EARTH WEEK 2009

HIGHLIGHTS

April 18 (Saturday) EARTH SERVICE DAY & ECOPENTATHALON

April 19 (Sunday) EARTH CELEBRATION AT CARAS PARK

April 22 (Wednesday) EARTH DAY

Volunteer opportunites available - please contact: Jessie

APRIL 18, EARTH SERVICE DAY & UM's ABER DAY

10:00am -12:00noon
Annual Clark Fork River Clean Up, sponsored by Clark Fork Coalition & REI.Meet at Caras Park at 10:00am. BBQ from 12:00noon to 2:00pm. Steel, aluminum, plastic & paper recycled by Pacific Steel & Missoula Valley Recycling.

10:00am-3:00pm
Mt Sentinel Prairie Restoration Pull weeds, spread native seeds and build the trail. Meet at Mt Sentinel trailhead at 9:30am for snacks & registration. Later walk up trail to workers.More info at UMT Restoration. Lunch provided but bring extra water/snacks. Bring work gloves if you have them.

12:00Noon
Earth Service workers fed at the BBQ at Caras Park

1:00-2:30pm
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.

9:00am-5:00pm
Help plant outdoor classroom garden at Lowell Elementary School (also on Sunday). Contact Lisa 532-9865

ECOPENTATHALON - DO ALL OF THE ABOVE ON APRIL 18th!
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 9:00-10:30am
- Mt Sentinel Weeding 10:30-12:00noon
- Lunch at 12:00noon
- Dumpster Dive 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Lowell School garden from 3:00-5:00pm

To participate, email Vicki Watson or call 243-5153.

7:30-11:00pm
Earth Service Day Dance. Union Hall, 208 E. Main, upstairs.  Missoula Folklore Society hosts easy-to-learn country folk dance. Live Music. $8 general admission; $6 for Earth Service workers; children under 14 free.

APRIL 19 MUD's EARTH CELEBRATION - FREE TO ALL

12:00noon - 7:00pm Celebrate the Earth and its friends at Caras Park in Missoula.Local food/drink, art, live music, kids activities, sustainability fair featuring displays of green living, businesses, community groups. Bring your own cup, plate, eating tools to reduce waste.

For info or to volunteer, contact Missoula Urban Demo Project 721-7513 or Krysta | Janelle

APRIL 20 "GO GREEN" BASH

7:00pm - 3:00am
Live Music . Info tables. Elks Lodge (112 N. Pattee). More info here.

APRIL 21 - ALMOST EARTH DAY FILM FEST!

Sierra Club and UM Environmental Studies, UC Theater present Kilowatt Ours, Burning the Future, & Grizzly run in succession from 3:00-6:00pm & again from 7:00-10:00pm. Free to all!

APRIL 22 - EARTH DAY!

- UM Campus make an Earth Day T-shirt in the Oval. All supplies provided.  11:00-2:00pm

- Sustainable Campus Committee presents annual State of Sustainable Campus report
- University Dining Services offers Farm-to-College Omelets at Food Zoo lunch 11:00-1:30pm
- Earth Day Garden Party - help Students for Real Food plant a vegetable garden in the Courtyard NE of the UC. 12-3 pm. Live music.

3:30pm & 7:00pm

Special Earth Day film U.S. premier of EARTH sponsored by Missoula Independent, hosted by IWMC. Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins. Only $4! More info: 728-9380.

7:00pm
Missoula Public Library hosts a discussion of American Nature Writers.

7:00pm
Wildlife of Israel lecture at the MT Natural History Center

April 22, 24   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 23

12:00noon-2:00pm
Sustainability Fair in the UC. Student groups demo UM green initiatives. Farm-to-College cooking demo by UDS, and Governor Schweitzer joins the festivities!

5:00-7:30pm

Sustainable Food Dinner at UM's Food Zoo

5:30 & 7:30 pm  

Screenings of Pickaxe UM Peace & Justice Film Series in UC Theater.

6:30-8:00pm
Montana's Green Economy - how to create jobs & address climate change. Missoula Children's Theatre, 200 N. Adams. Call 406-465-1141

April 25

9:00am-5:00pm
Weed pull and native planting on Rattlesnake Creek, Bugbee Nature Area, off Missoula Ave. Bring: Work gloves, garden tools, enthusiasm. All welcome, Lunch provided. Contact Andrew: 728-5898 or email: Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group

1:00-3:00pm
Green Cleaning Party -how to make earth friendly household cleaners.  Missoula Public Library. Call Caroline, 721-BOOK (2665)

12:00 noon - 4:00pm Festival of Cycles in Bonner Park. Contact Bob of Free Cycles, 880-6834. Build a bike or rack, donate a bike, learn how to tune your bike, create bike art. For kids-- bike painting, bike crafts, obstacle course, and free helmets. Food, music and more!

APRIL 26 - BIG DIG DAY

Help start the creation of 1000 new gardens for Missoula.Create compost, rip up sod, build raised beds at the first 10 Gardens. For info, contact: 1000 New Gardens

EVENTS FOLLOWING EARTH WEEK 2009

Bike Walk Bus Week
UM's Walk N' Roll Week

Weed The River Trail. May 1, near UM with Washington Middle School Students. Adult partners needed, contact Marilyn
International Wildlife Film Festival. May 9th-16th, Missoula hosts films & filmmakers from around the world.

For more events visit the Conservation Calendar