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Earth Day Events
Friday, April 20
Trash Bridges
1 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Trash Bridges, garbage detective, will appear in a Science Discovery Theatre performance as he explores how recycling, reusing, reducing and composting can help people tackle the ever-increasing garbage humans create. Free with museum admission.
642-5132
Saturday, April 21
11a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Berkeley Earth Day and annual Eco-Motion Parade
Civic Center Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Way at Center Street
Beginning with an Eco-Motion parade that assembles at 11 a.m. at Milvia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. ways, 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 eco-art making area, vegetarian food and beer, crafts, beeswax candle making and much more. Free. 654-6346
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
Earth Day Creek Walk
10 a.m.
Boogie Woogie Bagel Boy Garden
Gilman and Curtis streets
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
Green Building
9 - 11 a.m.
642 Hearst Ave.
A free seminar for builders, contractors, architects and others interested in preserving natural resources. Presented by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board, the seminar will focus on applicable alternatives to traditional products and practices.
649-2674
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
