Celebrate Earth Day and Participate in Earth Week 2009!
Friday April 17 - Sunday April 26
See
www.bairdcreek.org/earthdayfor a full listing of events!
Friday, April 17
Spring Medication Collection
Fri. April 17 from 8:00-1:00 pm at the Shopko in Suamico 2320 Lineville Road, Green Bay. Call the Brown County Library Recycling Hotline 920-448-4400, option 5 for more information.
Saturday, April 18
Baird Creek Clean-up and Oak Savannah Restoration Project
Sat. April 18 from 9:00-noon (come at 8:30 am for refreshments!) meet at Triangle Hill to help clean the park and begin planting an Oak Savannah! Located at 500 Beverly Road (off Baird Creek Road). Great opportunity for volunteer hours! Contact Maureen Meinhardt execdirector@bairdcreek.org for more information. www.bairdcreek.org
Sunday, April 19
Green Gardening Tips & Compost Demonstration
Sun. April 19 from 1:00-2:00 pm at the Green Bay Botanical Garden located at 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay. www.gbbg.org
Monday, April 20
Free Showing of Fortunate Wilderness
Join producer George Desort for a showing of a film about the ecology of Isle Royale - a film four years in the making. UW-Green Bay in Mary Ann Cofrin (MAC) Hall, Room 208 on Mon. April 20 at 7:00 pm. www.fortunatewilderness.com
Earth School Day with Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"!
Volunteers are still needed to visit area elementary schools to read and discuss "The Lorax" on Mon. and Tues., April 20th and 21st. Contact Jodi Arndt to set up your time at 920-437-0476 or email at JLA@lcojlaw.com.
Wednesday, April 22
Green Innovations 2009 - A Symposium and Showcase
Connecting Natural Capital to Economic Competitiveness Conference. At UW-Green Bay from 8:00-3:00pm on Weds. April 22. Registration Required. Visit www.uwgb.edu/embi/workshop for more information.
Sustainability Social
From 5:00-6:00 pm Wed. April 22 enjoy refreshments and networking at UW-Green Bay Phoenix Rooms in the University Union.
"Why Should We Care About Sustainability?"
Weds. April 22 at 6:00 pm hear national speaker Bob Willard, leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies, speak at UW-Green Bay Phoenix Rooms in the University Union.
"Return of the Cuyahoga"
Wed. April 22 at 6:30 pm. Sustaining Life Environmental Film Series at Harmony Café, 1660 W Mason Street. Free--donations appreciated. Discussion after on Green Bay's rivers. http://www.newaudubon.org/Films.htm
Celebrate the Environment through Music!
University Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Concert at 7:30 pm on Weds. April 22. UW-Green Bay, Weidner Center. Cost: $7 for Adults and $5 for Students and Seniors.
Thursday, April 23
Leave Your Car at Home Day Challenge
All day Thurs., Apr. 23, plan to participate in the city-wide initiative and leave your car at home. Make it a goal to log all the miles you save from driving by walking, biking, taking public transportation or carpooling and feel great about your commitment to the environment and yourself!
Green Drinks
A monthly social gathering for green minded folks every third Thursday of the month from 6:00-10:00 pm Thurs. April 23 at Kavarna (112 S. Broadway, Green Bay). This month enjoy Green Drinks as part of Earth Week 2009. This event is free and open to everyone! www.kavarna.com or www.greendrinks.org
Friday, April 24
Critical Mass Bike Ride
Fri. April 24 from 5:00-6:00 pm hop on your bike and head down to the Brown County Courthouse (100 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay) and join bike enthusiasts as they hit the streets for an hour long bike ride through downtown to promote bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation.
EcoJam at the Holiday Inn City Centre!
Kick off the weekend with a musical celebration to commemorate Earth Week Friday evening, April 24th at Ecojam! From 7 pm to Midnight enjoy a concert for all ages, featuring local favorites Jazz Orgy and Burnt Toast and Jam. The cost is $5 per person. Holiday Inn City Centre is located at 200 Main Street in downtown Green Bay. Call Kim Biedermann at 920-819-9548 for more information.
Saturday, April 25
Get Your Hands Dirty at the Downtown Green Bay Clean-up
Join volunteers as they help clean up downtown on Sat. April 25 from 9 am-Noon. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided as well as refreshments and comet cash from Erbert & Gerbert's! Volunteers can meet in the Hotel Sierra Parking lot (333 Main Street, Green Bay) Sat. morning at 9 am. Sponsored by the Downtown Neighborhood Association and The Plant People www.downtowngreenbay.com. Contact Crystal Osman for more info or to sign up crystal@downtowngreenbay.com.
Fox River and Trail Clean-up
Meet at St. Francis Park off Riverside Drive, Green Bay from 9:00-noon on Sat. April 25.
Green Cartoons
Sat. April 25 from 9:30-4:30 pm at the Brown County Public Library, downstairs meeting room, 515 Pine St, Green Bay. The Sustaining Life Environmental Film group will show a series of short animated films, repeating hourly. Come for one or stay and watch them all. "The Story of Stuff", especially for teens and older, will be shown at 11:00, 1:00, & 3:00.
Earth Day Potluck Dinner & Dance
Miranda & Baptiste of A Better Footprint will be hosting a family and earth friendly potluck Sat. April 25 from 6:30-10:00 p.m. The event is free and attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to pass that is locally grown, organic, fair trade or inspired by the earth! For more information contact Miranda or Baptiste at 920-569-6332. The event will be held at 1228 Main Street, Green Bay in Olde Town Crossing. www.abetterfootprint.org
Sunday, April 26
Teddy Bear Hunt in Bellevue!
Volunteer or enjoy the day outside with the family on Sun. April 26 from noon-4:00 pm at the Izaak Walton League's Teddy Bear Hunt in Bellevue. Lunch, Fishing, and More! Don't forget to buy your "hunting license!" Located at the Izaak Walton League property Osprey Point, off Hwy GV approx. 1 mi south of 172. Contact Jodi Arndt for more details 920-437-0476 or email at JLA@lcojlaw.com. http://www.iwla.org/browncounty
Questions? Ask Kim at 920-429-9008 or kim@conservationvoters.org
A HUGE thank you goes out to all the sponsors of Earth Week!
Baird Creek Preservation Foundation; Brown County Conservation Alliance; Cofrin Center for Biodiversity; Downtown Green Bay, Inc.; Environmental Management and Business Institute at UW-Green Bay; Friends of the Fox River Trail; Green Bay Botanical Garden; Izaak Walton League; Liebmann, Conway, Olejiniczak, and Jerry, S.C.; New Audubon; Olde Main Street, Inc.; Readers Loft Store; Soup Council; St. Norbert Abbey Justice and Peace Committee; Sustainable Greater Green Bay Task Force; Trout Unlimited; UW-Green Bay Public and Environmental Affairs Council; Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
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