Earth Day 2011
Earth Day is officially April 22 every year; celebrations
will be on different dates around Santa Barbara County.
Information on 2011 events will be added here when it is
available. Information on 2009-2010 events appears
below for reference.
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Earth Day 2011 |
Earth
Day 2011 Contact |
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Santa
Barbara
South Coast Earth Day Festival
Presented by the Community Environmental Council
Saturday April 16 and Sunday, April 17,
Alameda Park
Booths, food, displays, kids activities, green car show,
live music |
The District is participating, helping sponsor "Come to Earth Day Car Free
and Win!" (see
Santa Barbara Car Free website) and the
Green Shorts Film Festival.
Contact
Mary
Byrd at 805-961-8833 for more info. For all the details on the
South Coast Earth Day
Festival, see
www.sbearthday.org.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base 11th Annual Earth Day
Event Wednesday, April 20 10:00am to 3:00pm at Base
Library (side lawn)
Exhibits, demonstrations,
prizes/giveaways, educational material, games & MORE! French
dip sandwiches and hand-cut fries ($7)
Open to staff and
families with base passes. |
For more information, call 805-605-0544. |
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Earth Day 2010 |
Earth
Day 2010 Contact |
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Santa
Barbara
South Coast Earth Day Festival
Presented by the Community Environmental Council
Saturday April 17 and Sunday, April 18,
Alameda Park
Booths, food, displays, kids activities, green car show,
live music |
The District participated, helping sponsor "Come to Earth Day Car Free
and Win!" the
Green Shorts Film Festival, and Ride Free on MTD before noon
on Earth Day Weekend. |
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
10th Annual Earth Day
Event Wednesday, April 28
11:00am to 4:00pm at Base
Library (side lawn)
Exhibits, Demonstrations,
Educational Materials and Civil Engineering Advisory Council burger burn! Open to staff
and families with base passes. |
For more information, call 805-605-0544.
The District had a table at the event.
Note: event was postponed from 4/22 due to weather. |
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For more info on worldwide Earth Day celebrations, and to take the ecological
footprint quiz,
view fun facts and activities, and
more, see the Earth
Day Network site.
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Earth Day 2009 |
Earth
Day 2009 Contact |
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Goleta Earth Day
Celebration
presented by the Goleta Family School
Saturday, April 11,
11:00-4PM
Stow Grove Park
580 N. La Patera Lane
Displays, kids activities |
Contact Kim Lipp at
kim@surfnwear.com or 805-963-1281. |
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Santa
Barbara
South Coast Earth Day Festival
Presented by the Community Environmental Council
Sunday, April 19, 10:30-5:00 PM
Alameda Park
Booths, food, displays, kids activities, green car show,
live music |
APCD participates every year in the South Coast Earth Day
Festival, helping sponsor "Come to Earth Day Car Free
and Win!" and
"Ride Free on MTD on Earth Day." See the
Santa Barbara Car Free website, and contact
Mary
Byrd at 805-961-8833 for more info. For all the details on the Earth Day
Festival, see
www.sbearthday.org.
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Santa Maria Earth Day Celebration
Presented by the Santa Maria Natural History Museum
Sunday April 19, 11 AM - 3 PM
412 South McClelland |
Music, dance performances, garden demonstrations, fossil dig
for kids, a Santa Maria Historic Walking Tour and more!
More info on the
Natural History Museum
website, or call 805-614-0806. Every Day is Earth Day at
the Natural History Museum! |
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Earth Day Events
Wednesday, April 22
11:00am to 4:00pm at Base Exchange
Exhibits and Prizes! Open to staff and families with base
passes.
Also April 22, 9:00am to 3:00pm
East Housing (Mulberry Street)
Electronics Collection -
Open to the public - drop off old electronic equipment for
recycling free of charge! |
For more information, call 805-605-0544.
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Santa Ynez Valley Earth Day
Sunday, April 26, Noon-4:00pm.
Solvang Park, Mission Drive & First Street, downtown.
Free admission. Seventh annual festival
with environmental education
booths, food, fun
and games. |
For information, call Coordinator Karen Palmer at
805-452-2218.
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