|
 Sunday,
April 26
Party for the Planet:
The Mayor's Community
Celebration of Earth Day
10 a.m. - 2
p.m.
Mayor Abramson
is inviting the whole community to help celebrate Earth Day and the Zoo’s 40th
birthday!
Event Features:
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$1 per person admission
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Free re-usable shopping bags from
Wal-Mart for the first 10,000 visitors
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Free copies of the Toyota
Backyard Action Hero Guidebook
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Mayor Abramson presents first
ever "Steering the Future of Beargrass Creek Award" (10:30 a.m.)
Eco Friendly
Activities - All Day
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Learn how to create wind power
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Learn how to keep streams clear
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Dig for Earthworms
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Build a bat box
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Cell Phone Recycling - bring your old
phones to the Zoo.
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Animal Enrichment and Training
Demonstrations.
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Environmental displays by these eco
partners:
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AAZK –
American Association of Zookeepers
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Bernheim
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Breaking New
Grounds
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Conservation
Committee
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Earth Save
Louisville
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Jefferson
County Soil & Water Conservation District
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KAIRE
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Kentucky
Division of Forestry
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Kentucky
State Nature Preserves Commission
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Louisville
Metro Dept. of Public Health & Wellness Division of
Environmental Health & Protection
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National
City
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National
Weather Service
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Norton
Healthcare
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Olmsted
Parks Conservancy
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Red Cross
-
Science
Center
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St. Joseph
Children's Home
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TARC
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United
Nations Association of the USA-Louisville Chapter
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US Fish and
Wildlife Service
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Walmart
The Zoo encourages guests to ride
their bikes (there will be extra bike parking) or take TARC to the
event. Visit www.ridetarc.org
for TARC route and schedule information.
Click
here for bike route
information.
Special bike parking will be available
near the Zoo's main ticket windows. Please enter from Trevilian Way.
Click
here
for a retrospective of the 2008 Party for the Planet
event! |
