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Contra Costa Earth Day Festival, 10th Anniversary – CA
Description: “New Energy for a New Era”. CC Earth Day, a free event, expects 20,000 visitors to its home, the Concord Pavilion, where we will be setting up “birds-of-a-feather” eco-areas, with interactive educational messages. The Green Community, a key eco-area, will feature a giant operating windmill, solar cooking, electric and solar vehicles, organic gardening, alternative construction as well as the 100 panel New Energy Maze.
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000. 10:00am – 6:00pm.
Location: Concord Pavilion
City, State: Walnut Creek, CA
Contact:
Address: P.O. Box 4686, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 274-3669
Email: cceday2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.ccearthday.org
Earth Day Fair Caltech
Description: The members of the Caltech Environmental Task Force would like to invite you to participate in our open-air Earth Day Fair on Friday, April 21. The goal of the fair is to promote environmental awareness on our campus and in our community. This year we are joining forces with Amnesty International and the Caltech Progressives Coalition to address the issue of human rights and the environment.
Now in its ninth year, Caltech's annual Earth Day Fair is of respectable size and is well-attended. It routinely attracts over 400 students, faculty, and outside visitors.
Timing: Friday, April 21; 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Near the Caltech Bookstore, Building 51 on the Caltech campus.
Getting here: From the 210 take the Hill Avenue exit, Follow Hill Avenue south. Shortly after passing Pasadena City College (it will be on your left) turn right on San Pasqual Street. Follow San Pasqual one block, to its end. There, continue straight into the campus, proceeding west until you see the tables set up for the fair, on your left.
Contact: Yuki Takahashi (626) 395-1713; Jennie Stephens (626) 395-4393
Email: yukimoon@its.caltech.edu
Celebrate Earth Day 2000 Los Angeles
On Saturday, April 22, come to Exposition Park in the heart of L.A. for free music, exhibits and family fun! Join thousands in a full day of festivities to demonstrate your concern for global warming and support
Clean Energy Now!
Exposition Park Events on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22
8:30am - 10:30am: Clean Energy Ride - Start Earth Day right by riding your bike, walking, driving your electric vehicle or taking transit to Pershing Square (5th and Hill in the center of L.A.). Then join the Clean Energy
Ride to Exposition Park to demonstrate clean transportation for the future,
888-295-8372, www.earthdayla.org
10:30am - 11am: Children's March - New Wave of Environmentalists - Meet at Figueroa and 39th St. entrance to Exposition Park to join the completion of the Clean Energy Ride and start a day of family fun. To register call
800-HEAL BAY, x128, www.healthebay.org
11am - 6pm: Clean Energy Fair - Learn the latest info about new environmentally responsible products, solar and wind energy, etc. at scores of environmental booths, plus an Organic Farmers' Market and Food Area, as well as Holistic Health booths, 888-295-8372, www.earthdayla.org
11am - 8pm: 3rd Annual EarthFaire 2000 - An all-day, fun-filled festival featuring a Kids' World, Waves of the Future (environmental education), and a finale concert with cutting-edge bands. Learn about this year's theme sustainability, and simple, everyday things that can be done to preserve the planet. 800-HEAL BAY, www.healthebay.org
9am - 3pm: Tree Planting & Spring Cleanup -Beautify the neighborhoods in the vicinity of Exposition Park, organized by TreePeople, L.A. Works, City of L.A. Operation Clean Sweep and California Conservation Corps,
888-295-8372, www.earthdayla.org
Conferences
Turning Up the Heat: The Politics of Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Renewable Energy Conference, Sat. April 1, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Westwood United Methodist Church, 10497 Wilshire Bl., Westwood (1 mile E of 405), with Dan
Becker, Sierra Club; Julia Levin, Union of Concerned Scientists; Tim Carmichael, Coalition for Clean Air; Wendy Wendlandt, CalPIRG. 310-441-1544 x318, www.earthdayla.org
Greening Los Angeles - Moving to Sustainability and Reducing Global Warming, Sat. April 29, 9:30am - 3 pm, L.A. River Center, 570 West Avenue 26 west of San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, with Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, LADWP Manager David Freeman and other environmental leaders. (From northbound 110 Pasadena Fwy., take Figueroa St. Exit, turn right on Figueroa, then left on Avenue 26), 310-393-1125, www.earthdayla.org
Stewards of the Earth - Environmental & Spiritual Community, Sun. May 7,
2:30 pm - 4:30pm, Agape International Center of Truth, 5700 Buckingham Pkwy, Culver City, with Sen. Tom Hayden and other religious and environmental leaders. (Take Slauson Ave. Exit east from I-405 Fwy., left on Buckingham) 310-393-1125, www.earthdayla.org
Regional Celebrations
9th Annual Santa Monica Festival, Sat. April 15, 9am-dusk. A celebration of cultural & environmental resources with practical workshops on sustainable lifestyles. Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Ave, City of Santa Monica. 310-458-8350
Earth Day Fair at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Sat. April 15, 8 am - 4 pm, beach cleanup, games, projects, information, speakers, music, films, for the whole family, 310-548-7562, www.cabrilloaq.org (take Harbor Fwy. 110 to San Pedro, exit Gaffey St.)
