The Coalition is busy planning another great lineup of events to celebrate Earth Day. In fact, because there are so many great events, we will actually have more than a week planned.
Earth Week Activities are scheduled throughout the month of April and early May. The schedule is as follows (please check back as details are still being developed):
Wednesday April 18, 2012 and Thursday April 19, 2012
UW Green Bay Green Innovations 2012 Conference: The two day conference includes speaker panels, breakouts, and the Thursday night (April 19) viewing of the documentary “Tapped: The Movie.” Tapped is free and open to the public; the rest of the conference is moderately priced. For more information, please see http://www.uwgb.edu/embi/green-innovations-2012/index.asp. Early registration is available online.
April 19, 2012
"Tapped" Movie Presentation and Guest Speaker: The Environmental Management Business Institute (EMBI), in collaboration with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's environmental club, PEAC, is sponsoring a showing of "Tapped: the Movie", a full-length feature documentary film about water supply issues. The event begins at 7 pm at the Phoenix Center and will include a panel discussion, featuring Bill Nabak and Patricia Terry, about local groundwater and water supply issues, as well as the concerns surrounding bottled water. The event is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature of "Tapped" is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. This timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.
Saturday April 21, 2012 Baird Creek Cleanup: The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation is sponsoring the annual Baird Creek Clean-Up at Triangle Hill Park from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This event is open to the public. Please see the Foundation's website at www.bairdcreek.org for further information.
East River / Joannes Park Cleanup: East High School is sponsoring the East River / Joannes Park Cleanup from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Gathering Place Garden - Make a Difference Project: The Helfenstein Soup Council is sponsoring this project. Come with your shovels and gloves and help us
make a difference for this Earth Day! Help us to install a community
garden for the Gathering Place to grow healthy food for the soul! Meet at the Gathering Place, 1001 Cherry Street, Green Bay. For more information, contact Kim Diaz at (920) 496-9464. Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2012 Green Fair: St. Matthew Parish is hosting a green fair after its Saturday and Sunday masses. The Saturday session will be held after 4:30 mass at St. Matthew Parish, located at 130 St. Matthew Street, Green Bay. The Sunday session will be held after the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. masses. Booths will include CyberWorks (providing information on recycling of electronics), Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League (providing information about conservation in your community), Bridge Between (providing information on homemade cleaning products, composting, organic gardening and gardening shares), as well as booths on energy conservation, "green" automobiles and rain barrels. Open to the public.
Friday April 20 and Monday April 23, 2012
Environmental Games/Classroom Activities at Local Elementary Schools: The Coalition will be sending volunteers into the classrooms at local elementary schools to engage the students in some eco-friendly games and classroom activities. Teachers in kindergarten through fifth grade are asked to participate in this opportunity. The Coalition is also looking for volunteers to lead the games and discussion. Contact Jodi Arndt at jla@lcojlaw.com for further information on this event.
Monday April 23, 2012
Leave Your Car at Home Day: This is an annual event where schools, businesses and community members are encouraged to leave your car at home and take other forms of transportation to and from work and school, including mass transit, biking, and walking. This event is sponsored in part by Wisconsin Public Service. E-Waste Recycling Event: UWGB's Public and Environmental Affairs Council (PEAC) is hosting a e-waste recycling event at UWGB. People may drop off electronic devices including computers, laptops, cell phones, copiers, steros, appliances, televisions, etc. between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the UWGB Campus, MAC Circle off of Campus Court. There will be signs on campus directing people where to go. Most of the items may be disposed of for free but there is a nominal charge for monitors ($10), TVs ($10), TVs over 30" ($20) and Console TVs ($20). No hazardous waste will be accepted. For more information, visit www.cybergreenllc.com or call (920) 246-7143.
"Travel the Green Road": JOSHUA’s Economic Justice Committee is hosting an event in connection with Leave Your Car at Home Day. JOSHUA volunteers will bus to Metro’s Transportation Center and to a West side hub to gather information from transit users about Metro’s revised routes and service. Results of the survey will be provided to Metro staff. JOSHUA's action is in support of public transportation, as well as to gather information about how Metro’s change of routes and service has affected riders. It will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Transportation Center and part of the day at a West side hub. JOSHUA is recruiting volunteers to help with the survey that day. Volunteers not be members of JOSHUA. For further information or to volunteer for this Earth Week event please email joshua4justice@gmail.com or call 362-1511. Friday April 27, 2012 Downtown Green Bay / Olde Main Cleanup: Downtown Green Bay and Olde Main will host a cleanup
on Friday, April 27th from 3 – 5 p.m. For more information, or to sign up, e-mail Crystal at crystal@downtowngreenbay.com. Saturday April 28, 2012
Fox River Trail Cleanup. The Friends of the Fox River Trail are holding its annual cleanup day during the morning of April 28th. Volunteers should meet at the trail head on Porlier Street at 8:00 a.m. Wild Ones Green Bay Annual Cleanup: The Green Bay Chapter of Wild Ones is holding their annual cleanup of a portion of the Mountain Bay Trail in Howard, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers are directed to meet at the trail sign on Hillcrest Heights just north of the intersection with Sunray.
Saturday May 5, 2012
GREEN PARADE: The Coalition is hosting its third annual Green Parade. The parade will be held downtown in the Broadway District beginning at 11:00 a.m. All entries and floats will be green powered (i.e., solar powered, electric, man-powered, etc.). Come out and cheer on local businesses, conservation groups, and civic/charitable groups who will be spreading the "green" word around. This is a great family event. Contact Jodi Arndt at jla@lcojlaw.com or Maureen Davitt at (920) 217-1799 for further information. Also refer to the "Special Events" page for more information on the rules of the parade.
ECO BLOCK PARTY : The Coalition is sponsoring its second annual Eco-Block Party immediately after the Green Parade. The Eco-Block Party will be held at Veterans Memorial Park, immediately adjacent to the Neville Museum. The Coalition is partnering with the Neville Museum this year so there will also be events and opportunities at the Museum, including an environmental scavenger hunt for the kids. The Museum is providing reduced admission on the day of this event. In the event of rain, the Eco-Block Party will be held inside of the Neville Museum. There will be green friendly vendors and activities at the Block Party in celebration of Earth Day. There will be plenty of activities for children to engage in, as well as adults to learn about sustainability and living a "greener" life. This is another great family event. Contact Jodi Arndt at jla@lcojlaw.com for further information. Also refer to the "Special Events" page for more information on the Eco-Block Party.
Sunday May 6, 2011
Teddy Bear Hunt: The Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will be sponsoring its fifth Annual Teddy Bear Hunt from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Osprey Point on County Highway GV (one mile south of the Highway 172/Cty GV exit). Families purchase a "hunting license" for $15.00 ($10.00 if family is a member of the Chapter), which covers the cost of lunch for the entire family, a teddy bear for each child, and other special outdoor activities such as fishing, bird watching, geo-caching and nature crafts. This event is open to the public. Contact Jodi Arndt at jla@lcojlaw.com for further information. Also more information on the "Special Events" page.
The Greater Green Bay Earth Week Coalition is teaming up with the Global Youth Service Day this year to provide environmental volunteer activities to local youth. Check out such opportunities at www.newgysd.org.
 Please check back as additional events will be added to the calendar as other groups inform us of their activities.
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