Green Bellevue announces Sarpy County Earth Day is partnering with Earth Day Omaha to celebrate Earth Day virtually on-line this year. This event will feature educational programs and fun activities and will highlight the environmental efforts within Sarpy County and the metro area.
Attendees can remotely enjoy a live yoga session, local music, an Earth meditation, and environmental demonstrations from Keep Omaha Beautiful, Omaha Stormwater, Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, and more! Sarpy County Earth Day will be presenting a special half-hour segment featuring Bellevue West High School Future Business Leaders of America Zero Waste composting project, the Zoo Academy student eco-presentations, pollinator education from Milkweed Matters, and updates from Green Bellevue’s Vice President, Michelle Foss, Manager of Stewardship and Research for Fontenelle Forest.
“We are proud to partner with Earth Day Omaha this year to deliver an educational Earth Day program and commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first Earth Day. While all Nebraskans are focusing on staying safe and flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating Earth Day is a way to highlight the serious need to flatten the curve of pollution and consequent damage this causes to the environment,” Foss said. The Sarpy County Earth Day theme is “Taking Steps to a Cleaner Future” for future generations.
The virtual, on-line event is from 12pm-4pm on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Visit www.greenbellevue.org for details, including a schedule of events, Speakers and to join the event.
In addition to the April 18th Earth Day event, there is a livestream reading of the Earth Day Mayoral Proclamation at the Bellevue City Council on-line meeting at 6pm on 4/21. Green Bellevue is also planning to announce 2020 Environment Champions and to continue Earth Day activities for the next several months including, the Zoo Academy’s virtual Trashion Show, tree plantings, educational sessions and organized collections. Details and updates will be posted on the greenbellevue.org website, FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram.
Sponsors of Sarpy County’s celebration of the 50th Earth Day include Sarpy County, Papillion Sanitation, Cox Communications, Beardmore Subaru, Hefty Energy Bag, Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, Papio-Missouri River NRD, Hillside Solutions, Fontenelle Forest, Butler County Landfill, CLS Laundry, Hike Real Estate, Highland Meadows, Joy Creations Cards, Nebraska Realty, Sierra Club.