11th Annual Earth Day Fair on Shell Maker Island, Sun. April 16, 10 am – 3 pm, Largest Earth Day event in Orange County with 40 exhibits, food and entertainment, Jamboree and PCH, Newport Beach, Newport Bay Naturalists and
Friends, 949-640-6746
Eco Maya Festival, Sat. April 22 & Sun. April 23, 10 am - 9 pm, L. A. City College, 855 N. Vermont Ave. (near Santa Monica Bl.), Los Angeles, A Celebration of Maya Culture - Mother Earth Day with booths, music and the world's largest tamale, 323-960-7879 www.ecomaya.org
Aquarium of the Pacific Earth Day 2000, Sat. April 22, 9 am - 6pm, Conservation displays and activities for children and adults, live music and strolling entertainment, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach (follow signs at the end of the 710 Fwy.), 562-951-1694, www.aquariumofpacific.org
Earth Festival, Sat. April 22, 11am-4pm. Music, arts & crafts, eco-booths, kids activities, Polliwog Park, 1601 Manhattan Beach Bl., City of Manhattan Beach, 310-545-5621 x330 & V.O.I.C.E, 310-318-6642
Earth Day in Topanga, Sat. April 22, noon-sunset, musicians, dancers, booths, arts and crafts, food, children's activities, Community Center, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Bl., Topanga, 310-455-2757, 310-455-4294, (starts with beach clean-up at Topanga Beach from 8 - 11 am)
Earth Day's Eve, Fri. April 21, 8pm to Sun. April 23, 8pm, Dance for our Mother Earth, 3 day festival featuring favorite local and out of town DJs and live performers, including folk, reggae, hip-hop, trip-hop, drum and base, breaks, techno, ambient, trance and house music, Lancaster ($10/day).
For info call 323-281-0645 or 909-425-3178. If you want to help, write HerMusic@yahoo.com or call 213-829-9454.
Earth Day 2000-Kaleidoscope, Sat. April 29, 10 am - 4 pm, An Earth Day celebration featuring ecological exhibits and displays, Cal State Univ. at Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, 562-985-8672, www.csulb.edu/web/programs/kaleido/index.html
Other Community Events
Hands Around Ballona, Sat. April 8, 10am-1pm, Jefferson and Lincoln, Playa del Rey, Earth Spirit Agape, 310-348-1260 x601
California Poppy Festival, Sat. April 9, 10 am - 6 pm, Lancaster City Park, Lancaster
Restore the Bolsa Chica Reserve, April 15, 9 am, Plant native vegetation, meet in parking lot at PCH & Warner, Sierra Club, 714-969-7229
Bike the Back Bay, Sun. April 16, 8 - 11 am, Start at UC Irvine (University Dr. & Mesa), end at Shell Maker Island, ($5 fee) Earth Resource, 949-645-5163, www.earthresource.org
Earthday Celebration, Fri. April 21, all day, Children's activities, Chino Valley Water Basin Conservation District, Montclair, 909-930-6791
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Giveaway, Sat. April 22, all day in various L.A. locations, Help staff tables and distribute energy-conservation info, Sierra Club 213-387-4287 x204
Ballona Creek Cleanup, Sat. April 22, 9am - noon, meet where the creek crosses Duquesne, Overland or Sepulveda, Ballona Creek Renaissance Program, (310) 839-6896.
