Earth Day- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

April 22 , 2011


Today is Earth Day. The first Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin after witnessing the damage of the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara harbor.. This first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts.


In 1990, Earth Day went global and put environmental issues on the world stage.
In 2010, the Earth Day Network claimed to have amassed 40 million environmental service actions towards its 2012 goal of "A Billion Acts of Green".


Today, in Highland, at the Sam J. Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center, 7863 Central Avenue from 2-5:20 p.m., folks can bring recycling items such as bottles and cans and create their own tote bags. They can also explore the rooftop gardens.


At 4:30 p.m., author Rebecca O'Connor will make a special presentation to discuss her book, "Lift: A Memoir" in which she discusses the life lessons learned as she engaged in the sport of falconry.


For more information you can call 909-425-4700.


Here is a fun ditty to learn and sing to the tune of the "Eensy, Weensy Spider".


Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - words you all know


We have to save our planet so we can live and grow


We are all inhabitants, so we will try, you'll see


And we can save our planet - it starts with you and me!