Earth Day in Columbus
Wednesday April 16, 2008
April 22, 2008 is Earth Day. You can celebrate locally at the Columbus Zoo and Easton Town Center with Earth Day events on April 19. Visit columbuszoo.org and eastontowncenter.com for details.
Earth Day is always a time to think about pollution and recycling and how we are treating our favorite planet. The Green Guide lists the greenest cities in America: Columbus isn't one of them. Here are some things we can do to pollute less and make the Earth better.
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For more ideas on how we can better treat the Earth, visit earthday.net.
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A little more info on the Earth Day event that Columbus Green Drinks, Simply Living, and Sierra Club have put together… there is another, really awesome component to this event. In the morning before the party in Goodale park volunteers will be working all over central Ohio planing trees, picking up litter, etc. The goal is to get 500 people to work 4 hours each- the equivalent amount of time one person would spend working for a whole year. Hence the name of the event, Columbus Earth Day 2007- A Year in a Day. Learn more and sign up at http://www.ayearinaday.org
How about spending Earth Day getting your young gardeners (and those young at heart), excited about plants and nature? I thought your young gardeners would enjoy an indoor gardening adventure, growing the TickleMe Plant (Mimosa pudica). Recently featured by the National Gardening Associations Kids Store, http://www.kidsgardeningstore.com/14-1030.html
If you want to give your young gardeners an experience they will never forget, consider having them grow a TickleMe Plant. This is the plant that will close its leaves and lower its branches when you tickle it. They sprout in days and can be grown indoors any time of year. Just Google TickleMe Plants or go to www.TickleMePlant.com for seeds and growing kits. This plant has turned many kids into plant and nature lovers. I know, because I grow TickleMe Plants in my classroom. Your children may never look at plants in the same way and neither will you!
Happy Growing,
Mark