CSU’s annual Earth Day Festival combines celebration, action

Birds, bees and butterflies

The sounds of Spring Lake and bird calls added to the ambience surrounding local bands playing folk and country music and the flow of people moving and dancing to the beat. Despite the occasional rain shower, many community members and organizations gathered around the lake to spend a day dedicated to appreciating San Marcos’ unique ecosystem. Earth Day San Marcos is an annual event hosted by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, occ…

CSU’s annual Earth Day Festival combines celebration, action

With multiple clubs and local organizations lined up on the Lory Student Center West Lawn promoting sustainability, it could only mean one thing: Earth Day.  Colorado State University has an annual tradition on Earth Day of throwing a festival celebrating sustainability and raising awareness for the environment in hopes of not only educating students but encouraging action, whether it is joining featured organizations or writing a letter to Cong…

Earth Day celebration unites community members in celebration of environmental solutions

People of all ages, adorning colorful paper mache masks, paraded around Chintimini Park to the beat of a unified drum as a part of Planet Palooza, a community event celebrating Earth Day, on April 19.  Hundreds of people, from local kids to Corvallis Mayor Charles Maughan, gathered at Chintimini Park to learn about sustainability and to celebrate Earth Day.  The event included live music from local band Wild Hog in the Woods, tables from dozens …