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Berkeley celebrates earth day for 2 weeks
Sunday, April 15
Rotating Green Panels
3 - 10 p.m.
7th Floor, Eshleman Hall
UC Berkeley
The start of UC Berkeley’s week-long annual whole-earth event. Starting at 3 p.m., a series of hour-long panels on issues including electoral reform, free trade, and nuclear energy. At 6 p.m., an opportunity to dance and check out display posters created for the celebration.
Monday, April 16
TREES Forum
12:30 p.m.
2400 Ridge Rd.
Hewlett Library
Board Room
Michael Warburton on local environmental issues.
E-mail: trees@gtu.edu
Thursday, April 19
EcoCity Message of Curitiba, Brazil
7:30 p.m.
Chan Shun Auditorium
Valley of Life Sciences Building
UC Berkeley
Maria do Rocio Quandt, the chief representative of the policies, designs, planning and projects that have made Curitiba the ecological development model to the world will share strategies for long term success of cities on planet Earth. Opening remarks by Robert Haas, former U.S. poet laureate.
$5 - $10 donation
649-1817
Haas Lecture on Business and Environment
12:45 - 2 p.m.
Cheit Hall 230
Haas School of Business
UC Berkeley
Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute will speak on “Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution”. For more information contact Eric at strand@haas.berkeley.edu.
Energy Forum
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sibley Auditorium
Bechtel Engineering Center
UC Berkeley
Panel discussion entitled “Re-De-Regulation: Planning, Learning, Blundering and the Future of Electricity in California”. Followed at 6 p.m. by Dr. Rosenfeld (see below). Free admission, limited seating.
642-1640
Energy and Environment
6 p.m.
Sibley Auditorium
Bechtel Engineering Center
UC Berkeley
Dr. Arthur H. Rosenfeld, State of California Energy Commissioner will give a lecture on “Easing California’s Electricity Shortage with Buildings that Respond to Real Time Prices”. Free admission, limited seating.
642-1640
Friday, April 20
Trash Bridges
1 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Join Trash Bridges, garbage detective, in this Science Discovery Theatre performance as he explores how recycling, reusing, reducing and composting can help us tackle the ever-increasing garbage humans create. Free with museum admission.
642-5132
Saturday, April 21
Family Farm Day
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way
As a complimentary event to Earth Day Berkeley, taking place in Civic Center Park, this will be a chance to see what life is like on a farm. Farm equipment, an observable beehive, human powered hayrides, sheep, and more. Free. 548-3333
Building a Garden at Cragmont Elementary
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cragmont Elementary School
1150 Virginia St.
Volunteers are asked to help students and staff of Cragmont make planter boxes, weed, trim, plant trees and more. The garden will be used in the schools environmental education program.
Call Ellen Georgi 525-6058
California Native Plant Sale
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Regional Botanical Garden
South Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road
Tilden Regional Park
A variety of plants will be for sale and proceeds benefit Botanic Garden programs.
841-8732
Berkeley Earth Day
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Civic Center Park
Allston & MLK Jr. Way
Beginning with an Eco-Motion parade, with kids and adults using forms of non-polluting transport. The Earth Day Fair will feature music, revolutionary comedy from Sherry Glaser, and speaker Rachel Peterson from Urban Ecology. Also, a climbing wall, kid’s making area, vegetarian food and beer, crafts, beeswax candle making and much more. Free
654-6346
Earth Day Creek Walk
10 a.m.
Boogie Woogie Bagel Boy Garden
Gilman and Curtis
Explore history and opportunities for restoration on lower Codornices and Cerrito Creeks on an Earth Day walk co-sponsored by Berkeley Path Wanderers and Friends of Five Creeks. Bring water and snacks.
848-9358
Saturday, April 28
Berkeley Bay Festival
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Berkeley Marina
160 University Ave.
The Festival, held at the Marina since 1937, has had an environmental education and boating theme for the past 22 of those years. A variety of organizations will be on hand to inform and inspire people to learn how they affect the environment and to take action. Also, live music, food, a climbing wall and free sailing. Free 644-8623