Date and Time
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
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Description
Enjoy a Saturday in downtown Elk Rapids, bring your friends and family and make a few stops to learn what you can do for the planet
First stop: Information station, River Street at Joe Yuchasz Walkway. Learn about Green Elk Rapids, its mission, events and programs; hear the benefits of the great outdoors; learn about local walking, hiking and water trail opportunities; eco friendly bags and water bottles for sale.
Recycling station, River Street at Joe Yuchasz Walkway. Get details about the annual Super Recycling Day and county Hazardous Waste day; get instructions on composting techniques; learn about the latest recycling advances; view Recycling Day history board.
Pollinator garden station, Dexter Street. Discover the importance of pollinator gardens, use of native species in garden design, and the role of native plants in habitat preservation. Sign in for a take-home native plant!
Green infrastructure & green practices station, Harbor Marina parking lot. Meet the village Department of Public Works director, bring your water quality questions, and see an exhibit of our excellent wastewater treatment system. Meet The Watershed Center staff who partner with the village to protect our water quality; learn about rain gardens, bioswales, and other types of green infrastructure that keep our waters clean; see if you can identify some of the bugs that live in our streams and what we can do to keep those streams healthy. Special presentations at 11:00, 12:00, 12:30.
Library station, Elk Rapids District Library, 300 Isles of Pines/Harbor Drive & Cedar Street.
See Green ER Reads picks for environmental books plus special kid’s section. Participate in a nature book and garden book exchange and sale. The library is now accepting donations of environmental books for this event, so bring your favorites on or before April 24. Come by and pick up a new (old) book!
Eco Club student station, 204 River Street. See the Lorax themed trashformation created by Elk Rapids High School ECO Club. Club members will be passing out lemonade, “Let it Grow” seed packets, and ECO Club brochures. Starting at 11:00 and every half hour the club members will also do a reading of The Lorax. Come and support the high school club while also celebrating Earth Day!
Pine Hill Nursery station, 204 River Street. Join an interactive Trashformation Tree of Life, representing the overuse of plastic pots in the nursery industry. Pledge to do your part to help the environment, and hang it on our “Tree of Life”. Learn the benefits of planting trees; pick up 20% off coupon for trees; register to take home a Native Serviceberry tree and other prizes. We at Pine Hill pledge to: reuse & recycle all plastic & cardboard;
transition to fiber pots; use organic practices in landscaping.
Citizen charging station, River & Cedar Street. Participate in on-the-street surveys of citizen recycling practices and contribute your ideas for village “green practices”.
Trashformations exhibits, Downtown River Street. Stroll down River Street and see Trashformations and exhibits in store windows and doorways that remind us what we can do for our planet.
See greenelkrapids.org for locations of Trashformations.
Local Foods display. Cellar 152. Stop in and see the local foods display and Farm Market information.
NOTE: See greenelkrapids.org for updates or cancelations.
Current Covid-19 restrictions will be observed at all stations.
