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Please join us for the 5th Annual Earth Day Kids Fest! You and your family will not want to miss our exciting eco entertainment, incredible programs and education stations staffed by expert environmental and conservation professionals.
Location: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Rd. in Roswell, Georgia
View pictures from the 2006 Earth Day Kids Fest.
Check out some of the incredible organizations and cool activities that will be a part of this year's event: Atlanta Audubon Society will answer all your questions about birds. Learn to identify birds found in your backyard, and discover how planting native plants can protect the environment and help our feathered friends! www.atlantaaudubon.org
Atlanta Botanical Garden and Zoo Atlanta answers all of your plant and animal questions in one place! Live animal presentations! www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org and www.zooatlanta.org
Billy B. will have you cheering for trees, breathing on leaves, and imitating alligators. Billy B's shows burst with songs and dances about rivers, rainforests, recycling, biodiversity, energy, geology and many more natural wonders. www.billybproductions.com
Centennial High School will explore the Georgia Barrier Islands and how important they are to Georgia's environment. Come learn about beach ecology and erosion.
Chattahoochee Nature Center will showcase its native, non-releasable wildlife including animals from turtles to hawks! Hike the grounds of CNC where you will discover wildlife and wildflowers throughout the day! www.chattnaturecenter.com
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area will explore the wetlands along the Chattahoochee River. Kids will discover the plants and animals that call this area home and even make a beaver mask to wear and take home. http://www.nps.gov/chat
City of Alpharetta will have fun recycling with kids as they learn the importance of the 3 R's and turn trash into treasures using old CDs www.alpharetta.ga.us
City of Roswell will help kids learn to search for clues animals may leave behind. Make a plaster mold of an animal's footprint to take home! www.roswellgov.com
Clean Air Campaign will have the Clean Air BAIR on-site from 11:00 - 1:00 to explore how important it is to have clean air for our kids. Learn how to test for particle pollution at your home and discover the recipe for smog soup! www.cleanaircampaign.com
Dunwoody Nature Center will help kids determine what exactly is an insect, and will have a craft about everyone's favorite picnic visitors - ants! www.dunwoodynature.org
EarthCraft House Program along with Southface Energy, will show families how they can create an energy-efficient home of their own! They will also demonstrate creating a solar pizza oven!
www.southface.org or www.earthcrafthouse.org
Friends of Hyde Farm will tell you about life on the farm. Kids can make sweet potato prints of farm images. http://savehydefarm.org
Fulton County Public Works Water Services will let you spin the Water Conservation Wheel! Come play and have the chance to win prizes! http://ww2.co.fulton.ga.us
Georgia River Network will provide information about Paddle Georgia - a 7-day long canoe trip that happens every June! www.garivers.org
Georgia Water Wise Council will help kids learn about water conservation through a board game with trivia about water! www.gwwc.org
Georgia Wildlife Federation/Mill Creek Nature Center will let kids test their eyes - find camouflaged pieces of trash and learn simple ways to help protect wildlife and their habitat. Free wildlife bracelets to color! www.gwf.org
H.O. Lund Entomology Club, UGA will have a live insect zoo and collections of insects to admire! There will also be arts and crafts. www.ent.uga.edu
Keep North Fulton Beautiful will tell you all about recycling and will have recycling crafts for kids! www.kssnfb.org
Lumpkin Coalition offers information on the plight of the Hemlock tree. Sample some hemlock tea, and take home a hemlock tree! www.lumpkincoalition.org
Mothers & Others for Clean Air allows you to test your lung capacity and provides information about clean air. www.georgiaconservancy.org
National Wildlife Federation will help you celebrate National Wildlife Week! Magazines and stickers will be given away. www.nwf.org
Park Pride offers information and fun facts about our parks and greenspaces through games and projects. Take home stickers and temporary tattoos! www.parkpride.org
Reef Ball Foundation and Eternal Reefs, Inc. offers kids the chance to paint a reef ball! Artificial reef balls are placed in the ocean as a way to rebuild our damaged reef system. www.reefball.org and www.eternalreefs.com
REI Families will learn about their P.E.A.K program! www.rei.com
Sierra Club Centennial Group will have a fishing game for kids to learn the importance of keeping our waterways clean and will discover ways to help out and keep Georgia's air and water healthy! www.georgia.sierraclub.org/centennial
Sylvania Lighting & Atlantic Lighting and Supply will show how much energy can be saved with just one fluorescent light bulb! They will give away a free fluorescent light bulb to the first 1,000 families in attendance! www.sylvania.com
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper will have a pontoon boat on the water. Learn more about how this organization helps to keep Atlanta's water supply clean. www.ucriverkeeper.org and www.chattahoochee.org
Nick Walker – the "Weather Dude" from The Weather Channel will be here to teach kids about clouds and what kinds of weather they bring. Learn how clouds form by making a cloud in a bottle! www.weather.com
Whole Foods Market will be providing snacks healthy for kids and the planet throughout the day! www.wholefoods.com
The Weather Channel - Weather Wall will have you calling "Lights, Camera, Action" with their Weather Wall. This offers kids a chance to try their skills in forecasting. Kids take the microphone and learn about weather phenomena.
2005 Earth Day Kids Fest.
2004 Earth Day Kids Fest. 2003 Earth Day Kids Fest.
Other News & Events:
04/11/06
Boomerang to Celebrate
Earth Day with U.S. Television Premiere of 13 ?Lost Episodes?
of Groundbreaking Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet In the News:
Media
Contact:
Amanda
Leesburg
Leesburg
PR
404-842-0040
amanda@leesburgpr.com
Special
Events Press Kit (PDF format):
Captain Planet and the Planeteers are together for the first
time on a brand new, one of a kind, white cotton t-shirt.
The new "By Our Powers Combined, We Can Save the Planet" limited
edition t-shirt displays Ted Turner's personal Eco Tips on
the back. Go to Captain planet's online store to get yours
before they sell out!
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