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Earth Day celebrations have become a lot quieter since the very first one in April of 1970 when Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson organized Vietnam War demonstrators across the nation to publicly protest for a cleaner environment. Those voices were heard loud and clear as evidenced by the passage of Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts in the following few years.<\/p>\n
You can make your impact at Hudson Valley-s celebration of Earth Day — and you don-t even need a protest sign — on Wednesday, Apr. 20 with activities that include environmental movies, a lecture on native landscaping techniques, a seed and plant exchange, tours of the college-s cogeneration plant, a bird and wildflower walk, eco-friendly vendors, acoustic guitar music by Caleb Bauscher, garden soil testing and solar oven cooking demonstrations. There will also be craft projects and a scavenger hunt for children participating in the “Take Your Child to Work Day” event.<\/p>\n
Earth Day activities, sponsored by the Sustainability Committee, take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Siek Campus Center and Bulmer Telecommunications Center, as well as outside Hudson Hall.<\/p>\n