary School. Additional Earth Team Volunteers will plant a
commemorative tree at the Wilson County Courthouse Earth Day celebration.
Volunteers will assist in the second annual Prestigious Tree Contest as part of
the Earth Day and Arbor Day Activities. Volunteers will also assist with Earth
Day celebration in the schools. Balloon bouquets, Earth Day Stickers and Earth
Day cupcakes baked by volunteers will be distributed to elementary schools in
the county.
Earth Day Tree Planting Activity/
April 22, 2004
The Lakes Resource Conservation & Development Council is planning demonstrations
on forestry improvement and tree planting. They are working for a grant to hire
an individual that will coordinate forestry activates in the eight county area.
Volunteer will be used to get information out to the public.
Water Quality
Annual Wyandotte County Water Rally
April 22, 2004
Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City
The second annual Wyandotte County Water Rally is a learning opportunity in the
form of a water festival that promotes student environmental awareness for
elementary grades K thru 5. Water Rally 2004 will educate students and community
volunteers on the importance of improving our water quality and conserving our
natural resources. The program activities are designed to address environmental
issues that currently impact our lakes and streams in the county such as;
non-point source pollution, storm water pollution, stream degradation and
destruction of wildlife habitat.
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History and Environmental Fair
April 22, 2004
Topeka, Kansas
History and Environmental Fair in Topeka with the Shawnee County Soil and Water
Conservation District, NRCS and Kansas State Historical Society. There are 30
different hands on activities for 4th grade up. 2000 students are expected.
Earth Team Volunteers will be used to man the activities and provide support.
Boeing Wichita Earth Day Kansas
April 22, 2004
Sedgwick County Zoo
Environmental agencies and advocates, including business and industry, share
their knowledge with area students in grades 5 and below. The students learn
about recycling, pollution, endangered species, emergency preparedness, weather,
natural resources and much more.
"April Showers to Water Towers" Water Festival
April 22, 2004
Lawrence, Kansas
A "water quality cycle" as it relates to drinking source and community use.
Goal: To educate participants about water availability; its quality, costs.
Activities: The Incredible Journey, Water Olympics, Watershed Address Map, Storm
water Obstacle Course, Rainfall Simulator, and Stream Model Trailer. Partnering
with Lawrence Earth Day Committee. The day's festivities will kickoff with a
parade.
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Kentucky
Kids in Conservation
April 24, 9:00 am
Louisville Zoo
Earth Day 2004 than the Louisville Zoo on April 24, 2004. The Jefferson County
Soil and Water Conservation District and NRCS will have a conservation education
display set up at the zoo. Communities from all over the area participate in fun
educational activities and enjoy over 1300 animals. General information is free.
Exhibitors will be featured throughout the zoo grounds providing visitors with
an opportunity to celebrate the important environmental and conservation
activities taking place in our state. Typical attendance for this event is
approximately 5,000. Children will be able to view microorganisms under a
microscope to see how life comes about as well as have a free day at the zoo.
Tree Give Away
April 22, 2004
Harlan, Kentucky
The NRCS Harlan Field Office will be giving away tree seedlings in observance of
Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. 600 two year old red maple, dogwood and redbud
seedlings will be handed out along with auto litter bags and other Earth Day
promotional items. This event will be held in the parking lot of the office.
Todd County Tree Giveaway
April 22, 2004
Elkton, Kentucky
The Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District annually has a tree seedlings
distribution to aid in our educational activities for the elementary schools in
the county. We also pass out tree seedlings to the public. This year we will be
distributing about 3,000 seedlings.
Boeing Wichita Earth Day Kansas
April 23, 2004
Sedgwick County Zoo
The Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District will participate in
Earth Day activities at 3 elementary schools and 1 middle school in Jackson
County.
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Louisiana
Forest Land Conservation,
Water Quality, and
Wetlands Restoration
Earth Day Celebration
Holly Beach, Louisiana
April 22, 2004
NRCS Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Lawrence E. Clark, and officials
from
Rural Development and the Farm Service Agency will participate in an
interagency Earth Day celebration to announce major funding for
environmental water and waste projects and conservation programs, showcase the
outstanding interagency cooperation among USDA agencies and state and local
partners, and spotlight environmental successes. Beginning with conservation
plantings on Holly Beach in Cameron Parish (county), Louisiana, and ending with
a roundtable discussion of environmental success stories in Lake Charles,
Louisiana, participants will be engaged in funding announcements for water and
waste environmental projects, a beach clean-up, conservation plantings,
recognition ceremonies, and interactions with community volunteers and news
media.
