Join the Lower Columbia School Garden team at Northlake Elementary School, in Longview, WA, for a fun and engaging Earth Day event!
LCSG invites you to join us for an extra earthy time at the Northlake School Garden & Orchard:
Explore, dig in the dirt, do cool things with sticks
Help create a mini forest
1:00 pm Dr. Robert Michael Pyle - local author, biologist, and founder of the Xerces Society we are excited to hear a butterfly presentation
Free activities for kids & adults, info, and action opportunities from partners like Cowlitz Tribal Wellness Garden ~ LCC's Learning and Healing Garden ~ Highlands Neighborhood Garden ~ Willow Grove Gardens ~ Watershed Garden Works ~ Cowlitz PUD's Community Garden ~ Lower Columbia Stewardship Community ~ Ethnic Support Council ~ Columbia Riverkeeper ~ Big Leaf Montessori ~ Alliance for Community Engagement ~ SNAP Ed ~ Advantage Recipe Club ~ and YOU!
Did you know? Local superhero, Karry Williquette, pioneered Longview's first Earth Day celebration in 1996 and grew it into a giant, vibrant, award winning event. She has been responsible for Concerts at the Lake, Extreme Machines, Mud Day, Father Daughter Ball, countless programs and camps for kids, and a ton more. Karry, you rock!
Related story: Children's Discovery Museum is hosting their Earth Day Rocks! event from 10:00-3:00 on the same day (and our school garden on the Catlin campus will be part of that event). Make a day of it!
Learn more at Lower Columbia School Garden webpage HERE. For questions, please call 360-200-8918 or email info@LCschoolgardens.org