Mid-Columbia Earth Month
"Building a Better Community Through Environmental Education, Volunteerism, and Stewardship"
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Upcoming events
Recent blog posts
- Invitation to the Media
- Ways to stay involved when the month is over.
- 2011 Electrathon Car Rally! April 23rd at CBC
- Environmental Education (EE) Week is April 10-16, 2011
- Planning for Earth Month 2011 is underway!
- Earth Day
- Photos: Amon Basin and Tapteal Bend plant restoration projects
- West Richland Annual City-Wide Clean Free Clean Up Day! Info and pictures.
- Send us your Earth Month project info!
- 2010 Earth Month Community Impact Report (more info to come)
Educational Activities
24 Hours of Reality
by Lora | Tue, 09/06/2011 - 10:15am24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message
Gasland - movie
by Lora | Thu, 04/21/2011 - 3:05pmCome see this Academy award nominated movie and learn the facts behind the "fracking" process to extract natural gas from the ground. Everyone interested in the energy future of the United States needs to see this movie. You will be surprised and scared.
Solar Installation at Udder Farms
by geverett | Wed, 03/30/2011 - 9:12amThe public is invited to a solar installation event at Udder Farms in Grandview. Students from Columbia Basin College's first solar hot water certification class will install the panels. The energy will provide hot water for the milking parlor and calving barn, which previously used propane and electricity.
USDA will be available to answer questions about the funding program and Charlie Card and Ray Lam will be on hand to answer questions about the solar hot water heaters.
Raised Bed Gardening & Spring Greens Workshop
by Lora | Wed, 03/23/2011 - 2:54pmIncludes workshop, greens cooking class and lunch. Davenlore Winery will hold tasting too.
Bateman Island Bird Walk
by Lora | Wed, 03/23/2011 - 2:25pmMeet at Wye Park at 8am, bring binoculars.
Earth Hour presentation and potluck
by Lora | Wed, 03/23/2011 - 9:39amJoin us for the presentation, ANWR Up Close and Personal, by Scott and Pamela Woodward, about their trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge last summer. Scott is president of the Tapteal Greenway Assoc. and the Ridges to Rivers Open Space Network. Learn about the whole ANWR system and what is at stake.
Bird Walk, Osprey Point & Sacajawea Heritage Trail
by geverett | Mon, 03/14/2011 - 1:30pmSee attached for more information and directions.
Tour Kadlec Medical Center's Organic Garden
by geverett | Mon, 03/14/2011 - 1:18pmVolunteer Training for Wildlife Refuge System
by geverett | Mon, 03/14/2011 - 1:01pmA Volunteer Orientation/Training will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 12, for anyone interested in meeting other volunteers and learning about:
• What the National Wildlife Refuge System is all about
• What 8 Refuges constitute the Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex and what is happening at them
• How Refuges are managed
• About Law Enforcement on Refuges
• Scientific/biological programs operating on our Refuges
• Volunteer needs
• How you can volunteer
Crocheting with Grocery Bags class
by Admin | Sat, 03/12/2011 - 9:58amCrochet with Grocery Bags – Be Green!
Instructor:SusanBrown-Evans
Min. 4 / Max. 12
In this class you will learn to cut up used plastic grocery bags and use them to make a ball of “yarn”. You’ll use your plastic yarn to make a small purse or eyeglass case, or even a tote bag.
You will need some knowledge of basic crochet, a size G, H or larger crochet hook, used plastic grocery bags, tab tops from used soda cans, and scissors.