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Maine
Professional Conservation Education
Maine Conservation Expo
April 21, 2004
The Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will be coordinating
and hosting the second Maine Conservation Expo. A full day of seminars,
workshops, and vendor displays, with 49 sessions running at staggered times.
Designed for contractors, loggers, municipal officials, CEO’s, road crews, lake
and road association members, farmers, growers, gardeners, office personnel and
for the general public. NRCS will conduct two of the workshops, as well as
presenting the new Franklin County Soil Survey.
Earth Day Celebration Farm Ranchland Protection Program
April 22, 2004
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Celebration of the signing for easement purchase of 45 acres on the William H.
Jordan farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Activities will be planned to celebrate
the protection of farmland Included on the invitation list will be the Governor
of Maine, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, the Cape
Elizabeth Land Trust, congressional offices, town officials, and local citizens
and groups. Educational activities will include annual farm tours for local
school children where they can tour the pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin,
feed the chickens, sit on the tractor, visit the farm stand, and talk to the
farmer. The Jordan Farm is known for growing certain flowers to attract monarch
butterflies and the local students always come to collect caterpillars as part
of their monarch butterfly studies.
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Maryland
Environmental Tree Planting
April 21-22, 2004
JP Ryan Elementary School
Southern MD RC&D is assisting with an environmental tree planting at JP
Ryan Elementary School on April 21 and 22. This will consist of planting 40
trees over 4 class periods (two classes/day) and involve a total of 115 4th
grade students and parent volunteers
Earth Day Observance
Mid-Atlantic Federal Partners for the Environment (MAPFE)
April 22, 2004
MAPFE is going to sign a cooperation agreement with the City of Annapolis. NRCS
is an active member of this organization and will be a signatory to the
agreement. This group signed a similar agreement with the City of Baltimore
about a year or so ago.
Massachusetts
Envirothon
April 29, 2004
Cochituate State Park, Natick
The Envirothon is America's leading natural resource education program for high
school students. Teams comprised of five students represent their school or
organization in a statewide competition testing their knowledge of: aquatics,
forestry, soils, wildlife, and current environmental issues. The Massachusetts
Envirothon stresses the interdependence of various natural resources within the
environment, emphasizes hands-on, team-oriented problem solving and community
involvement. More than 400 students from nearly 45 schools are expected to
attend this year’s event.
Conservation Tour
PCCD Farm Planning 10 Year Anniversary
Date TBD
The Plymouth County Conservation local soil and water conservation district is
celebrating 10 years of providing farm planning services to cranberry growers
through an agreement with NRCS. PCCD plans to mark the occasion with a tour of
area cranberry bogs that have benefited from this important service. State and
local officials, state legislators, the congressman from this local soil and
water conservation district, and news media are among those who will be invited
to attend.
Riparian Conservation
Saw Mill River Restoration – Riparian buffer planting
Date TBD in April
Live-stake planting of native grasses will be done at several sites along the
Saw Mill River in Franklin County as part of a major restoration project
resulting from an NRCS and Franklin Conservation local soil and water
conservation district assessment of issues affecting this river. The assessment
was done at the request of officials from the Town of Montague who were
concerned about severe erosion. Public education and participation in the
overall restoration project is a key element of the project. The plan for this
particular event is to invite local school children to participate in the
planting alongside town officials and NRCS staff.
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Michigan
Michigan Earth Day Observance
April 22, 2004
time and location to be determined.
NRCS Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability, Katherine C.
Gugulis and NRCS Michigan State Conservationist Ron Williams will be present to
sign a cultural resource programmatic agreement with the Michigan Anishinaabek
Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA). MACPRA is an alliance
of the 12 federally recognized tribes in Michigan, as well as the two State
Historic Tribes with members located in other States. This is the first
agreement of its kind and will allow a single tribal entity to consult with NRCS
regarding earthmoving projects that may impact tribal cultural resources.
Conservation Education
April 25-30, 2004
Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Michigan
The Potawatomi Resource Conservation & Development Council, in partnership with
the Calhoun Soil and Water Conservation District, the NRCS and various
other organizations will hold a Earth Day event for 700 students at the Calhoun
County Fairgrounds with 22 conservation stops. There will be media coverage of
the event.
April 22, 2004
Branch County, Michigan
The Quincy and Lakeland schools in Branch County, Michigan will hold an outdoor
education day for Earth Day for 600 school children, elementary and middle
school ages, at outdoor classrooms created with technical assistance from NRCS.
NRCS will be involved with the educational stops.
Conservation Education
April 22, 2004
Saugatuck, Michigan
The Allegan Conservation local soil and water conservation district is holding a
demonstration/presentation for 191 middle schoolers at Saugatuck Middle School.
