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Earth Week 2008, UM
& Missoula
Earth Week 2008 has come & gone, but next year's schedule will likely be similar
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
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 DOT watson AT umontana DOT edu> 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 COME SOON AFTER EARTH DAY
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..