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Earth Day

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Staff

Leah Cook of Wild Hare Farm in Cedar Grove is just one of dozens of farmers preparing for visitors this weekend as part of the 13th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour. The tour is among a host of events in the area timed to celebrate Earth Day. Photo by Kirk Ross.

By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer

Local community groups and organizations are celebrating Earth Day not only on April 22 but throughout the rest of the month.

The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill got things rolling Tuesday with a well-attended fashion show fundraiser to support Triangle Land Conservancy and its Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative.

Other major events planned include this weekend’s Piedmont Farm Tour (see story on page 9).

The Town of Chapel Hill is also planning its first Earth Action Day, to be held April 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on top of the Wallace Parking Deck on Rosemary Street.
The event will feature demonstrations of sustainable practices, performances by local music and dance groups and a green transportation exhibit. The town is encouraging participants to take Chapel Hill Transit System buses to the event.
At UNC, Earth Day events kicked off earlier this week with an environmental social justice panel sponsored by the Student Environmental Affairs Committee (SEAC), as well as a “Plastic Bag Fest,” in which committee members collected bags for recycling. Other UNC events include:

• SEAC will show The 11th Hour, a documentary about the state of the global environment, on Friday at 7 p.m. in Manning Hall. A panel of experts will lead a discussion following the film.

• Students Working in the Environment for Active Transformation (SWEAT) will host its third annual Earth Day 5K on Saturday at 9 a.m. in front of Graham Memorial on the UNC campus. Participants can run either a one-mile race or a full five kilometers. Proceeds will benefit SWEAT’s summer project, which will take 10 students to Bolivia.

• The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host “Our Vanishing Night” on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Star Theater. The event will demonstrate how light
pollution dulls the stars. Participants will take a short lighting tour of the UNC campus and downtown Chapel Hill following the demonstration. The event is free and open to the public.

• Dozens of groups will set up booths and tables in Polk Place on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide information to interested members of the community.

• SEAC will hold a cookout on Polk Place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grass-fed hamburgers and veggie burgers will be free to the public.

• David Orr, professor of environmental students and politics at Oberlin College and the University of Vermont, will discuss environmental issues in the political sphere at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Carroll Hall.

The North Carolina Botanical Garden also has planned several events to commemorate Earth Day. These include:

• On Saturday, the garden will hold a behind-the-scenes hard-hat tour of the new Visitor Education Center, which is under construction. The building will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum, low-impact state building in North Carolina. The tour will start at 11 a.m. Space is limited; those planning to attend should RSVP to elinor@email.unc.edu.

• Garden director Peter White will lead a “Growing Green Earth Day Tour” on April 26 at 10 a.m. on the grounds and trails of the garden. The tour will showcase the significance of native flora to all life on earth. To reserve a place, call 962-0522.

• “Why We Garden – A Conversation with Ken Moore” will be held on April 27 at 2 p.m. at the Carolina Inn. Moore, retired assistant director of the garden, plans to discuss what inspires people to garden. The lecture includes a free reception in the Carolina Inn’s Hill Ballroom. Registration is not required, but recommended. To register, call 962-0522.

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