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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 2011)
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 • 11 AM -5 PM EWEB River Edge Plaza MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT 1:40 – 1:50 PM 11:00 – 11:15 AM EWEB’s Greenpower Grant Awards Mayor Kitty Piercy presents Bold Steps Award 1:50 – 2:00 PM Procession of All Species 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Roger McConnell 2:00 – 3:15 PM Walker T. Ryan 12:30 – 1:40 PM The Plastic Y-No Band 3:30 – 5:00 PM valier Walker T . Brian Che EVENTS MECCA’s Romper Room of Reuse and Recycled Art (North Bldg., EWEB Community Room) Craft activities for children and adults using reclaimed materials, including wearable art, musical instruments, hat and costume-making for the Procession of All Species. Meet behind the main stage at 1:45 PM for the parade! Earth Day Book Swap and Book Sale Reduce, reuse, reread! Join us upstairs in the EWEB cafeteria to swap or purchase your favorite earth-friendly books, suggest publications for others to read or to just relax. Bring a book to leave for someone else, or purchase a book to support the African children’s education project in Togo. New and used books donated by Smith Family Books and other local independent bookstores, along with Books w/o Borders periodicals and books relating to Earth Day will be for sale. Earth Day “How To” Fair In the EWEB Cafeteria area is a series of informative and instructional mini-workshops on weatherization, pruning trees, etc. 12:00 – 1:00 PM : Home Energy Retrofi ts—Tune Your Existing Home for Optimal Performance Air leaks in most existing homes add up to an open window in your home. Air sealing is one of the least expensive and most cost-effective measures you can take to improve your home’s comfort and energy effi ciency. By sealing uncontrolled air leaks, you can expect to see savings of 10% to 20% on your heating and cooling bills, and even more if you have an older or especially leaky house. With this demonstration, you’ll learn easy, cost effective ways to save money and energy. 1:00 – 2:00 PM: Ron Dyer, Certifi ed Arborist Tips for planting and caring for new trees to ensure successful establishment and how to properly prune young and mature trees, and information on the day’s drawing for up to 60 trees! 2:00 – 3:00 PM: Larry Levinson, BRING Recycling How to identify quality yard and garden tools, where to fi nd them, and how to care for them. Earth Action Arena Booths 2011 Basic Rights Oregon Bath Fitter BRING Recycling Blue Sky Design City of Eugene Stormwater/ Waste Prevention & Green Building Brian Chevalier and Heavy Chevy Ryan 3:00 – 4:00 PM : CERT –Community Emergency Response Teams Discussion on how to prepare yourself, your family and your neighbors for disaster. 4:00 – 5:00 PM : Five Fast Fixes to Save Water for Earth Day Discussions include Watch for leaks; Avoid sprinkler run- off; Turn off the tap between tasks; Every day water savings in the kitchen; Replace fi xtures with WaterSense labeled product…and that spells WATER. Free Bike Safety Check 11 AM – 4 PM Bicycle mechanics from Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life will be on hand to provide free bike check-ups and minor tune-ups. Grab your bike and pedal over to take advantage of this great offer – along with free, covered bike parking. One bike per person, please! Prizes! Visit all the Earth Day booths, and play our Booth Bingo to win valuable prizes, discounts and other items. Visit EWEB’s arborist booth to enter a drawing for a free tree. Quantities limited. Procession of All Species A Celebration of all creatures great and small! The Procession of All Species is an artistic celebration in which participants honor all species of life on our home planet. Anyone can join the Procession by donning a costume, mask, or other representation of their favorite plant, animal, mineral, ecosystem or natural wonder (but NO live animals, motorized vehicles or written signs/messages). Costumes and masks can be made onsite, beginning at 11 AM with M.E.C.C.A. in the EWEB Community Room. The Procession of All Species will assemble at 1:45 PM behind the Main Stage at EWEB’s River Edge Plaza Fountain, on the riverside proscenium. The route will meander through the Plaza and proceed across the Peter DeFazio Footbridge, over the Willamette River, and ending in Alton Baker Park. This year’s procession will be lead by madhatter Rich Glauber and Eugene’s favorite Brazilian troupe, Samba Ja! Pacifi c Tree Climbing Institute A free, introductory tree climbing experience open to all ages! PTCI is an Oregon outfi tter/guide service that offers recreational, guided canopy tours. If you’re under 18 years Democratic Party of Lane County Energy Design Eugene Waldorf School Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN) EWEB Water Fair Trade on Main Fern Bottom Forge Free Appliance Removal Friends of KRVM Green Box Top Heart of Now Hooked on Palms Iron Snag Lane County Waste Management LRAPA Lane Transit District (LTD) McKenzie River Trust The Music Project of age, remember to bring a parent or legal guardian to sign the mandatory liability release! Located by the EWEB Credit Union Building on 4th Avenue and Mill Street. The SunRover Constructed as a demonstration of solar electric technology, the SunRover generates power from the sun. The blue photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on top of the SunRover harness the sunlight to produce clean electricity. The SunRover can operate as a portable generator, delivering power to community events and educational demonstrations. The Watery World at Earth Day Walk across Willamette River on the Defazio Bike Bridge to the Watery World by the riverside at Alton Baker Park, near the Duck Ponds and participate in the fun exhibits and mini- workshops from 11:00 AM – 5 PM including: – Native Youth Water Warriors - Pollution project – Nuclear Northwest Watersheds- Hanford Radioactive Pollution -Lane County Dangers Kids Workshops & Activities – Make Clay Watershed Models of the Willamette Valley For kids of all ages: come make your own take-home, potters clay models of our hills and rivers. Simulated rainfall lets kids see how our rivers work to shape and carve our region. Make a take-home Willamette Valley-to-the-sea watershed clay model in a workshop for younger kids, or join the group and make a huge clay model of the Eugene area watershed basin. – Clay Critters of Our Watershed: fi gurine sculpting of our local animals and bugs in their habitats. – The River Box: Kids playing with stream beds – Boats on land to play in; canoe, sailboat, raft... – Hydro Power Inventions: water wheels – Wooden Toy Boat Making with recycled wood scraps – How to Fish: in the ponds and in the river – The Good Life Comfy in the Rain: explore a tent camp out of the rain with different water books and games to enjoy in each tent – Poster Art with “ Don’t Dump Downstream” stencil art- painting fun Brought to you by the Drop in the Bucket Brigade of the School of Earthy Arts (541) 653-4355, Louisa Hamachek Natural Choice Directory NextStep Recycling NLC Committee on Sustainability Northwest Youth Corps Oregon League of Conservation Voters P.A.C. OSU Extension/City of Eugene Compost Point2Point Solutions Premium Effi ciency Quantum Redwood Northwest Schnitzer Steel Shaklee Independent Distributors – Feel So Alive Solar Assist University of Oregon Recycling/EWEB Winter Green Farm Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods Alliance Whole Earth Nature School THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Cumulus Broadcasting, City of Eugene, Eugene Weekly, EWEB, Guide2Green, KMTR News Source 16, KZEL 96.1, Lane Transit District, Lane County Waste Management, Lane County Master Gardeners Association, Oregon Country Fair, Schnitzer Steel With additional support from One Woman Productions, LLC, Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life, and Pacifi c Tree Climbing Institute
