Yosemite Celebrates Earth Day—April 22
A number of activities will take place in the park in recognition of Earth Day. Come join the Earth-Friendly fun! Take part in a stewardship project. Check out a variety of environmentally-safe products. Tour the Valley Recycling Center. Enjoy Yosemite staff engaged in a live performance of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.
Earth Day Schedule
9:30 am-11:45 am
Stewardship Project
Take part in a stewardship project and help make the park a better
place. Meet in front of Valley Visitor Center.
9:00 am-2:00 pm
- Yosemite Village Mall Celebration
Wander between the Village Store and the Visitor Center to see displays on Delaware North Parks & Resorts at Yosemite's (DNC) “GreenPath” efforts, NPS Bear Patrol, NPS sustainability practices, educational Discovery Vans, Ansel Adams Gallery display, exhibits detailing the “good works” of partner organizations Yosemite Institute, Yosemite Association, and more. Stop by and pick up a Yosemite Earth Day souvenir. - Earth Friendly Products
Over 40% of cleaning products at the Village Store are environmentally friendly. Stop by the mall side of the Village Store for free samples. - Discovery Vans will be on the Yosemite Village Mall to engage visitors in fun and educational activities that teach about the Sierra Nevada.
Noon-1:00 pm
Earth Day cake & lemonade in front of the Valley Visitor Center for
everyone!
2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Tour the Recycling Center
Join Mark Gallagher for a behind-the-scenes tour of an award-winning recycling
center where 880 tons of materials are recycled, keeping 40 percent of
DNC’s waste from landfills. Meet Mark in front of the Valley Visitor
Center.
2:00 pm-6:00 pm
NPS Open House
Come and learn about Yosemite’s future and the latest park improvement
efforts at the Visitor Center East Auditorium.
7:30 pm-9:00 pm
Family Earth Day Program
Yosemite interpreters will lead a sing-a-long and a dramatization of The
Lorax by Dr. Suess at the Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater. (This program will
be inside the Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room if weather is inclement.)
8:00 pm-9:00 pm
Performing Arts Piece
Weaving music and poetry together, park rangers Margaret Eissler and Shelton
Johnson will celebrate Earth Day with their program, This Everything Dance.
Meet them upstairs in The Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge for this special presentation
exploring the human relationship with place.
Also
in this newsletter:
- Yosemite Celebrates Earth Day
Earth Day 2003