For More Information Contact:
Joe Harwood, 541-685-7471
Eugene Water & Electric Board

April 22, 2011

Earth Day coming Saturday to EWEB’s riverfront plaza

Eugene’s annual Earth Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, April 23, at the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s River Edge Plaza, 500 E. Fourth Ave.

The 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. event features live music, a Procession of All Species parade, food, the announcement of an EWEB Greenpower grant for local renewable energy projects worth up to $100,000, and much more.

The theme for this year is “You Are Here,” and there will be opportunities to learn about how to make our lives and the community more sustainable and connected to the earth. There will be free LTD shuttles from the downtown station and Saturday Market to EWEB’s River Edge Plaza during event hours.

There are many events for kids, and it’s all free. Other events include:

• Craft activities for kids
• A film and lecture series
• Community booths
• Electric vehicles
• Book swap and sale
• Master Gardener plant sale

The Procession of All Species is an artistic celebration in which participants can put on a costume, mask, or other representation of an animal, plant or other natural wonder (but no live animals). There will be the opportunity to create your own costume and mask beginning at 11 a.m.; the procession will begin at 1:50 p.m.

The major sponsors of the event are Lane County government, the City of Eugene, EWEB, Lane Transit District, Schnitzer Steel, Eugene Weekly, KMTR-TV, KZEL FM 96.1 radio and the Lane County Master Gardener Association.