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Community Earth Day Celebration at Skyline High School is a big success
Breathing it all in with yoga, planting seeds, hearing stories, eating frozen treats and delectable tacos and sides, listening to gifted local musicians, crafting turtles, viewing spectacular artwork from reused materials, laughing and playing, learning the science and natural workings of our environment and how we can preserve and conserve our Earth’s resources… that’s how we spent our Saturday at the Community Earth Day Celebration.
Tree Stewards Greenway Walk & Community ‘Plogging’ Kickoff, led by Jillian Atherton-Mellish, was held before the festivities started and got 4 bags of trash in the 3 miles they covered.
Many thanks to all of our tremendous guests who came to share their passions with the community! Please join us next year as we come together in love of the Earth to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!
Thanks to the Skyline HS Choir as they started the event with the Star Spangled Banner:
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Community Earth Day Celebration This Saturday, April 27, 2019
Students share how to build a Geodesic Dome greenhouse… and have fun.
There was even entertainment. Thanks to John Kovac and Judi Floyd.
Art from recycled bottles and paper
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s electric vehicle, a Chevy Bolt was a big hit
Art & Craft table where students were making turtles out of paper bowls
In the Innovation Zone, Kathy Jacobs from Samuels Public Library read to the children
Matt Wendling from the Front Royal/Warren County Anti-Litter Council with a flood plain simulator
More entertainment from Rich Follett, also a teacher at Skyline High School
Hannah Bement, a Virginia Master Naturalist, teaching students about the natural world and their effect on it
Bret Bement claims to be a Jack of All Trades Extraordinaire and also a Geophysical Survey Technician
Dr Jim McNeil is an Assistant Professor of Conservation Studies, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, and demonstrates the radio tracking collars they use at the Conservation Center.
Allyson Ponn from the Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District
David Brotman from Form & Function shows the process from forest to furniture
The Smithsonian eMammal ID Challenge table shows pictures from their camera trap research projects.
Rich Follett sees what Nina Huck has at the C&C Ice Cream trailer
Dee Pendley shows off the electric Tesla car to students
Skyline HS student Mark Almeida & family provide some additional entertainment
Warren County Culinary Arts teacher Devin Smith & students share their skills
Been saving these for months – now going to the TREX recycling program
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