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Earth Week 2008, UM
& Missoula
Earth Week 2008 has come & gone, but next year's schedule will likely be similar
so check out the schedule below and you'll be ready for next year
Refresh for latest version press release & detailed list here more info at 243-5153
April 19-26 -- EARTH WEEK HIGHLIGHTS (scroll down for details)
WE 'R' THE SOLUTION 
April 19 (Saturday) EARTH SERVICE DAY & ECOPENTATHALON
April 20 (Sunday) EARTH CELEBRATION AT CARAS PARK
April 22 (Tuesday) EARTH DAY (Scroll down for details)
April 26 (Saturday) E-RASE YOUR E-WASTE
To VOLUNTEER for any of these, email Paul Williamson
Also this week Missoula's Bike Walk Bus Week UM's Walk N' Roll Week
April 19 (SAT) – EARTH SERVICE DAY 
& UM's ABER DAY 
All Friends of the Earth are invited to help with any of these Earth service events
or do them ALL in the ECOPENTATHALON (scroll down)!
10am -noon – Annual Clark Fork River Clean Up, sponsored by Clark Fork Coalition & REI.
Meet at Caras Park at 10 am. To join UM Env. Action Community team, find belinda.hays AT umontana.edu
To share in the BBQ from noon to 2pm, register by April 6 with
Clark Fork Coalition 542-0539 or with UM's Office of Civic Engagement -- Lauren at 243-5531.
Clean & sorted glass accepted for recycling at Caras Park from 10am to 3pm.
Steel, aluminum, plastic & paper also accepted by Pacific Steel & Missoula Valley Recycling.
10am-1pm – Mt Sentinel Prairie Restoration (pull weeds & spread native seeds).
Meet at Mt Sentinel trailhead at 10 am or walk up the trail to the weed pullers & trash bags.
Noon – Earth Service workers fed at the BBQ at Caras Park (see registration above)
1-2:30pm – 'Dumpster Dive’ – sort recyclables at UM Recycle Shed at back of UM Facility Services or
'Physical Plant' which is in the NE corner of campus, between stadium & MT Sentinel. MAP.
12-4pm – Build a Bike at Festival of Cycles in Bonner Park (Free Cycles/MIST). info: 880-6834.
2-5pm – PEAS Farm chores on Duncan Drive in the Rattlesnake Valley (making compost, so dress for dirt & mud).
ECOPENTATHALON – DO ALL OF THE ABOVE! 
Ecopentathletes ride their bikes from event to event working about an hour at each.
You need a bike & helmet, (UM students can borrow from UM), water bottle, work gloves.
Free t-shirts while supplies last. Meet at 9 am at Kim Williams Trail by Van Buren Bridge.
Plan: River cleanup: 9-10:30am; Mt Sentinel weeding:10:30-noon. Lunch at noon.
dumpster dive: 1-2:30pm. Festival of Cycles or PEAS farm from 3-5pm.
To participate, contact vicki watson or 243-5153
©2000 Jim Morris
EARTH SERVICE DAY DANCE-- 7:30-11pm; location: Union Hall, 208 E. Main, upstairs.
MFS hosts this easy-to-learn country folk dance; no experience or partner needed. Live music.
$8 for public; $6 for Earth Service workers; children under 14 free.
& BEST DAM PARTY --Clark Fork Coalition hosts celebration of removal of Milltown Dam.
WHEN: 7-10pm; WHERE: Caras Park. Free live music. Food & drink available for purchase.
APRIL 20 (SUNDAY) EARTH CELEBRATION
Celebrate the Earth & its friends at Caras Park in Missoula. WHEN: noon-7pm;
WHAT: local food/drink, art, live music, displays & demos of sustainable living & businesses,
green car show, glass crusher, kids activities, including Recycling Olympics. Free to all.
Bring your own cup to reduce waste. Clean & sorted glass accepted for recycling 10am-3pm.
For more info contact Missoula Urban Demo Project 721-7513 or mud AT wildrockies.org
UM Dumpster Dive -- dive into campus dumpsters, pull out recyclables and make art with the rest.
WHEN: Sunday, 5pm. For more info, contact kendra.kallevig@gmail.com
APRIL 21 (Monday) University Dining Services begins 2 Earth Friendly initiatives --
Trayless serving at the Food Zoo to reduce waste & re-usable shopping bags at Cascade Country Store.
APRIL 22 (TUESDAY) EARTH DAY -- check back for more info
UM Campus -- Speakers & Films; Demos in the UC; no power tools used on campus (quiet)
University Dining Services offers Feasts of Local Foods (Lunch & dinner) at the Food Zoo
Dining Services also offers prizes for Recycling Art -- see www.umt.edu/uds
Special screenings of International Wildlife Film Festival winners for UM (need Grizcard & $4).
WHERE: UC Theater; WHEN 8am to 11pm. Also on April 26 from 12:30-6pm.
Visit Milltown Superfund Cleanup Site with EPA:
Meet at the bluff overlook at noon. Russ Forba, site manager for EPA, will explain cleanup activities.
Call Steve (Sierra/Rocky Mountaineers) at 721-4686. for directions or carpooling.
APRIL 23 (Wednesday)
Green Vehicle Conversion Seminars --FREE . WHEN: 3-4pm; 4-5pm and 5-6pm.
WHERE: MonTEC, 1121 E Broadway, Missoula
EVENTS THAT CAME SOON AFTER EARTH DAY 2008
April 24-25 Clark Fork Watershed Festival. All Missoula 6th graders converge on McCormick Park
to learn about watersheds. To HELP contact WEN or Montana Natural History Center.
April 25 (Fri) -- WEED THE RIVER TRAIL near UM with Washington Middle School Students.
Adult partners needed to help Washington students get this done.
If you can help (noon-2:30 pm), contact Marilyn.Marler AT umontana.edu
April 26 (Sat) E-rase your E-Waste -- Don't send your old electronics to the landfill;
protect our drinking water by recycling your e-waste.
WHERE: Missoula Fairgrounds. WHEN: 9 am to 2 pm.
COST: First five electronic items free, additional items $1.00 each,
(all cell phones, rechargeable batteries, and computer peripherals are free).
Ten items or more, call 800-433-8773 to register.
Sponsored by Sony Electronics, MT DEQ, Missoula Water Quality District and others.
April 26 (Sat) Weed pull and native planting on Rattlesnake Creek,
WHEN: 9 am 5 pm, Bugbee Nature Area, off Missoula Ave.
Bring: Work gloves, garden tools, enthusiasm.All welcome, Lunch provided.
Contact Andrew: 728-5898 or email: rattlesnakecreek.watershedgroup AT gmail.com .
Make MT Jumbo safer for deer & elk --help remove old barb wire fences.
Organized by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation & Missoula Parks and Recreation.
Meet at the Cherry Street trailhead (main 'L' trailhead) at 9 am. We plan to work until 2:00pm.
Need to be in good physical shape. Please RSVP Scott Nicolarsen 369-1169
May 10-17 International Wildlife Film Festival. Missoula hosts films & filmmakers from around the world..