2009 Earth Day/Earth Month
EVENTS CALENDAR
We hope you and your family and friends will come out and take part in the conservation activities we have planned as we celebrate 50 years as a Conservation Authority.
MARCH 28 - EARTH HOUR
Turn your lights out BETWEEN 8:30-9:30pm, participate in the events in Peterborough at City Hall, take a stroll on the Lakefield Trail or just think about all the great Earth Day Activities coming up in April!
MARCH 30 - LAUNCH OF "BY THE BUSHEL COMMUNITY FOOD
CO-OPERATIVE"
If you are interested in interested in protecting our planet by supporting the local and ecological food production -- this is for you! Public information and membership meeting Monday March 30th, 2009 at the Peterborough Public Library 7-9pm. All welcome. For more information call Peterborough Green-Up 745-3238 ext. 205.
APRIL 6 - OPIRG ON-CAMPUS FREE MARKET COLLECTION
OPIRG will launch it's “On-Campus Free Market Collection” which is a waste-reduction and community goods-redistribution initiative, that continues through to April 18th. Over this two week span, Trent students living on and off campus will be encouraged to donate all of their unwanted, clean, reusable goods to the Free Market Give Away. Special collection bins will be set up in the Great Hall of Champlain College, throughout that period. Check out the free re-usable giveaway on April 19.
APRIL 7 - ECO- FRIENDLY DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
Join OPIRG at the Wenjack Theatre, Trent University on Tuesday April 7th at 7pm for a green double bill that includes screenings of the documentaries: “Addicted to Plastic” and “The Story of Stuff” . Check out www.opirgpeterborough.ca for more information.
APRIL 8 - PETERBOROUGH FIELD NATURALISTS MEETING
Join the Peterborough Field Naturalists for their regular monthly meeting at 7.30pm in the Library on Aylmer Street. Speaker and PFN member John Bottomley will discuss “The Role of Fire in the Ecology of Australia.
APRIL 9-11 -"FOR THE LOVE OF GARDENING” SHOW
The Peterborough Horticultural Society, the Peterborough and Area Master Gardeners, and the Northumberland Master Gardeners invite you to the 2009 For the Love of Gardening Show. The 2008 show was a great success with nearly 8000 visitors and 180 booths of vendors and exhibitors all with gardening-related products and services spread over two arenas. Evinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Road, Peterborough: Thursday, April 9 (6 - 9 p.m.), Friday, April 10 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.), Saturday, April 11 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.). $5 admission, children free, free coat check.
APRIL 12 - PETERBOROUGH FIELD NATURALISTS SUNDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS BEGIN
Join PFN for the first Sunday Morning Bird Walk as another season of Sunday morning bird walks begin. These “walks” will be led by an experienced birder and last approximately 2.5-3.5 hours. Sunday Morning Bird Walks will be held every Sunday from April 12 to June 7. Meet in the parking lot at the Riverview Park and Zoo at 8:00am and we will carpool from there. Bring some $ for gas and your binoculars. From novice to expert, these outings are sure to please anyone interested in seeing, hearing and learning about local birds.
APRIL 15 - EARTH DAY BANNER RAISED OUTSIDE CITY HALL
PETERBOROUGH’S TREASURED TREE HUNT LAUNCH
Launch of Peterborough's Treasured Tree Hunt. Check out the website for all the details www.treasuredtreehunt.com
GREEN DRINKS
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beverage at informal sessions known as Green Drinks - it's a chance to mix with other like-minded folks, to network, share info and make friends. Anytime after 5pm at Riley’s Pub, Hearth Room (ground floor, back). 251 George (between King and Sherbrooke). Everyone is welcome.APRIL 14-16 - VOLUNTEER AT ECOLOGY PARK
Volunteers are always welcome at Ecology Park to help in the tree nursery on April 14, 15 and 16, anytime from 9-5, weather permitting.
APRIL 18 - 11th Annual EARTH DAY JACKSON CREEK CLEAN UP
Join us for the 11h annual Earth Day Jackson Creek Clean Up Saturday April 18, 2009, 10:00am – 12:00pm.
Meet at the main entrance to Jackson Park (Monghan Road and Parkhill Road). Gloves and bags will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Volunteers will pick-up litter throughout Jackson Park and along the Creek following the trail towards downtown.
APRIL 19 - MILLENNIUM PARK CLEAN UP
Join organizers from 10:00am –12:00pm to receive gloves and bags at the Boat House small building beside the Silver Bean Cafe. A concentrated clean up of the waterfront park and railway bed to George Street will be the focus. Volunteers will be provided with snacks and refreshments from community sponsors at the BBQ after the clean up. Tree seedlings (local native species of course!) will be available for volunteers to take home and plant, and there will be books available for children aged 3-15 to take home.
