April 18, 2009
10 a.m - 4 p.m.
A Free, family-friendly event
2009 Earth Day Sponsors:
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Earth Day 2009 - Celebrate at the Arboretum - the greenest place in town!
Earth Day 2009 will offer Houstonians a free, family event with opportunities to learn about earth-friendly products from local companies and organizations, find out about recycling opportunities in Houston and have fun with activities such as face-painting and making crafts from recycled materials. Some of the day's activities will include:
- Native Plant Sale
- Composting Demonstration
- Scavenger Hunt
- Race to Recycle activity
- Calculate your Carbon Footprint
- Face painting
- Crafts from recycled materials
- Live Bluegrass Music
- Organic Food samples
- Wood workers
- Solar animal kits for sale.
- Member-only movie night - Friday, April 17
The Arboretum thanks event sponsors Waste Management, Avangard Innovative, Twin Oaks Cleaners and Green Mountain Energy.
Arboretum Movie Night -
Friday, April 17: 7-9 p.m.
For Arboretum Members Only
Bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic to enjoy an evening under the stars on the Alice Brown Lawn. In celebration of Earth Day, we will be showing Planet Earth's FORESTS. This episode tells the story of seasonal forests and plant survival. Forests cover vast expanses from Siberia to Tasmania and still remain largely unexplored.
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