Earth Celebration
April 22, 2004
The Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana County Conservation local soil and water
conservation districts, in partnership with NRCS, will hold a river clean-up
canoe trip along the White River for families in celebration of Earth Day. 500
White River Watershed Partnership members will be invited, as well as the
public.
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Minnesota
Earth Day Celebration
April 19-23, 2004
Fond du Lac Tribal Community College will hold a series of Earth Day
celebrations the week of. The Student Environmental Science Club is pleased to
announce its Earth Day Celebration on April 22, 2004 at the Tribal and Community
College. Plans are underway to have festivities of thanksgiving, exchanging of
ideas and sharing of information and resources.
NRCS Earth Day Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Announcement
April 22, 2004
Near Cookston, Minnesota
Glacial Ridge northern tallgrass prairie restoration site near Cookston,
Minnesota
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce Knight will visit the
29,000-acre Glacial Ridge WRP site and make remarks explaining that WRP will
restore over 6,300 acres of previously drained wetlands, 4,300 acres of
tallgrass prairie, reduce storm and spring run-off, reduce sediment loading,
improve wildlife habitat and increase groundwater discharge. Glacial ride is the
“largest northern tallgrass prairie restoration opportunity in history.
Earth Day Proclamation
April 22, 2004
The NRCS State Office will be participating with a series of Earth Day events in
West St. Paul, MN at Hidden Falls Park in conjunction with Harding High School,
the Farm Service Agency, St Paul Parks and Recreation. Activities include:
installing wood duck houses, labeling or identifying various tree species at the
park. These Items will be constructed by students at Harding High School.
Additionally, trash will be picked up and removal of invasive species.
Backyard/Community Conservation
Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2004
St Paul Minnesota
NRCS and other cooperating agencies will work downtown St Paul high School,
Harding High School on numerous Earth Day activities including cleaning up
invasive species, picking up garbage and possible planting of trees in a City
Park.
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Conservation Education
Wildlife Field Day
April 26-30
Lewiston Minnesota
Numerous partnerships will be involved to share information about various NRCS
farm programs.
Conservation Education
8th Annual Learning Area tour
April 27, 2004
Worthington, Minnesota
Prairie Wetlands Area Learning Center will hold a 8th Annual Learning Area tour.
Close to 300 5th graders from throughout Worthington Minnesota elementary
schools will be present. Local High School students will be assisting at the
event as Earth Team Volunteers. Bus tours and hands on learning opportunities
with natural resources will occur.
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Mississippi
Take Pride in Your Reservoir
April 22, 2004
Ross Barnett Reservoir -- Brandon, Miss.
NRCS public affairs in Mississippi along with Central MS Resource Conservation &
Development Council will be using Earth Team volunteers High School group, soil
and water conservation local soil and water conservation districts, local school
groups and adults to start the first phase of the 3 yr. plan. The groups will be
identifying and marking storm drains in neighborhoods. They will also leave door
hanger information brochures on homes that will begin educating homeowners and
others who live in the watershed area. A survey will be delivered to homeowners,
church groups and others to initiate interest in the on-going project.
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Missouri
NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Field Visits
April 21, 2004
Near Cape Girardeu, Missouri
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce Knight will visit
WRP sites and the First Agricultural Wetland Mitigation Bank on the property of
Davis Minton – an enthusiastic proponent of WRP
The 2004 St Louis Earth Day
"Dialogue for Development: Investing in Sustainable Communities"
April 22 and 23, 2004
The 5th annual St. Louis Earth Day symposium, "Dialogue for Development:
Investing in Sustainable Communities" reflects the collaboration of 39
organizations, government entities, and companies. This program offers new tools
and strategies to enable profitable development, a clean environment, and the
long term livability of healthy, dynamic communities
Earth Day celebration in Forest Park
St Louis Earth Day
April 25, 2004
Earth Day Celebration
Festival at The Muny, Annual Run for the Rivers
Date TBD
Forest Park cultural institution events and stewardship projects throughout the
park. Earth Day Around Town events at many area institutions.
Conservation Education
A free "Explore St Louis' Treasures" Teacher's Guide will also be sent to area
educators
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Montana
Nebraska
Earth Wellness Festival
Southeast Comm. Coll.
Lincoln, NE
About 500 youth attend various demonstrations/seminars about nature. Note: About
30 Spring youth education events are held around the state. Not many fall
specifically on Earth Day. In NE, it’s to close for Arbor Day (April 30) a State
Holiday with special observances.
