40th Anniversary Earth Day – 2010
Activities Listing – As of 3/19/10 –
4/10 – Rockin’ Recycle Party
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
South Haven Church Family Life Center
2353 S. Campbell Ave.
Youth-led event focus on how recycling can be fun with games, activities, music.
Bring 5 recyclable items per person to get in free – otherwise admission $1
Contact: Quinlan and Amanda – 417-234-1999
4/10 – South Creek Greenway Clean-up
9:00 a.m. – noon
Greater Ozarks Audubon Society
Contact: Myra Scroggs – 883-4015
4/14 – Annual Choose Environmental Excellence Awards Luncheon
Contact: Barbara Lucks 864-2005
4/15 – Babes in the Woods Celebrate Earth Day
Springfield Conservation Nature Center – 888-4237
4/16 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Address
MSU Public Affairs Conference
Contact: Mary Ann Wood 836-5073
4/17 – Wilder Elementary Green Run
4/17 – Babes in the Woods Celebrate Earth Day
Springfield Conservation Nature Center – 888-4237
4/17 – E-Waste Collection
Computer Recycling Center – 866-2588
9:00 am – 3:00 p.m. Recycling fees may apply to some materials
4/17 – Waste Tire Collection
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
Contact: Bob Horton – Urban Neighborhoods Alliance – 865-4774
4/17 – Party for the Planet – Dickerson Park Zoo
Contact: Erin Sorensen – 417-883-1570
4/17 – Earth Day Celebration and Free Day @ Discovery Center
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Activities, educational displays
Contact: Laurie Duncan – 862-9910
4/21 – Summit School Activities
4/22 – EARTH DAY
4/22 – Earth Day Speaker at Southeast Rotary – Doug Neidigh
“Springfield’s Air Quality”
4/22 – JV Advisory Committee – Tree Planting Jordan Valley Park Trail
Contact: Olivia Hough – 864-864-1932
4/22 – Computer Recycling Center Open House/Dedication of expansion 10th Anniversary Celebration
l0:00 a.m.
Contact: Ken Reiss – 866-2588
4/22 – James River Basin Partnership Clean-up
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Melissa Bettes 836-4847
4/22 – Urban Garden Kick-Off
Boyd Elementary
Contact: Community Partnership of the Ozarks – 888-2020
4/22 – Earth Day Trail Day – Lake Springfield
Contact: David Riggs – 891-1550
4/22 – Nathan P. Murphys 2nd Annual Rock & Recycle
Gunshot Lizzie & more
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for all ages show
Cover $
4/$8 (under 21)
Door net proceeds go to “Think Green!” at Drury University
4/23 – Ozarks Community Technical College (OTC) Green Fair
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team
Danna Lunday 417-447-8981
4/24 – Schweitzer United Methodist Church Earth Day Activities
4/24 – Habitat for Humanity ReStore Earth Day Festival
2410 S. Scenic
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
50% off sale, live music, educational activities
Free hot dogs and soda from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (or while they last!)
Contact: Eric Allen 829-4001, Ext. 103
4/24-25 – Garden Adventures Nursery
Nixa, MO 725-3223
Azalea Festival and Art in the Garden
Information compiled by: Barbara Lucks
Materials Recovery/Education Coordinator
Solid Waste Management Division Springfield Public Works
417-864-2005
blucks@springfieldmo.gov
Complete listing of Earth Day activities available on www.OzarksEnvironment.com or by calling the City of Springfield Recycling Hotline at 417-864-1904