Explore Spring
Party for the Planet
FREE ADMISSION! Saturday, May 4th, 2019 1:00-5:00 pm There will be children's activities, music, face painting, live animals, visits by Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl, citizen science, art, marketplace vendors, exhibitors, fun crafts, food, and more!
Let's demonstrate the connections that exist between members of the community and our local natural resources, heighten environmental awareness, and increase citizen involvement in environmental organizations. |
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thanks to our sponsors
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Thanks to our event partners
WEATHER AND FOOD CONCESSIONS
Rain or Shine
Food Items Available from various vendors – please bring cash!
PARKING
Minimal Parking Available at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve off-of Route 981 North – across from the Latrobe, Dairy Queen.
Additional parking at the Fred Rogers Center Lot A on Saint Vincent College Campus. Earth Day Shuttles will run 12 noon – 5:00 p.m., or an easy five- minute walk via Saint Vincent Drive and the Tall Grass Trail to the Learning Center Barn.
EVENT SCHEDULE
1:00- 5:00p.m. – Vendors/Exhibitors Open to the Public
1:30 -2:00 Bird and Nature Hike
2:00-2:30 Citizen Science Hike with WPNR
2:30 -3:00 Bird and Nature Hike
3:00-3:30 Citizen Science Hike with WPNR
3:30 -4:00 Bird and Nature Hike
4:30 -5:00 Bird and Nature Hike
DAYLONG
Face Painting by Greensburg Salem High School Environmental Club
Science of Sustainable Living Undergraduate Student Re-Purpose Project Show-N-Tell – What can you do with everyday items you would throw away?
Music by DJ Absolute Sound, Latrobe PA
Character Costumes by What a Character Mascots
Free Vanilla Cones from Allied Milk Producers Board
Free Native Seed Packet to first 200 guests sponsored by First Energy Corporation
Lots of Live Animals – Insects, Rabbits, Pony, Dogs, Reptiles, and more!
Visits by Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl
Sustainable Art Activities with Latrobe Art Center
Rain or Shine
Food Items Available from various vendors – please bring cash!
PARKING
Minimal Parking Available at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve off-of Route 981 North – across from the Latrobe, Dairy Queen.
Additional parking at the Fred Rogers Center Lot A on Saint Vincent College Campus. Earth Day Shuttles will run 12 noon – 5:00 p.m., or an easy five- minute walk via Saint Vincent Drive and the Tall Grass Trail to the Learning Center Barn.
EVENT SCHEDULE
1:00- 5:00p.m. – Vendors/Exhibitors Open to the Public
1:30 -2:00 Bird and Nature Hike
2:00-2:30 Citizen Science Hike with WPNR
2:30 -3:00 Bird and Nature Hike
3:00-3:30 Citizen Science Hike with WPNR
3:30 -4:00 Bird and Nature Hike
4:30 -5:00 Bird and Nature Hike
DAYLONG
Face Painting by Greensburg Salem High School Environmental Club
Science of Sustainable Living Undergraduate Student Re-Purpose Project Show-N-Tell – What can you do with everyday items you would throw away?
Music by DJ Absolute Sound, Latrobe PA
Character Costumes by What a Character Mascots
Free Vanilla Cones from Allied Milk Producers Board
Free Native Seed Packet to first 200 guests sponsored by First Energy Corporation
Lots of Live Animals – Insects, Rabbits, Pony, Dogs, Reptiles, and more!
Visits by Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl
Sustainable Art Activities with Latrobe Art Center
Westmoreland Earth Day 2019 - Vendors/Exhibitors
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Barny's Bugs
Botanical Society of Westmoreland County Brandywine Conservancy's Penguin Court Children's Advisory Commission of Indiana County Christ the Divine Teacher School Clean Air Council-Greensburg Group of Ten Clementine Climate Reality Leadership Corp DCNR Bureau of Forestry DCNR-Bureau of State Parks Friendship Farms Green Mountian Energy Happy Camper Cakrs Henberries Humble Bee Jewelry Husky PAWS Rescue, Inc. Jacobs Creek Watershed Association Latrobe Art Center Loyalhanna Spinners Mountain Watershed Association Nate's Reptile Rescue Patagonia |
Penn State Master Gardeners
Pet Adoption League of SW Pennsylvania Pink Zebra Home Plant-It Earth Greenhouse Protect PT Saint Vincent College Chemistry Club Saint Vincent College Environmental Awareness Club Saint Vincent College Equestrian Club Scentsational Ideas Serenity Beads Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter South Western PA Hunting Retriever Club Sugar Shack Tri-County Trout Club Westmoreland Archaeological Society Westmoreland Bird and Nature Club Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling Westmoreland Conservation District Westmoreland Rabbit Club White Water Adventures Wildlife Works, Inc. |
TOP 10 THINGS YOU CAN DO THIS EARTH DAY!
Earth Day is an event that has been occurring since April 22, 1970. The goal of Earth Day is to motivate individuals to help clean and care for the Earth not just on Earth Day, but every day. At WPNR we encourage you to #GetOutside and enjoy nature, so here are the Top 10 things you can do this Earth Day!
Life blooms & dewey days.
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S P R I N G H A S S P R U N G!
Start Your Day Right
Put a pep in your step with this mother nature approved three step morning process.
The FirstNourishment.
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The SecondCoffee.
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The ThirdWalk at WPNR.
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Meditation walk
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"The future needs more active farmers and gardeners who consciously create an attitude of responsibility within themselves so that they become guardians of the soil and true friends of nature.”
- Heinz Grotzske
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SPRING BIRDING
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explore the seasons
There are so many ways to connect with nature all year-round.
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