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Nevada
Earth Day Event
April 24, 2004
Pahrump, Nevada
The NRCS Las Vegas Field Office is participating in an Earth Day sponsored by
the Pahrump Nuclear Waste and Environmental Advisory Board. NRCS employees will
have a display on noxious weeds, conduct short presentations, and distribute
literature on noxious and invasive species. They will also be distributing their
new soil brochure, Soil...much more than just dirt that was developed in
partnership with the Conservation local soil and water conservation district of
Southern Nevada and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. A few
thousand people are expected to attend.
Earth Day Event sponsored by Pahrump Nuclear Waste and Environmental Advisory
Board
April 22, 2004
Pahrump, Nevada
NRCS employees will have a display on noxious weeds, conduct short
presentations, and distribute literature on noxious and invasive species. They
will also be distributing their new soil brochure, Soil...much more than just
dirt that was developed in partnership with the Conservation local soil and
water conservation district of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection. A few thousand people are expected to attend.
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Earth Day/Arbor Day Event
April 24, 2004
Earth Day/Arbor Day Event sponsored by the High Desert Resource Conservation &
Development Council, Nevada Division of Forestry, and Conservation local soil
and water conservation district of Southern Nevada. We will be planting trees at
Acacia Park, a neighborhood park in Henderson. About 30 people are
expected to plant trees in the “gathering area” of the demonstration gardens.
These trees will eventually shade the entry kiosk and benches that welcome
visitors to the 13 thematic gardens at Acacia Park.
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New Hampshire
Discover WILD New Hampshire Day
April 24, 2004
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Headquarters
A fun-filled outing for the family to discover WILD New Hampshire. More than 44
exhibitors from conservation groups across the state will present hands-on
activities for the entire family. A soil tunnel will be available for children
to crawl through to get a worm’s eye view of the world
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New Jersey
Earth Day Celebration
April 23, and April 24, 2004;
Time: TBA
Laurel Pond at Fort Dix, NJ
Activities will include environmental education, trail walks, tree planting, and
pond area clean-up.
Last year’s event:
http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/features/earth_team/photogallery.html
Arbor Day Seedling Sale
April 30, 2004
To help Ocean County residents participate on Arbor Day, we are offering white
pine, Japanese black pine, and Colorado blue spruce seedlings to schools and
scout groups at a discount rate. Also available are “Grow Your Own Tree”
planting packets and Arbor Day packets filled with posters, activities and
information about trees, forests and conservation for Grades K-12.
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Earth Day Celebration
April 24, 2004
10am - 2pm
Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton NJ
Earth Day Celebration hosted by the Mercer County Improvement Authority.
Visitors to the Mercer County Soil Conservation local soil and water
conservation district’s educational booth may receive a free Bluebird house or
bat box.
Conservation Education and Backyard Conservation
Washington Township Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 24, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Washington Lake Park, located along Greentree Road in Turnersville, NJ
Earth Day Celebration hosted by Washington Township Environmental Commission.
NRCS providing support for activity. Event will include scheduled events,
demonstrations and seminars promoting environmental awareness, conservation and
public enjoyment of the outdoors. Last year’s event:
http://www.sjwatersheds.org/photoalbum/earthday2003/earthday03.htm
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New Mexico
The Grant County Conservation District Earth Day
April 22, 2004
Grant County Library
Activities scheduled with the Grant County
Library on April 22, 2004 and Arbor Day activities on April 23, 2004. All
the employees at the library will serve as volunteers. The event will have free
food and displays for both earth day and arbor day as well as National Library
Week.
Earth Day Event
April 22, 2004
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces will be participating in the Earth Day event at New Mexico State
University in Las Cruces
Earth Week
University of New Mexico – Gallup
April 21, 2004
NRCS will participate in Earth Week with a booth April 21 for students,
teachers, and community members at the University of New Mexico, Gallup
The Grant County Conservation District Earth Day
April 22, 2004
Grant County Library
Activities scheduled with the Grant County Library on April 22, 2004 and Arbor
Day activities on April 23. All the employees at the library will serve as
volunteers. The event will have free food and displays for both earth day and
arbor day as well as National Library Week.
Conservation Plant Materials
April 22, 2004
Plant Material Center, Los Lunas, New Mexico
For Earth Day, NRCS is planning to raise the awareness of drought tolerant
native plants that are appropriate for urban uses by opening its Plant Material
Center in Los Lunas for an invitation tour by elected officials from New
Mexico’s major cities. It is intended this event be followed with other events
where the cities co-sponsor workshops with the soil and water conservation local
soil and water conservation districts and NRCS for landscape architects,
landscapers, and nurseries on native plants appropriate for urban uses.
Rural Tourism Conference
April 26-27, 2004
Roswell
"Arts, Aliens and Agriculture" will be the theme for the annual Rural Tourism
Conference April 26-27 in Roswell. Highlights include four Chaves County tours,
a Rural Economic Development Through Tourism awards presentation, a banquet, and
a State of New Mexico tourism luncheon.
