Patch Picks: Make the Earth a Better Place
Patch picks ways to make the earth a better place this Earth Day.
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This week's Patch Picks: Earth Day—ways to make the earth a better place
1. Annual Earth Day Trail Cleanup — Glen Ellyn, Wheaton
On Saturday, Apr. 30, volunteers are invited to help remove litter and prepare the 62-mile Illinois Prairie Path for another season. If you plan to volunteer, remember to bring your work gloves and a couple of garbage bags.
2. Recycling Extravaganza — Glen Ellyn
Organized by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission, the Recycling Extravaganza invites residents to drop off a variety of items, including electronics, on Apr. 30 at the village commuter parking lot at the intersection of Duane and Lorraine streets.
3. Native Illinois Plant Sale — Wheaton
Each year, the city's Environmental Improvement Commission gives residents a chance to buy plants that require less maintenance, less water and are more adaptive to the local climate—all for the sake of having a more environmentally-friendly community.
4. "Kids in Action" Earth Day Celebration — Glen Ellyn
On Saturday, Apr. 23, Ten Thousand Villages in Glen Ellyn will honor Earth Day with it's first ever "Kids in Action" celebration. Children can participate in an international scavenger hunt, fair trade snacks and giveaways.
5. Party for the Planet at Cosley Zoo — Wheaton
Join the park district to take part in the largest combined Earth Day celebration in North America, with more than 100 other zoos and aquariums. Visitors can learn how they can participate in conservation efforts from representatives from business and conservation organizations.nThe first 200 visitors will receive a free seed packet to take home.
Next week's Patch Picks: Cinco de Mayo celebration ideas
Keven Graham
3:48 pm on Thursday, April 21, 2011
Earth Day is a day of focus, taking care of the earth and sustainability should happen everyday. Ways to be more sustainable could include 1. plant more trees, 2. plant native plants, 3. zero pesticides, 4. use compost and organics, 5. use permeable pavements. Tips from Planning Resources Inc.
Charlotte Eriksen
6:00 pm on Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thanks, Keven! Those are so much better than what I put—I wasn't sure that going to an event to learn how to be more sustainable was necessarily a way of being more enviro-friendly—BUT, if applied, I figured it worked :).
Jeffrey Gahris
9:24 am on Sunday, May 8, 2011
There is an interesting seminar next weekend about historical landscapes. I look forward to attending because in the old days we had clever ways to preserve our environment, and this wisdom became lost to much of us in the modern world. For details, see http://www.glenellynpreservation.org/