EARTH DAY IN THE WEST VALLEY
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION @ BUCKEYE TOWN PARK
APRIL 25TH
8AM - 10AM
Join the City of Buckeye Public Works and Water Resources teams to celebrate Arbor Day by ‘growing’ in knowledge. Learn how to prune trees, what not to do with your landscaping, as well as enjoy tree planting and irrigation demonstrations. Hope to see you there!
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APRIL 25TH
8AM - 10AM
Join the City of Buckeye Public Works and Water Resources teams to celebrate Arbor Day by ‘growing’ in knowledge. Learn how to prune trees, what not to do with your landscaping, as well as enjoy tree planting and irrigation demonstrations. Hope to see you there!
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BUCKEYE FARMERS' MARKET @ SUNDANCE PARK
APRIL 25TH
9AM - 1PM
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APRIL 25TH
9AM - 1PM
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Party for the Planet - Trail Clean-up Project in Partnership with city of Peoria: Saturday, April 18, 7-10 a.m., 16651 N. 84th Ave.
In recognition of Earth Day and in partnership with the city of Peoria and Arizona Clean and Beautiful, the city of Glendale is seeking volunteers to pick up trash and debris along the New River and Skunk Creek trail systems. The site for this year's clean-up will be north and south of Bell Road near the Antigua Clothing Outlet, located at 16651 N. 84th Ave., between 7 and 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. Pre-registered volunteers need to check in by 7 a.m. Onsite registration and check in starts at 6:30 a.m. Parking is available on the back or east side of the complex adjacent to the trail. Volunteer Workday in the Garden: Saturday, April 18, 8 to 11 a.m., Glendale Xeriscape Garden, 5959 W. Brown St.
Spring has sprung at the 4-acre Xeriscape Garden and volunteers, 14 years of age and older, are invited to help clean-up the garden by pulling weeds, pruning, raking, and sweeping. Grab your hat, sunglasses, and gardening gloves to enhance your local desert garden. Register at 623-930-3550 or [email protected]. |
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Travel Green in Glendale – Bike to Work/School
Attention all Glendale residents! Simply Travel Green and ride your bicycle to work/school any day during the week of April 19 - 25, post it on Facebook (facebook.com/GlendaleAZ) with a photo of you riding your bicycle and tag the city of Glendale so we can see you in action! You will be entered into a random drawing for gift cards and freebies! Info: 623-930-2032 or [email protected].
Glendale Arbor Day Celebration: Thursday, April 22, 9:15 a.m., Dos Lagos Park, 63rd Avenue and Utopia Road.
Join the city of Glendale, along with Highland Lakes Elementary students to celebrate Arbor Day. The students will celebrate the theme “Grow the Future” with posters and poems that will be presented during the ceremony, followed by tree planting. Presented by Glendale’s Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services Department. Info: 623-930-2044.
Create, Connect, Collaborate: Recycled CD Mosaic! Thursday, April 23, 6 p.m., Velma Teague Branch Library.
Recycle old compact discs to create an eye-catching mosaic masterpiece. For ages 12-18. Registration required. Info: www.glendaleaz.com/library 623-930-3437.
For additional information on all of the city’s environmental efforts, visit www.glendaleaz.com/green.
Attention all Glendale residents! Simply Travel Green and ride your bicycle to work/school any day during the week of April 19 - 25, post it on Facebook (facebook.com/GlendaleAZ) with a photo of you riding your bicycle and tag the city of Glendale so we can see you in action! You will be entered into a random drawing for gift cards and freebies! Info: 623-930-2032 or [email protected].
Glendale Arbor Day Celebration: Thursday, April 22, 9:15 a.m., Dos Lagos Park, 63rd Avenue and Utopia Road.
Join the city of Glendale, along with Highland Lakes Elementary students to celebrate Arbor Day. The students will celebrate the theme “Grow the Future” with posters and poems that will be presented during the ceremony, followed by tree planting. Presented by Glendale’s Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services Department. Info: 623-930-2044.
Create, Connect, Collaborate: Recycled CD Mosaic! Thursday, April 23, 6 p.m., Velma Teague Branch Library.
Recycle old compact discs to create an eye-catching mosaic masterpiece. For ages 12-18. Registration required. Info: www.glendaleaz.com/library 623-930-3437.
For additional information on all of the city’s environmental efforts, visit www.glendaleaz.com/green.