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New York
North Carolina
Martin Soil and Water Conservation District Ecology Field Day
April 22, 2004
Martin County
About 600 4th-grade students from Martin County attend the field day held on a
local farm.
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Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2004
Western Carolina University
Sponsored by the University’s Biology Club the day will involve the students,
faculty, and community. NRCS will demonstrate with a working stream model a
stream’s fluvial geomorphologic behavior.
Envirothon
April 24, 2004
Cedarrock Park, Alamance County
54 High Schools (270 students) from across the state will compete in the day
long competition. The winner will move onto the National Canon Envirothon
competition. Also on the same day and at the same park the Middle School
Envirothon is held. Usually 30-50 schools participate (150-250 students) n this
event.
Columbus Soil and Water Conservation District Field Day
April 27-28, 2004
Waccamaw State Park
5th graders in the Columbus County School system attend this event that features
various stations by cooperating agencies like the Cooperative Extension, Lumber
River State Park, Brunswick Electric, NCDACS, and NC Forest Service. NRCS’s
station features soils.
Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District Environmental Field Day
April 30, 2004
Cabarrus County Events & Arena
600 school kids from 3 area middle schools will attend the event. They will
visit various stations featuring wildlife, soils, aquatics, farm animals, and
recycling.
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North Dakota
Earth Day Celebrations
School Presentations
Week of April 19, 2004
Halliday, Twin Buttes, and Dodge, North Dakota
Lyceum style presentations featuring Tom Gibson, Conservation Game Show Host,
will be held at three elementary schools in Dunn County. This is a cooperative
effort of the Dunn County SCD and NRCS. The SCD has purchased Earth Day T-shirts
for staff members and volunteers to wear during this celebration.
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Earth Day Celebrations
April 22
Ellendale and Oakes, North Dakota
Presentations on the importance of Earth Day, the conservation of our
environment, and significance of trees at the local county schools. This is a
cooperative effort of the James River SCD and the NRCS Ellendale Field Office.
Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration
Date: TBD
Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Earth Day and Arbor Day (May 7) will be celebrated in a combined effort this
year. This effort is still in the planning stages. The event is done
cooperatively by NRCS, the East Grand Forks SCD and the West Grand Forks SCD.
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Ohio
Conservation Education
School Presentation
April 22, 2004
Wauseon, Ohio
School Presentation to 1st Graders at Leggett Elementary School on Various
Recycling Activities.
Pyatuning Lake Clean-Up
April 22, 2004 9:00 am - noon
Pyatuning Lake State Park, Ohio
NRCS Deputy Chief for Management, P. Dwight Holeman and the Tumbull and Ashtabula Soil and Water Conservation
District's will participate at the Pyatuning Lake clean-up Earth Day Event.
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Conservation Education School Presentation
April 22, 2004
Wauseon, Ohio
School Presentation to 5th Graders at York Elementary School on "The Great Cycle
– Energy.
Tree and Shrub Planting
April 24, 2004
Latham Park in Hilliard at the soil and water conservation district Conservation
Easement Follow-up to last year's tree planting. Earth Team Volunteers and
Franklin SWCD and others.
Clean and Green Cleanup
April 24, 2004
Clermont County, OHIO, 10am - 2pm.
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Celebrate Earth Day
April 24, 2004
University of Cincinnati, Clermont College, University of Cincinnati, Clermont
College, 10am - 2pm..
East Fork Little Miami River Cleanup
April 24, 2004
Sponsored by Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District and
others.
Earth Day Celebration
April 24, 2004
Mt Gilead State Park, Ohio
Ohio Native American Culture
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Medina County, Ohio Earth Day Celebration
April 25, 2004
Buckeye Woods State Park
Hikes, 31 Display Booths, Activities.
Sponsored by Medina Soil and Water conservation District and 8 other
organizations. Contact Dave Kopchak 330-722-2628, ext. 3
Madison County Earth Day Celebration
April 25, 2004
Della Selsor Bldg at Madison County Fairgrounds Noon - 4pm. Sponsored by Madison
Co and Clark Co Soil and Water conservation District's.
Honey Creek Watershed Festival
April 25, 2004
Approximately 1,500 attendees last year Ohio Federation of Soil and Water
Conservation districts Auxiliary will speak on The Living Soil Miami Soil and
Water Conservation District
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Oklahoma
Conservation Education
Earth Day Thru Sciencefest
April 22, 2004
NRCS will have approximately 25 representatives (employees and Earth Team
Volunteers) at the Oklahoma City Zoo where over 5000 students will participate
in a learning day about environmental and natural resources issues. NRCS is a
sponsor
Earth Day Proclamation
April 22, 2004
The Oklahoma Conservation Partnership is working with the Governor's office on a
proclamation for Earth Day highlighting the efforts of the 88 conservation local
soil and water conservation districts, the state and NRCS.