Catalina Island Earth Day 2000, Sat. April 22, 10 am - 3 pm, Children's artwork, music and nature hikes, Avalon, Catalina Island, 310-510-2414,
Los Cerritos Wetlands Cleanup and Species Survey, Sat. April 22, 8 - 11 am Long Beach, Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, 714-894-4875, www. birdingbyboat.org
Earth Day Awareness 2000, Sat. April 22, noon - 3 pm, Celebrate Earth Day by recycling and exercising, South Bay Pavilion (Carson Mall), (310) 952-1781, or 952-1779
Orange Coast College Earth Day Fair, Sat. April 22, all day, Recycling Center, corner of Fairview and Adams, 714-432-5131
Preservation through Planting II, Wed. April 26, 8 am - noon, Plant trees at Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, 818 988 8627
19th Annual Santa Monica Mountains Trail Days, Sat. & Sun. Apr 29-30, 8:30 am - 4 pm, Pt Mugu State Park, Sierra Club, camp Fri/Sat nights, call 818-222-4531 or 805-488-1827 by April 24 for camping reservation ordirections, www.angeleschapter.org
Great L.A. River Cleanup, Sat. May 6, at 10 locations, Friends of the LA River, 800-LA-RIVER, www.folar.org
Household Hazardous Waste Roundups, ongoing throughout L.A. County, 888-CLEANLA (888-253-2652), http://dpw.co.la.ca.us/epd
Smart Gardening Workshops, ongoing throughout L.A. County, 888-CLEAN-LA,www.smartgardening.com
Earth Day Energy Fast, turn your lights out, walk to work, and reducegreenhouse gas emissions, www.earthdayenergyfast.org, 323-654-6237
California State Parks Foundation - or list of April 22 events, call 800-963-PARK, or see www. calparks.org
Elysian Valley Tree Planting, Sat., April 22, 9am to 12pm, Riverside Dr.and Oros Street, North East Trees, 323-441-8634.
This is a partial list. For a complete list, see www.earthdayla.org
(All events are free, unless noted. Bring water, hat and sunblock.)
How to Get to Exposition Park
Exposition Park includes the Coliseum, IMAX Theater, California ScienceCenter and Natural History Museum. We urge everyone to take the bus,train, bicycle or walk if possible, as a demonstration of concern forglobal warming and the future of the planet. For transit directions andschedules from anywhere in L.A. County to Exposition Park, go to
www.scag.ca.gov/transit and type in your starting point with the endingpoint as Exposition and Figueroa, Los Angeles, or call the MTA at800-COMMUTE (800-266-6883).
By Train: Take the Red or Blue Lines to 7th and Flower, then the Dash F bus
(25¢) leaves every 15 minutes to Exposition Park.
By Bus: Go to www.scag.ca.gov/transit to find the best way to Exposition and Figueroa.
Driving: Take Exposition Bl. exit from the Harbor Freeway (110). Northbound, turn left (west) at the end of the exit ramp onto 37th St, then jog slightly left on Exposition Bl., and go three blocks west to Menlo
Ave., turn left and park in the lot ($7 all day). Southbound, at the endof the exit ramp, jog slightly right on to Exposition Bl. and go three blocks west to Menlo Ave. and turn left.
Note for parking for the Children's March: Take Flower St. south from Exposition Bl., jog left onto Figueroa St. and turn into the parking lot at
39th St. ($5 all day).
Directions to Pershing Square
By Train: Take the Red Line to the Pershing Square.
By Bus: Go to www.scag.ca.gov/transit or call 800-COMMUTE to find the best way to 5th and Hill St.
Driving: From the Pasadena/Harbor Fwy. (110), take 6th St. east to Olive, turn left (north) and park in the underground lot on the right ($9 all day).
Info about Bicycles On MTA Metro Rail
Bikes on MTA trains require a free Metro permit available through the mail or any Metro Customer Center. No permits are needed for buses or Metrolink trains, but they can only handle 2 bikes per car. (Folding bikes in bags need no permits.) For more info, call 800-COMMUTE or see www.mta.net/metro/metrorail/ride/mr_bicycle.htm
Important Websites
Earth Day Los Angeles: www.EarthDayLA.org
Earth Day Network: www.EarthDay.net
Sierra Club: www.SierraClub.org
Environmental Defense: www.EnvironmentalDefense.org
Heal the Bay: www.HealTheBay.org
Global Green USA: www.GlobalGreen.org
Natural Resources Defense Council: www.NRDC.org
CalPIRG: www.PIRG.org/calpirg
Coalition for Clean Air: www.CoalitionForCleanAir.org
EcoPledge Campaign: www.EcoPledge.com
Southern California Council on Environment and Development: www.SCCED.org
Transit Directions: www.scag.ca.gov/transit
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Earth Day 2000 "Unplugged:" Workshops for Clean Energy Solutions - Atlanta
Description: Nearly 30 environmental organizations have come together to put on this year's workshops. Clean Energy is this year's national Earth Day theme, so the afternoon workshops will educate the public on how energy use and conservation relates to the quality of our lives. The workshops will stress three levels of responsibility-personal, corporate and government and will be broken down into the following three tracks:
n "Shifting Gears: Transportation Alternatives for Sustainable Communities"
n "Zapping Your Energy: Reducing Energy Waste in Your Home and Business"
n "Positive Energy: New Energy for a New Era." =20
In tandem, a series of other activities will be taking place simultaneously including ecological tours, an alternative vehicle exhibit and classes for kids.
