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Acting accordingly for Earth Day, The event is kicks off with the Kids Day Of Fishing Derby at the
there will be paper shredding Civic Center Pond behind City Hall on Saturday, April 25, 2015.
available, a recycling-themed Registration for fishing begins at 7 a.m., and the fishing derby lasts
poster contest sponsored by from 8 a.m.-12 noon. First come first serve for first 250 kids that
Solano Garbage Company and sign up. Special needs children may pre-register. For more details visit
Republic services (deadline is 5 www.kidsdayoffishing.org or call (707) 816-2037. Contact the Fairfield
p.m. April 10!), discounted pet Public Works Department at (707) 428-7528.
adoption, composting demon-
strations and more. There may NAPA COUNTY - NAPA
also be a rummage sale as well.
There will be a recycling booth Head to the intersection of 3rd Street and Main in Napa for this
for information on how to year’s Earth Day festivities. “It’s a one-stop shop for families to come
improve your recycling habits. down and learn about Earth Day,” said Steve Konakis, Chair of the
“Solano Garbage and Potrero Environmental Education Coalition of Napa County. “We started in
Landfill will be there to help 2011, this year we’ll have some musical groups coming to play, ven-
answer questions,” said Blanco. Maybe we can finally find out what to dor booths, earth-friendly items, we now also have an environmental
do with all these dead batteries we’ve been collecting. scholarship that we offer to high school students that plan to pursue an
Watching the kids go fishing is probably the best part of the day. “One education in the area of the environment.”
of the things I was asked was why do Earth Day with a fishing derby,”
Blanco explains. “Kids Day Of Fishing actually gets all the fish from a There will be plenty of goings on. Check it out on Saturday April 25
fish farm, so it’s all sustainable; and we’re teaching children about how from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in downtown Napa. For more information visit
to fish using sustainable methods—we teach them why you wouldn’t www.earthdaynapa.com.
leave fishing line out when you’re fishing, how that damages the envi-
ronment and how animals can get tangled in it, they learn why not to CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - LAFAYETTE
use lead weights—it’s actually teaching kids through them having fun
and actually experiencing it.” “Earth Day is the premiere event that our organization hosts, we’re
really looking forward to it this year,” said Amanda Walter, committee
Barbara L. Persons, M.D. member for the Earth Day Festival and board member of Sustainable
Lafayette. This year is the 10th annual event, she says, “It’s impressive
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that the community has been embracing this for that long.”

Thank you to Local Every year the event has grown and grown. “This year we’re includ-
Happenings readers ing more local youth groups,” said Brad Crane, board member of
for voting us Number Sustainable Lafayette and chair of the Earth Day organizing commit-
One in Health Care tee. “We’re hoping to have well over 1,000 attendees this year.”
for the third year!
Last year the theme for the event was water conservation; this year
Focus on Face, Breast and Body 222 000&&111 452 it’s transportation. You’ll be able to see some pretty cool eco-friendly
modes of transportation such as the SolarELF, or as its be called, “the
Fairfield Office most efficient vehicle on the planet.”
2560 N. Texas St., Ste. C, Fairfield
Main Office & Surgery Center “They’ve committed to bringing some demonstration units,” said
911 Moraga Rd., Ste. 205 , Lafayette Crane. “It’s a bike-car hybrid—a solar-charging electric-assist bike with
a protective shell. I haven’t seen any in Lafayette but I’m hoping that
800-BEAUTY-6 (800-232-8896) once people see them at Earth Day there’ll be a few around town; it
looks like a really cool way to get around if you’re not going too far; a
www.personsplasticsurgery.com great short-distance vehicle.”

30 Apr/May In addition to the SolarELF you can test ride electric scooters from
EcoReco in San Jose, see some kids’ bikes presented by Clearly Bikes
in Sausalito, and much more. “Throughout the day we’re offering a lot
of demoing of environmentally friendly transportation,” said Crane.
“There will be opportunities to try out these different transportation
methods.” Regular bicycling is also heavily promoted at this event.

“This year we are expanding our bike parade,” said Crane. The last
three years they’ve done a family friendly bike ride that leads from
Stanley Middle School over to the library where the main event is. This
year they’re including the Bay Area Bike Mobile to do bike repairs.
“We’re using this [parade] to promote cycling to the event,” said Crane.

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