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While
Earth Day occurs on Sunday, April 22nd, celebrations and events will
be held throughout Snohomish County in the days leading up to it. On Friday, April 20th, an Earth
Day Celebration will be hosted on the Snohomish County Campus Plaza, 3000
Rockefeller Ave, Everett, from 11:30 – 1:30pm.
There will be food trucks, information booths, giveaways, and electronic
recycling available. Those who want to
become eligible for prizes can participate by picking up a form (at the event)
that can be stamped at three or more of the booths you visit. Turn the form back into the prize-drawing
station and cross your fingers. Drawings
will begin at 12:30pm and the prizes include a copy of “An Inconvenient Sequel
– Truth to Power” signed by former Vice President Al Gore, a rain barrel, a bag
of Cedar Grove compost, a smart-starter kit of LED lamp bulbs and shower
adapter, and re-useable utensils and shopping bag. For those interested in taking advantage of
the electronic recycling, a list of accepted items can be found here.
Edmonds will be hosting your friends and neighbors as
they help remove invasive plants from Yost Park on Saturday April 21st, from
9am -12pm. Bring work gloves and dress
for the weather. Some tools will be
provided by bringing your own cutting and digging tools will help ensure
there’s enough for everyone. All ages
are welcome and no registration is required.
Earth Day celebrants can also trek to Southwest County Park for ivy
removal and trail maintenance, or forest cleanup at Logan Park. Both events begin at 9am.
Those seeking adventure, that enjoy mobile gaming, and want
to give back to their community can accomplish all three in the City of Sultan
on Sunday, April 22nd from 10am – 12pm. Sultan is one of just 21 cities
nationwide included in a lineup of Earth Day Cleanup events coordinated by
Niantic, the makers of virtual reality game Pokémon GO. Sultan welcomes an expected influx of Pokémon
GO players, who will work together to clean up Sultan parks. Earth Day Cleanup
participants will meet at 9:30 a.m. in River Park to learn the lay of
the land, and from there will be directed to Osprey, Reese, Steelhead and
Sportsman parks, and the area known as Susie’s Trail. Once assigned to a
specific area, Pokémoners will deploy on a trash and Pokémon-seeking mission. As they clean, they will receive the
opportunity to earn extra “Stardust” as they catch different Pokémon scattered
around the city.
Don’t let this Stardust-earning opportunity pass you
by!
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