Earth Day Celebration: Plant it for the Planet!

Since 1999, the StreamTeam has coordinated a large scale community celebration for Earth Day. Each year, hundreds of volunteers join the team to plant native trees along our waterways, protecting local water quality and quantity.  Celebrate the StreamTeam's 11th annual event on Saturday, April 17.

Celebrate Earth Day by planting a native tree or enjoy the EcoFair with free children's activities, live music and entertainment. More than 250 volunteers came together to celebrate Earth Day last year. There are a variety of different ways to be involved in the Stream Team's Earth Day Celebration:

Native Tree Planter: Spend four hours planting native trees to save salmon. StreamTeam members receive all of the training and supplies to plant trees during our Earth Day Celebration. Preregistration is required since space is limited.

StreamTeam Leader: Leaders are seasoned StreamTeam volunteers who have received special training in the art of leading tree planting volunteers. Leaders are very knowledgeable volunteers who worked alongside planting volunteers to make sure everyone had a great day.

EcoFair: Bring the family down to the Salmon Creek Park by Klineline Pond to enjoy some EcoFun at the EcoFair! The EcoFair is a great opportunity to be involved. Enjoy the EcoFair with a recycled fashion show, wildlife shows and FREE children's activities from local environmental organizations and businesses. Attendees will learn how to lessen their impact, save money and support the environment. Enjoy live music, workshops and entertainment along Salmon Creek anytime between 10am and 2pm. You'll have a good time being a part of this large community event!

Watershed Reflections: Clark County students can celebrate Earth Day by participating in the Watershed Reflections contest. Clark Public Utilities is sponsoring an environmental expression contest for students (grades 3-12) based on the theme, "We all live in a watershed." The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural history of the place they live and to express, through art or literature, how they feel about their discoveries.

Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 7, 2010. The rules, which include additional  information and an entry form, are attached here.

Your entry will be displayed and winning entries will be awarded at the 11th Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 17, 2010.

In 2009 Skyler, an elementary school student won first place for his recycled salmon artwork made from reclaimed wood and milk paint.

Marquette won first-place for her poem titled My kind of water.
 
"People like the utility's Earth Day Celebration because they're able to go outside with like-minded people, friends and neighbors; get their hands dirty doing something good for the environment; and enjoy a sense of community," said Lisa Beranek, the utility's StreamTeam volunteer coordinator.

If you have questions, contact our StreamTeam Coordinator.