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What:
Earth Day Festival

Where:
Campton Hills Park, at Peck and Campton Hills Road

When:
Morning Bird Walk … 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Ecological Restoration … 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Family Fun Fest … 12:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

• Learn how “keeping it local” can help you and your family reduce your impact on our great planet!
• Tap your feet and clap your hands with St. Charles musician Steven Keefe and his Family Jug Band
• Build a birdhouse with the carpentry experts from Home Depot
• Take an eco-tour of Campton Hills Park aboard a haywagondrawn by handsome Clydesdale horses from the George Alexander`s Lake Run Farm in Batavia
• Meet birds of prey and other local wildlife from Kane Area Rehabiliation and Education (K.A.R.E.)
• Get in touch with your rhythm roots with the Fox Valley Drum Circle
• Test your naturalist skills with a walk thru the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Traveling Science Center
• Learn about farm-fresh local foods from representatives of the Geneva Green Market
• Learn Kane County butterfly gardening tips from the University of Illinois Extension Service Master Gardeners

Directions to Campton Hills Park
From the intersection of Campton Hills & Peck Roads, travel west on Campton Hills Road. Use the 2nd park entrance on the left.

Come out and enjoy!

What: Earth Day Event

When: Saturday, April 19th, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where: City of Geneva Public Works Facility, 1800 South Street, Geneva, IL

Sponsor: City of Geneva

The City of Geneva, Illinois will host its first Earth Day celebration this year will mark the 39th annual observance of Earth Day, founded in 1970. Organizers of the event, led by the city’s Natural Resources Committee, plan to host a variety of events for Geneva residents. Attendees will have the opportunity to drop off paperwork to be shredded on-site at no charge. Free fluorescent light bulbs will available and the sale of compost bins and rain barrels as well. The committee is planning several other events and invites the entire community to attend and participate. The Pure Gardener, Geneva Green Market (NFP), Erehwon Farm, Inglenook Pantry, and Grandma’s Farm-Fresh Eggs will also be a part of the day’s festivities. Geneva Earth Day is a day of education, celebration and action for a healthier, cleaner world.