Our consciousness is our real environment. The outer environment is always in correspondence to the thoughts making up our consciousness.”
—Charles Fillmore
Earth Day April 22
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Earth Day Celebration:
Water Appreciation
Date: Sunday, April 21
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free Expo
12:45 p.m. --- Affordable food by Buffalo Bob’s Chalupa Wagon and desserts by I.Y.O.U. available.
Several kid-friendly events are scheduled for the workshops and the expo.
1:00 – 1:20 p.m. Performance by Childbloom Guitar Group, Chiara Stella, directed by Jody Moseley
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Money Cent$ & Sprinkler Dollar$, with Jason Keyes, Conservation Program Specialist, Austin Water
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Bird Watching, with Chris Murray, Steward of Baker Sanctuary
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. “Build-A-Barrel” Workshop, with Dick Peterson, a Rainwater Harvesting Consultant
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Movie "Texas The State of Water: Finding a Balance,” with Narration by Walter Cronkite
Expo
Save Water For Wildlife, with Cappy Smith, Aquatic Resource Education Specialist of Texas Parks & Wildlife
Water: The Dangerous Friend, with James Mercier, TxDOT Engineer
2:30 p.m. Irrigation Controller Interactive Display & Demonstrations, with Jason Keyes, Conservation Program Specialist, Austin Water
4:30 p.m. --- SeaWorld Water Conservation Tour Drawing
Pick up mini-water-bottle from the Unity Water Bowl display to pour the Unity blessings into other rivers and streams in our area. Bring your own water: BYOWB.
Affordable food and drinks in the Pavilion.
EarthCare Celebration: Wildlife
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free Expo
TPWD (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department) will have a booth featuring the “Save Water For Wildlife Initiative.” Wildlife needs water! The health of habitats and wildlife is integrally tied to human health and well-being, and TPDW presents a plan for wildlife’s water needs. Learn about TPWD’s educational efforts to conserve water for wildlife and aquatic habitats. For more information, see http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us.
Sunday, April 21 - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Free
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EarthCare Celebration: Bird Watching
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free Expo
The Travis County Audubon Society will present a program for families about typical birds of our area and basic bird-watching skills. Chris Murray, sanctuary steward at Baker Sanctuary, will also share about golden-cheeked warblers. Learn about water and its benefit to wildlife. Accepting applicants to the Water Appreciation Expo. Learn more at http://travisaudubon.org/conservation/sanctuaries.
Sunday, April 21 - 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Love Offering
EarthCare Celebration: Austin’s Water’s 3 C’s
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Austin Water’s Jason Keyes will present Commit, Calculate, Conserve, the 3 C’s of appreciating water usage. Learn how to accelerate your conservation efforts at home with helpful tips and tools for both indoor and outdoor water use. Consider picking up some of the child-friendly goodies provided courtesy of Austin Water.
Sunday, April 21 - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Free Expo
EarthCare Celebration: “Build-A-Barrel” Workshop
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free at the Expo
Join Dick Peterson, an environmental and green-building consultant, for a rainwater harvesting demonstration at the Expo. Mr. Peterson will demonstrate building a rain barrel from a recycled, food-grade 55-gallon plastic drum. Using the new "magic plug", you can use the cheaper sealed barrels, because everything connects from the outside. No removable top necessary. You are welcome to bring a lawn chair for the outdoor events. For more information, see www.dickpeterson.com.
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