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Conservation Education Display
April 22, 2004
Oklahoma State University
NRCS State Office representatives will have a display and participate in an
Earth Day celebration at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU is
the land grant
university in Oklahoma.
Earth Day Gathering
April 22, 2004
Four NRCS employees in Guthrie, OK is working with the local school district and
holding a conservation education gathering.
"Trash Off" Day
Quartz Mountain Nature Center and Park
April 24, 2004
Quartz Mountain Nature Center and Park, Oklahoma
NRCS Earth Team Volunteer, Sue Hokanson, will be hosting several girl and boy
scout groups from Oklahoma and Texas for a "Trash Off" day at the park.
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Oregon
NRCS Earth Day Signing of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) Biological Opinion
April 22, 2004 1:00 p.m.
The Dalles, Oregon
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Mack Gray
along with other Federal, state, and local officials will sign an ESA biological
opinion on the first programmatic consultation in the U.S. on this scope of
private lands.
Oregon Zoo Earth Day Events
April 25, 2004
Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo will be coordinating an Environmental Fun Park. Over 12,000
individuals attend the event each year. The focus of the Fun Park will entail
entering a forest, seeing wildlife, traveling through a watershed and finally
observing the habitat, fish and wildlife of a watershed. Included in the various
activities, families will have the opportunity to interact and learn though
walks and talks, visual representation of each section of a watershed and
presentations. NRCS will have an interactive display and activities at the
event, as well as a listing on the sponsorship materials.
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Environmental and Economic Investments by USDA in Oregon
April 22, 2004 (or sometime during the week)
Salem, Oregon
Plans are ongoing for a cooperative announcement with NRCS, FSA, RD, state
agencies and potentially the Governor or another statewide elected official to
highlight investment in conservation in Oregon in FY 2003 and specifically, the
investment made in improving water quality on the Willamette River. The
announcement will address both environmental and economic investments that
contribute to the sustainability of Oregon and the Willamette Valley.
Earth Day at the Oregon Garden
April 22, 2004
Salem, Oregon
The Oregon Garden puts on an Earth Day celebration each year, attracting over
10,000 parents and children. The focus is interactive education – events and
activities that families can see and touch. The Marion County Soil and Water
Conservation District, the local watershed council and NRCS host a booth with
information about backyard conservation and the opportunity for students to
‘fish’ for NACD conservation coloring books and other conservation materials.
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Pacific Basin
“Love your Island. Show your Love”.
April 17-24, 2004
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) will be celebrating Earth Week
from April 17-24. GEPA and the Environmental Education Subcommittee of the Guam
Water Planning Committee are organizing several events to celebrate Earth Week
and to raise environmental awareness.
Coral Reef Conservation Education
April 17-24, 2004
“Coral Parks Buddy Program. This program is being launched as par t of the
annual Dive In to Earth Day event coordinated by the Coral Reef Alliance
(CORAL). Rock Island, Palau is a prospective participant. More information can
be found at www.coral.org/divein (click on Park Buddy Program link)
3rd Annual Environmental Symposium & Exhibition
April 20, 2004
Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Quality, will be held on Tuesday,
April 20, 2004 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This symposium is a forum for natural
resource agencies to share information on programs and projects.
Conservation Education
April 22, 2004
Joan Perry will participate in a panel presentation on "water" which will be
held this evening at the University of Guam lecture hall
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Pennsylvania
Earth Day
April 22, 2004
Chester, Westmoreland, and Crawford counties, Pennsylvania
NRCS Field office employees in at least 3 counties will spend time in a
classroom teaching the importance of soil to human life. One school in Chester
County, one in Westmoreland, and one in Crawford will benefit from the
professional conservationists and the programs they deliver. (Primarily
elementary/jr. high schools) The exercise of peeling an apple to simulate how
much of the earth is actually used for growing our food is often used as well as
backyard conservation principles. This is done annually to celebrate Earth Day.
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Puerto Rico
Land Week Observance
May 2-8, 2004
A weeklong observance, recognizing farmers for their contribution to the local
economy, improving natural resources and maintaining a productive and healthily
land.
Conservationist Day
May 5, 2004
A special ceremony hosted by the Secretary of Agriculture, Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, to recognize the conservationist’s farmers. (One farmer per local
soil and water conservation district). Activity sponsored by the Conservation
Partnership.