PEORIA'S 6TH ANNUAL PARTY FOR THE PLANET
APRIL 18TH
7-10AM
PICKING UP TRASH AT THE NEW RIVER AND SKUNK CREEK TRAIL SYSTEMS
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APRIL 18TH
7-10AM
PICKING UP TRASH AT THE NEW RIVER AND SKUNK CREEK TRAIL SYSTEMS
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6TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY IN PHOENIX
SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH LOCATION: PHX RENEWS, 4221 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX 11AM - 4PM WEBSITE #ditchyourkeys |
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PHOENIX ZOO EARTH DAY
APRIL 18TH
9AM - 4PM
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APRIL 18TH
9AM - 4PM
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Annual Ladybug Release – Watch as 35,000 ladybugs are released!
9:30 a.m. at the rose garden near greater flamingo (by zebra)
1 p.m. at Harmony Farm Fruit & Veggie Garden (next to Windmill House)
Visit educational “Earth Stations” throughout the Zoo to become a Planet Patrol ZOOper Hero. You’ll learn about:
How to reduce, reuse and recycle to stomp out pollution.
What animals need to survive and how we can help keep their habitats safe.
The food chain and how it keeps our world healthy.
Animals that are facing environmental challenges and how you can jump into action and help.
The amazing “super” abilities some animals have to protect themselves from predators and competitors
2015 Year of the Gibbon – The lunar calendar may have just ushered in the Year of the Sheep, but according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2015 is actually the International Year of the Gibbon. The Phoenix Zoo is home to two buff-cheeked gibbons, China and Enik, and two siamangs, Boyd and Haddie. To celebrate the occasion, watch as the siamang receive behavioral enrichment and enjoy an encounter at the buff-cheeked gibbon island.
10 a.m. siamang enrichment
3:45 p.m. gibbon encounter
Experience life as a black-footed ferret!
Crawl through the tunnels to look for prairie dogs.
Avoid predators like foxes, coyotes, great-horned owls, golden eagles and badgers.
Search for food to bring home
Story Readings by Five Star Publications Author, Conrad J. Storad, award-winning author of children’s books.
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Podd Ramada
Other activities include:
Play the Recycling Bean Bag Game, Endangered Species Habitat Matching Game and gain knowledge playing the Earth Day Trivia Game, and more!
Meet with community partners featuring conservation-minded activities.
Meet with ZooTeen Conservation and ZooTeen Farm Teams.
Visit with members of the Zoo’s Behavioral Enrichment team to create behavioral enrichment for Zoo animals and discuss items that the Zoo reuses to create behavioral enrichment.
And more!
**Activities and schedule subject to change without notice.
9:30 a.m. at the rose garden near greater flamingo (by zebra)
1 p.m. at Harmony Farm Fruit & Veggie Garden (next to Windmill House)
Visit educational “Earth Stations” throughout the Zoo to become a Planet Patrol ZOOper Hero. You’ll learn about:
How to reduce, reuse and recycle to stomp out pollution.
What animals need to survive and how we can help keep their habitats safe.
The food chain and how it keeps our world healthy.
Animals that are facing environmental challenges and how you can jump into action and help.
The amazing “super” abilities some animals have to protect themselves from predators and competitors
2015 Year of the Gibbon – The lunar calendar may have just ushered in the Year of the Sheep, but according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2015 is actually the International Year of the Gibbon. The Phoenix Zoo is home to two buff-cheeked gibbons, China and Enik, and two siamangs, Boyd and Haddie. To celebrate the occasion, watch as the siamang receive behavioral enrichment and enjoy an encounter at the buff-cheeked gibbon island.
10 a.m. siamang enrichment
3:45 p.m. gibbon encounter
Experience life as a black-footed ferret!
Crawl through the tunnels to look for prairie dogs.
Avoid predators like foxes, coyotes, great-horned owls, golden eagles and badgers.
Search for food to bring home
Story Readings by Five Star Publications Author, Conrad J. Storad, award-winning author of children’s books.
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Podd Ramada
Other activities include:
Play the Recycling Bean Bag Game, Endangered Species Habitat Matching Game and gain knowledge playing the Earth Day Trivia Game, and more!
Meet with community partners featuring conservation-minded activities.
Meet with ZooTeen Conservation and ZooTeen Farm Teams.
Visit with members of the Zoo’s Behavioral Enrichment team to create behavioral enrichment for Zoo animals and discuss items that the Zoo reuses to create behavioral enrichment.
And more!
**Activities and schedule subject to change without notice.