With Ecology NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 19th annual Earth Week set to kick off next week, organizers of the multi-day event say visitors can expect a wide array of green-themed activities SA国际影视传媒� from talks on climate change to a city-wide scavenger hunt.
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The non-profitSA国际影视传媒檚 week-long nod to Earth Day SA国际影视传媒� and Earth itself SA国际影视传媒� will get underway Monday April 16 with a fish fry on Franklin Avenue . That's a staple of the seven-day celebration that underscores one of this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 themes, said Busch.
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Renewable energy SA国际影视传媒� another topic Ecology North hopes to bring attention to next week SA国际影视传媒� will be highlighted Tuesday April 17 when scavenger hunters set out on a three-day quest to spot solar panels, wind turbines and biomass systems in the city.
Ecology North's Laura Busch says the wide array of events planned for this year's Earth Week SA国际影视传媒� including a silent auction, coffee house and scavenger hunt SA国际影视传媒� are made possible by the efforts of SA国际影视传媒渄edicatedSA国际影视传媒� members and volunteers.
Saturday April 21 will feature a coffee house and silent auction, one of the weekSA国际影视传媒檚 main events and most well-attended in past years. Busch said she hopes the event, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., will draw the all of Ecology NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 supporters.
Donated items up for auction range from plane tickets and garden starting kits to art pieces and plants.
Contributions from Ecology NorthSA国际影视传媒檚 75 member volunteer pool, she said, range from copying editing funding proposals to helping put on events, like those planned for Earth Week 2018.
Brad Heath, a longtime member, stopped by the non-profitSA国际影视传媒檚 downtown office Wednesday to donate DVDs for the upcoming auction.
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Having worked with Ecology North during the early days of the Earth Day celebration, Heath said events like Earth Week help keep environmental issues at the forefront of public consciousness.