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Rhode Island
South Carolina
North Augusta, South Carolina Kids Earth Day 2004
April 24, 2004
10am-2pm
NRCS and the local soil and water conservation district will share kid-friendly
activities and information at this free family-oriented event. Exhibits,
demonstrations, hands-on activities, giveaways, games and prizes
Youth Environmental Summit, Charleston, SC
April 21, 2004
This event honors the hard work of our Earth Force groups engaged in community
projects that address local environmental concerns.
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Earth Day at Charleston Air Force Base
April 22, 2004
NRCS and the Charleston Soil and Water Conservation
District will participate in this day long event that centers around 5th graders
in Charleston County. It is an outside day of educational environmental
activities and presentations giving by different environmentalist groups.
Sullivans Island Adopt-A-Dune
April 24, 2004
The Charleston soil and water conservation district works hand in hand with
Project Impact to install dune fencing that will create new dunes and later to
plant sea oats to stabilize new dunes.
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South Dakota
Earth Day Celebration
April 23, 2004
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
NRCS Deputy Chief for Soil Survey and Resource Assessment, Maurice J. Mausbach
and South Dakota Ag in the Classroom will participate at an event for the 3,000
employees of Citibank at the
Citibank Courtyard in Sioux Falls.
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Tennessee
Conservation Education
April 22, 2004
Clarksville, Tennessee
Information on farming and protecting our natural resources will be presented to
approximately 500 students.
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Texas
Visit the NRCS Texas Earth
Day Website
Earth Day Celebrations
April 22, 2004
Tulia, Kress, and Happy Elementary Schools
The Tule Creek Soil and Water Conservation District will present to each
student, 2nd through 6th grade an Earth Day Activities Book for the children to
utilize on Earth Day. They will also present the 1st graders in all three
elementary schools an Earth Day sticker for their shirts. A newspaper article in
the local newspaper will also be published on Wednesday April 21.
Outdoor Spring Festival
April 24, 2004
8 to 1:30
SFA Trail, Stephen F. Austin Exp. Forest, Nacogdoches, Texas
A multi-agency cooperative effort combining, Earth Day, National Trails Day and
International Migratory Bird Day, information on wildlife, conservation, and
natural resources will be provided.
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Earth day
April 24, 2004
Herrman Park
Houston, Texas
Earth day with booths representing federal, state, and county agencies. Also
represented environmental groups.
First Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
Easement in Texas Earth Day Event
April 23, 2004
11:00 a.m.
Rutherford House, Austin, Texas
NRCS Special Assistant to the Chief, Gerald Willis will participate at an Earth
Day observance of an NRCS Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program and the City of Austin purchase of a permanent conservation
easement. The easement will protect 862 acres of ranchland which contains historic and archeological
resources from development.
Fort Hood Earth Day Celebration
April 23-24,
9:00 am – 5:00 pm. each day
Clear Creek Post Exchange, Fort Hood, Texas
Fort Hood conducts annual Earth Day events to publicize environmental
activities. In previous events, the Soil Tunnel has consistently been a feature
attraction and has received favorable comments from parents, pupils, and
teachers alike.
Georgetown
Water Quality
April 27 -29, 2004
Montague County Water Well Screening
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Utah
Local soil and water conservation district Tree Sales
April 22, 2004
Several Utah local soil and water conservation districts hold their tree sales
the week of Earth Day and tie indirectly into the event.
Annual Conference, Utah Resource Conservation & Development Councils
Association/
April 21-23, 2004
Yarrow Hotel, Park City, Utah
Annual Conference, Utah Resource Conservation & Development Councils
Association. Expected attendance 400 persons representing resource
conservation & development councils, partners, and the public.
Theme deals with water and alternative energy. Congressional delegation and EPA
Administrator Leavitt are invited to speak April 23. Organizers are holding a
20-min speaking slot at April 21 (pm) opening session.
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Forest Land Conservation
Local soil and water conservation district Tree Sales (Local NRCS and local soil
and water conservation district representatives will participate)
April 1 – May 1, 2004
Throughout state, but Northern local soil and water conservation districts have
more defined plans.
Several Utah local soil and water conservation districts hold their tree sales
the week of Earth Day and tie indirectly into the event. Plans are to distribute
conservation education materials to customers.
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Vermont
Environmental Career and Awareness Day
Vermont State College
Castleton, Vermont
April 21, 2004
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Virginia
Kids in the Woods (Local)
April 21-22 and April 25-26, 2004
Fredericksburg, Virginia
At Oakley Farm in Spotsylvania County, 800 fourth graders will learn about soil,
water, air, plants and animals from professional conservationists.
Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2004
Fort Pickett, Virginia
Service men and women and their families will enjoy day-long activities as part
of Ft. Pickett’s Third Annual Earth Day Celebration. Exhibits, contests and
demonstrations including a special display on “Exploring Soils.”
Southwest Virginia Litter Summit
April 22, 2004
Oxbow Center, St. Paul, Virginia
Sponsored by Black Diamond Resource Conservation & Development Council
Public forum on activities to keep Virginia litter free; featured speaker –
Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore
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Washington
NRCS Earth Day Conservation Stewardship Award
Presentation
April 22, 2004
Hutton Settlement, Washington
USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Mark Rey will
announce the 2004 Conservation Stewardship Award recipient and participate in
conservation activities at the Hutton Settlement. The USDA Wildlife Habitat
Incentives Program (WHIP) has provided funding for native grass, tree, and shrub
planting, water facilities and bird houses for wild life at Hutton Settlement.
Celebrate Earth Day
April 24, 2004
The King Soil and Water Conservation District will be installing living fences
for fish and wildlife habitat on one of many stream and wetland enhancement
projects to celebrate Earth Day. This project will focus on planting trees and
shrubs at a local salmon stream. Hedgerows of native plants help protect streams
and salmon from livestock damage and provide wildlife habitat. Learn about the
role of hedges in protecting salmon by planting and maintaining one of these
living fences. Activities include tree and shrub planting, blackberry removal
and watering. The scheduled volunteer event is April 24th in Enumclaw from 10AM
- 2PM.
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West Virginia
Conservation Education
West Virginia Envirothon, Jackson's Mill
April 29, 2004
The Envirothon is a high school competition for high school students.
Earth Day in the Classroom
April 19-30
Monongalia County Earth Team Volunteer Allison Stilwell is recruiting and
organizing Earth Team Volunteers to go into the classroom and give hand-on
presentations about conservation during Earth Week and Soil & Water Stewardship
Week. Allison is a junior at West Virginia University and is majoring in
Agricultural and Environmental Education.
Earth Day at the State Capitol
April 22, 2004
Charleston, West Virginia
The Capitol Soil and Water Conservation District and NRCS will have an exhibit
at the event. The event normally draws 2,000 to 4,000 students of all age
backgrounds each year. Staffers will do hands-on activities and distribute
handouts and seed packets.
Water Quality
Earth Day at the Meadowbrook Mall
April 22, 2004
Clarksburg, West Virginia
The West Fork Soil and Water Conservation District and NRCS will have an exhibit
at the event. Staffers will use an Enviroscape to demonstrate how human
activities can pollute water and conservation practices can solve problems. They
will also distribute handouts.
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Wisconsin
Annual Earth Day Field Day.
April 22, 2004
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
All fifth grade students in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, participate in a field
day organized by NRCS and the county land conservation dept. Participants travel
to 12 stations, learning about conservation practices, surveying, soils, fish
and wildlife, Indian history, lumbering and other earth related topics. NRCS
local soil and water conservation district Conservationist Dan Cotter started
this event in 1988 and it has been held every year since, with overwhelmingly
positive response from students and teachers. 290 students will participate this
year.
2004 Wisconsin Envirothon
April 30, 2004
Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
NRCS will sponsor an event where 25 high school teams compete for the state
title and a trip to West Virginia.
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Wyoming
Earth Day Observance
First Acre Ceremony
March 1-April 22, 2004
A First Acre Ceremony for the progressive soil survey in Sublette County,
southern part, is scheduled for Earth Week. The local soil and water
conservation district, county commissioners, media, and local citizens will be
invited to help celebrate initiation of this new soil survey.
Earth Day Observance
April 22, 2004
Carbon County, Wyoming
The Saratoga, Encampment, Rawlins Soil and Water Conservation District will
provide an Earth Team presentation to children in Carbon County, located in
south central Wyoming. In addition, participants will receive a brown
paper bag from a local grocery store. Each child will draw a picture on the bag
depicting Earth Day, along with their first name, school, and grade. The bags,
complete with artwork, will be returned to the grocery store, used to bag
groceries, and distributed to the local community.
• The Laramie County Soil and Water Conservation District, in southeastern
Wyoming, is planning a variety of Earth /Arbor Day /Soil Stewardship week
activities.
• An Earth Day presentation will be provided to local school children.
• Staff will work with local churches to organize activities for Soil
Stewardship Sunday.
• School children in a nearby rural community will receive trees and enjoy
conservation presentations on Arbor Day.
Conservation Education
April 2004
An Earth Team presentation will be provided to Uinta County children, grades
K-5. Participants will receive packets, which include a soils booklet and a
bookmark.
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