Earth Day

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #175, APRIL 22, 2024

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Compiled by Dick Bennett. EARTH DAY ADAPTING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CLIMATE EducationUnionsLawDebt This Earth Day 2024, Become an Environmental Steward and Advocate of EQUAL JUSTICE in EDUCATION  NEA EdAction edaction@mail.nea.org via uark.onmicrosoft.com           Thu, Apr 18 Hi there, As Earth Day approaches, we recognize that climate justice is at the heart of education justice.  Not only do severe weather events interrupt instruction time and destroy school buildings, but extreme temperatures can make classrooms too hot or too cold for students to learn. These effects are felt most strongly in under-resourced communities, where schools don’t have the infrastructure to withstand these increasing pressures. We know that you care […]

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Earth Day Festival

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We celebrate Earth Day each year with a family-friendly festival, complete with interactive activities, crafts, games, and live music. Guests are invited to celebrate our common home, the earth, and to commit to protecting and preserving it! Join us in our mission to enhance education and environmental awareness by celebrating Earth, our common home, and committing to its protection and preservation at our annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 21, from 3 to 6 pm.  Tickets here.

OMNI EARTH DAY ANTHOLOGY APRIL 22, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-earth-day-anthology-april-22-2023.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS ARKANSAS Donna and Still on the Hill OMNI Newsletter   Climate Potluck   UAF Earth Day   Story-Myth   Fayetteville’s Action Plan Hobbs State Park USA and World   League of Conservation Voters   The Shalom Center   Population Connection   Veterans for Peace  Common Dreams/Green New Deal TEXTS ARKANSAS Greetings ya’ll, Earth Day is one of our FAVORITE days….because it is also our ANNIVERSARY!  This is a song I wrote years ago and did a recording of it at Red Barn but I really wanted […]

How to Host a Climate Potluck for Earth Day

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April 22-29 Omni Center and the NWA Time Exchange want to encourage members and friends to honor Earth Day. We support all groups who hold events and great outdoor activities that help us remember. Something else that needs to be done is for families and friends to begin connecting around this big issue. A way to do that might be for us to invite each other over for potluck, and just talk about what we’re already doing to help the Earth (lots of Omni folks are doing things) and what our growing edge about climate change might be. The potluck […]

Earth Day Activities at Hobbs State Park

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Saturday, April 15th: Activities from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day and the 100th anniversary of Arkansas State Parks! Food trucks will be selling food and drinks. A percentage of sales benefits the park. 9:00-11:00 a.m.: Birds and Breakfast: See live songbirds captured in the park by ornithologists and then help release the birds after learning more about them.  Breakfast snacks and beverages will be provided. Event sponsors: Bluebird Shed, 3-D Pet Products, and Friends of Hobbs. 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: Educational booths and kids crafts. Come and go as you please. Booths will be on the Ozark Plateau Trail next to […]

Fayetteville Celebrates Earth Day with Litter-Grabber Giveaway and Pledge

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Thursday, April 9, 2020  Contact: Heather EllzeyEnvironmental EducatorRecycling and Trash Collections479.601.1930hellzey@fayetteville-ar.gov  Contact: Kristina JonesVolunteer and Community Programs CoordinatorParks and Recreation479.444.3467kjones@fayetteville-ar.gov  Fayetteville Celebrates Earth Day with Litter-Grabber Giveaway and Pledge  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — April 22, 2020 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day, and Fayetteville is celebrating by giving out litter-grabbers and t-shirts and inviting citizens to sign an online Earth Day Pledge to participate in clean-up of the City’s parks and trails. The City of Fayetteville and Experience Fayetteville initially teamed up with municipalities along the Razorback Regional Greenway Corridor to plan a region-wide cleanup of the […]