April 22 is Earth Day!
Started in 1970 as a way to
educate people about environmental issues. This holiday was started by Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from
Wisconsin, as he worked to convince the federal government that the planet was
at risk. Inspired by the anti-Vietnam War “teach-ins” that were taking place on
college campuses around the U.S. the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22nd.
He borrowed the concept and the event was a “national teach-in on the
environment” and events were held on college campuses. Nelson worked to bring
environmental causes into the national spotlight by raising awareness of air
and water pollution. Earth Day is now celebrated around the world.
To find out more about Earth Day you can visit http://www.earthday.org/earthday/
We did our part this morning by taking our recycling to a local recycle center. It’s a rainy day here in town so that may be the extent of our celebration. If you are having better weather get out there and do something for the Earth today. This is the last weekend for free admission into the National Park system as we close out National Park Week.
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