Earth Day Celebration 2008

 Saturday, April 19th, 2008 from 1 to 4 PM

The Friends Rye Nature Center will again host over two-dozen environmental organizations and green businesses for an Earth Day Celebration from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday, April 19th, 2008.  The event is open to the public at no charge.  It features exhibitors, demonstrations, lectures, guided hikes, activities and a showing of student artwork.

Participants can learn to improve their own yards and households from a wide variety of speakers and workshops on topics ranging from organic lawn care, nature-friendly household products and green investing.  The event will also focus globally with discussions on hot environmental topics in Westchester County, environmental literacy and global warming.  Join the Friends of Rye Nature Center and its partnering organizations in celebrating the earth with a nature poetry hike, nature crafts for kids and a student art show.

There is no charge for the event which is suitable for all ages. Pre-registration is not required. It is held at Rye Nature Center, 873 Boston Post Rd. (US Route 1), Rye, NY.

For more information, see the website at www.ryenaturecenter.org, e-mail info@ryenaturecenter.org or call 914-967-5150

 A list of cooperating partners will be included here as they are confirmed. 

2007 partners included:

Organization                                                              Topic

Alliance for Green Schools and Communities                Green Buildings

Andora Design                                                            Organic lawn care & landscaping

Backyard Beekeepers                                                 Bee Keeping

Buffalo Field Campaign                                                Buffalo preservation

Childrens Envir. Literacy Foundation                            Environmental literacy

City of Rye/ CCAC                                                     Wetland conservation

Commerce Bank                                                         Green Investments

Cornell Cooperative Extension Westchester County     Integrated Pest Management

Federated Conservationists of Westchester County      Hot topics in Westchester County

Friends of Edith Read Sanctuary                                  Skulls & Skins

Friends of Rye Nature Center                                      Re-useable shopping bags

Friends of Rye Nature Center                                      Butterfly Hike

Friends of Rye Nature Center                                      Woodland Hike

Friends of Rye Nature Center                                      Nature Poetry Hike

Grass Roots Environmental Education                          Toxin & Pollutants

Harmonious Environment                                             Green Interior Design

Hudson Energy Services                                              Green Electric

Nature Technologies                                                    Deer deterrents

New Canaan Nature Center                                        Animals

Rye Community Synagogue                                         Green Team

Rye Middle School                                                      Earth Day Poster Contest

Rye Middle School Ecology Club                                Earth Cookie Fund Raiser

Sav-A-Tree                                                                 Tree Care Demo

SNAP                                                                         Air Pollution

Toyota & Ford                                                            Hybrid Cars

Trees for Rye                                                              Street Trees

Wainwright House                                                       Global and Personal Transformation

Westchester Planning Dept                                          Water Quality Monitoring