EARTH DAY 2009 EVENTS
Saturday, April 18
[6:30pm - 8:00pm] -- Earth Day Dinner and Silent Auction -- Join Clinton County Open Lands for the 2009 Earth Day dinner and silent action in the Community Room at the Wilmington Municipal Building. Ralph Dull will be the speaker for the evening. Mr. Dull is the recipient of the 2008 Conservation Farm Family Award for Area IV awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He and his family farm over 2700 acres in Montgomery County and operate a Future Energy and Conservation Center. Reservations can be made by ON-LINE or by leaving a message with Laura Curliss at home at 382-7701, at (cell) 513-600-7171 or e-mail at lauracurliss@verizon.net.
Sunday, April 19
[1:00pm - 3:00pm] -- Clinton County Trails Coalition Trail Walk -- The Clinton County Trails Coalition will be hosting a full-length walk of the Wilmington trail. Registration begins at 12:00pm in the Denver Williams Memorial Park parking lot with a $10 registration fee. You may also pre-register on-line.
Tuesday, April 21
[12:00pm - 2:00pm] -- Earth Day Luncheon -- Join Energize Clinton County and the Clinton County Regional Planning Commission to discuss sustainable development with Dr. Mark Partridge, Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy at Ohio State University. Dr. Partridge is a leading scholar in rural economic development, and will be discussing "Building Sustainable Communities using Good Local Government." The luncheon will be hosted by the General Denver Hotel. Please RSVP through the hotel [937-383-4141] or ON-LINE.
Saturday, April 25
Events at Southern State Community College
[9:00am - 10:00] -- Yoga for Kids -- Join Tammy Reed of Main Street Yoga Center for an hour of fun with yoga. Your kids will explore ways to move and groove their bodies for health, balance, focus, and fun. We will explore animal and nature poses through yoga and earth day fun!
[9:00am - 1:00pm] -- Clinton County Master Gardeners Plant Sale -- Clinton County Master Gardeners will be holding their annual plant sale in the Southern State Community College Wilmington Campus Lobby. There will be a selection of locally grown vegetable, herb and flower bedding plants, hanging baskets and planters.
[9:00am - 1:00pm] -- Seeds of Change: taking action after the inspiration -- As a follow up to the "Clinton County Reads" book selection for spring, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle", local food producers and providers have been invited to answer questions about their farms, CSA's and businesses and how buying local can have a positive impact not only on our health and environment, but also the economy of our community. A guide to locally produced foods within a 50 mile radius of Wilmington will be available.
[10:00am - 12:00pm] -- Butterfly Education Event -- "No Child Left Indoors" will be hosting a Butterfly Education Event for children at Southern State Community College. Activities include construction of butterfly habitat, care and feeding of caterpillars and release instructions. All participants will recieve a live caterpillar and resource guides. Reservations are required as space is limited. Make your reservations ON-LINE or by contacting Lori at (937) 382-3682 or Dori at (937) 987-2577.
[10:00am - 12:00pm] -- Reptiles show with Eric Davenport -- Join Eric to explore the world of our native reptiles. Eric's program will feature a variety of reptiles for up-close viewing and petting.
Other Earth Day Events
[1:00pm - 3:00pm] -- Eco House & Community Gardens Tour at Wilmington College -- Come and tour the Eco-Houses ecologically responsible living and learning communities at Wilmington College (246 Linton Drive). You'll be able to meet with students, and see the simple products and features that have helped Wilmington College students reduce their energy consumption by about 50%. You'll also hear about their energy monitoring methods and what they hoped to learn for the 2008/2009 Academic year.
[1:00pm - 3:00pm] -- Tour of Terrell-Hanaghan Nature Preserve with Bob Thobaben -- Join Bob Thobaben on a trail hike through Terrell-Hanaghan Nature Preserve. Hikers should meet at the Sourthern State Community College parking lot and are strongly encouraged to bring good walking/hiking shoes. This event will take place rain or shine.