April 19 -LAKEFIELD TRAIL NATURE HIKE
Join MNR Biologist, Colin Jones and Natural Areas Ecologist, Mike McMurtry as they share nature’s awakenings. Meet at the Marshland Centre at 10 am for a brief orientation, followed by an interpretive hike along the southern shores of Katchewanooka Lake to the Doug Sadler Viewing Tower at the Imagine the Marsh wetland area. As an addition to the guided nature hike this year, you can purchase a back bacon on a bun breakfast served by the Lakefield Trail Stewardship Committee. For more information, please contact Penny Hebert at 652-0747.
April 19 -OPIRG REUSABLES GIVE-AWAY
OPIRG will be hosting a massive Give Away from 9am-5pm on the lawn of Sadleir House, 751 George St, Peterborough. All the donated items, ranging from household goods, clothing, office supplies, books, small electronics and miscellaneous items will be available to community members and students, absolutely FREE. We are hoping, but have not yet confirmed we will be offering a free lunch and free entertainment.
Volunteers are also very much needed, so please email us if you can help out! Please note that we will not be accepting computers or furniture. The following organizations can be contacted about accepting those items: Reboot Peterborough 749-5815 (computers)
St.Vincent De Paul 742-2585 or
Salvation Army Thrift Store 742-0483 (furniture)
APRIL 20-24 - CLEAN AGAIN-GREEN AGAIN SCHOOL YARD CLEAN-UPS
36 local schools will participate by hosting a school yard clean-ups.
MONAGHAN ROAD CLEAN UP AT CGE
Canadian Auto Workers, Canadian General Electric staff and students from Prince of Wales Elementary School work together to clean up the area surrounding CGE and the school on Monaghan Road.
APRIL 20-24 - PETERBOROUGH GREEN UP "QUEST FOR LESS" EARTH WEEK CHALLENGE
The Quest for Less Earth Week Challenge, challenges schools and classrooms to bring fully litterless lunch for the entire week of Earth Week. Those that participate can win great prizes including a free class trip to the Ecology Park or a school assembly with the amazing paddling puppeteers. Schools and/or classes need to pre-register by Friday, April 10th, 2009 -- just call Peterborough Green-Up 745-3238 ext. 216.
PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK
The theme of Pitch-In Canada Week this year is “Operation Clean Sweep”. To become a partner, decide on a project such as starting a cell phone recycling program, planting trees, a neighbourhood clean up or setting up a composting program. Activities can take a few hours, days or be an on-going commitment – it’s up to you. Visit www.pitch-in.ca for more ideas.
APRIL 21-23 - VOLUNTEER AT ECOLOGY PARK
Volunteers are always welcome at Ecology Park to help in the tree nursery on April 21, 22 and 23, anytime from 9-5, weather permitting.
APRIL 22 - EARTH DAY!
Cleanup your neighbourhood, plant a tree – check out www.earthday.ca for ideas about how to make every day earth day!
2ND ANNUAL KAWARTHA ROTARY CLUB SUPER SPRING CLEAN-UP
Members of the Kawartha Rotary Club, 250 high school students and community volunteers will clean up the City and County of Peterborough. After the clean up, there will be an Earth Day Celebration at Millennium Park including food and drinks, live music and displays at the MNR Building.
ADOPT-A-NEIGHBOURHOOD
Community Groups can contact Duncan Manser at the City of Peterborough Public Works Department 745-1386 to identify areas that they are planning to clean up. Bags, gloves and garbage pick-up will be provided by the City of Peterborough Public Works Department.
APRIL 25 - GREEN EXPO 2009
10 am to 4 pm, Evinrude Centre, Peterborough
Central Ontario's source for eco-friendly products and services for building and living. Organic, all natural, recycled, sustainable, fair trade, energy efficient and otherwise good-for-the-earth products and services exhibited throughout the day. Accompanying the exhibits will be presentations on a variety of 'green' topics as well as delicious organic food and a supervised children's area.
www.greenexpo.ca
FLEMING PARK CLEAN UP
Peterborough Horticultural Society (PHS) members will be at Fleming Park (Brock and Aylmer St.) from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p. m. PHS members will be pruning, raking and digging as well as cleaning up litter at Fleming Park.
APRIL 26 - ECOLOGY PARK OPENS FOR TREE AND COMPOST SALES
Ecology Park will open on Sunday, April 26 from 1-4 pm for trees and compost.
Please refer to this calendar often as details about the planned activities are updated for your information.