Start Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000 at 12:00 noon
Location: Magnolia Hall in Piedmont Park
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA 30309
Name of Organizer: Colleen Kiernan, Coordinator
Address: 1447 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 502
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 873-3173
Fax:
E-mail: colleen@efg.org
Website: www.efg.org
Spring Green Day - Atlanta
Description: Teams of volunteers will be working on stream clean-ups, trail maintenance, tree plantings and a number of other outdoor urban, suburban and rural projects during an all-volunteer day.
Start Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000
Location: various
City, State ZIP:
Name of Organizer: Hands on Atlanta
Address: 1605 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 872-2252
Fax:
E-mail:dhudson@handsonatlanta.com
Website:
Down to Earth Day Party - Atlanta
Description: The official celebratory event of Earth Day will feature music, speakers, and a Silent Spring Auction the evening of April 22. More than 300 business leaders, community representatives, environmentalists and individuals are expected to attend.
Start Date: April 22, 2000
Location: Magnolia Hall in Piedmont Park
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA 30309
Name of Organizer: Environmental Fund for Georgia
Address: 1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 502
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 873-3173
Fax:
E-mail: alice@efg.org
Website. www.efg.org
Clean Commute Week - Atlanta
Description: Join the American Lung Association of Georgia in reducing smog in Atlanta. Thousands of Atlantans will pledge to clean commute during Clean Commute Week and continue to use clean-air friendly transportation options throughout our smog-filled summer.
Start Date: April 17, 2000
Location:
City, State ZIP:
Name of Organizer: Nancy Turbidy
Address:
City, State ZIP:
Phone: 770-434-5864
Fax:
Email: nturbidy@alaga.org
Website:
Earth to Buzz - Atlanta
Description: Georgia Tech will hold its annual "Earth-to-Buzz" festival on Friday, April 21, from 10am to 2pm. Festivities will include over 40 informational booths and displays, live demonstrations, including in-line skating, pottery throwing yoga, Reiki treatments, live music, alternative fuel vehicles, athe Atlanta Zoo Mobile, bicycle maintenance clinic, free prize drawings, and the City of Atlanta/Center for Puppetry Arts presentation of "The Amazing Backyard Composting Machine." T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles will be given away to participants who successfully navigate the Earth Day Maze. A tree planting ceremony will take place at the Georgia Tech Campanile and will feature speakers from the Board of Regents and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
Start Date: Friday, April 21, 2000
Location: Georgia Tech Campus, Skiles to Student Center walkway & Campanile area
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA
Name of Organizer: Mickey Young or Cindy Jackson
Address:
City, State ZIP:
Phone: 404-385-0088
Fax:
Email: myoung@ppd1.facilities.gatech.edu or
cindy.jackson@facilities.gatech.edu
Website:
Earth Day at the Zoo - Atlanta
Description: Fun and educational activities for children and adults. Kickoff at 10:00am on Friday April 21 and unveiling of children's conservation mural. See www.zooatlanta.org for more information.
Start Date: 4/21/2000 to 4/22/2000
Location: Zoo Atlanta
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA
Name of Organizer: Pamela Sery, Zoo Atlanta
Address: 800 Cherokee Ave SE
City, State ZIP: Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-624-5621
Fax:
Email: pamela.dery@mindspring.com
Website: www.zooatlanta.org
Earth Day & Recycle Festival - Atlanta
Description: Cherokee County Earth day will have games & activities for children, arts & crafts (made from recycled materials), educational seminars, music, door prizes and food. For more information, see http://www.KeepCherokeeBeautiful.com.
Start Date: 4/22/2000
Location: Woodstock Square
Main Street and Arnold Mill Road
City, State ZIP:
Name: Stan Hall, Keep Cherokee Beautiful
Address:
City, State ZIP:
Phone: 770-517-7650
Fax:
Email: StanHall01@aol.com
Website: www.KeepCherokeeBeautiful.com
Earth Run 5k Race Against Extinction - Atlanta
Description: The Nature Conservancy of Georgia hosts its 10th Annual Earth Day 5K Run which benefits The Nature Conservancy's efforts to preserve rare species and natural areas in the state.
Start Date: 4/29/2000 8:00 a.m.
Location: Cochran Shoals-Chattahoochee River Recreation Area
City, State ZIP
Name: Holly King, The Nature Conservancy
Address:
City, State ZIP:
Phone: 404-873-7979 x227
Fax:
Email: hking@tnc.org
Website:
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