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SPEEDING, RECKLESS OR NEGLIGENT DRIVING. WELL, THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN, BUT THAT’S JUST ANOTHER THING TO CELEBRATE ABOUT OUR PLANET. EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS ARE CONTINUING AT THE RIVERFRONT. LATER ON THIS MORNING, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S IZZY FUN FAIR DEUEL IS LIVE WITH DETAILS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING ANNA. WHILE EARTH DAY WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, YOU CAN STILL CELEBRATE OUR PLANET. THE RIVERFRONT THIRD ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION WILL WELCOME PEOPLE DOWN HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, GOING GREEN AND PROTECTING OUR PLANET. THE RIVERFRONT WILL ALSO OFFER SEEDS THAT YOU CAN START A GARDEN WITH. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATURE WALKS, AND THERE WILL BE CRAFTS THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. THE FOCUS IS ON SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS WHERE SOMETHING CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD COLLECT RAINWATER AND THEN USE THAT LATER THIS SUMMER TO WATER YOUR GARDEN OR ALL OF THOSE BANANA PEELS AND EGG SHELLS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROWING AWAY. USE THEM FOR COMPOST AND FERTILIZER. LATER THIS YEAR. ULTIMATELY, IT’S A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. AND IF ALL OF THESE VISITORS TAKE AWAY ONE THING THAT THEY CAN EITHER DO DIFFERENTLY IN THEIR LIVES TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE OR RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES THAT THEY CAN FREQUENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE’RE JUST ONE STEP CLOSER TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND GREENER FUTURE. GOTCHA. YOU CAN ALSO PROTECT OUR PLANET BY CELEBRATING NEBRASKA’S NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE FINAL SCIENCE SUNDAY WITH NEBRASKA SCIENCE FESTIVAL WILL BE DOWN HERE, AND THEY WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO CRAFT SEED BALLS FOR YOUR BACKYARD. THOSE ARE GREAT SNACKS FOR NEBRASKA’S BIRDS LIKE SPARROWS, WARBLERS, GRACKLES, AND EVEN THE MEADOWLARK. THE EVENTS START AT NOON, BUT INSTEAD OF DRIVING DOWNTOWN AND FINDING PARKING, CONSIDER DOING SOME
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Earth Days celebrations continue at Riverfront
Keep learning how to protect our planet on Lewis and Clark Landing.
Even several days after Earth Day, the celebrations continued at the Riverfront. Lewis and Clark Landing welcomed Omahans and taught them about sustainability, going green and protecting our planet.There were booths handing out seeds to start a garden, groups leading nature walks and crafts that can help the environment. The event focused on sustainability — creating something that can be used again and again without breaking down. For example, you could collect rainwater and then use it to water your garden later in the summer, or save banana peels and eggshells, compost them and then use it as fertilizer.”Ultimately, it’s a learning opportunity and if all of these visitors take away one thing that they can either do differently in their lives to be more sustainable, or raise awareness about sustainable businesses that they can frequent in their community, we’re just one step closer to a more sustainable and greener future,” Courtni Kopietz, board president for the Green Omaha Coalition, said during Saturday’s Earth Day events at Elmwood Park.There was also a chance to learn about Nebraska’s native plants and animals during the Nebraska Science Festival’s final Science Sunday. The group crafted seed balls which are great for the state’s native birds like warblers and grackles.
Even several days after Earth Day, the celebrations continued at the Riverfront. Lewis and Clark Landing welcomed Omahans and taught them about sustainability, going green and protecting our planet.
There were booths handing out seeds to start a garden, groups leading nature walks and crafts that can help the environment.
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The event focused on sustainability — creating something that can be used again and again without breaking down. For example, you could collect rainwater and then use it to water your garden later in the summer, or save banana peels and eggshells, compost them and then use it as fertilizer.
“Ultimately, it’s a learning opportunity and if all of these visitors take away one thing that they can either do differently in their lives to be more sustainable, or raise awareness about sustainable businesses that they can frequent in their community, we’re just one step closer to a more sustainable and greener future,” Courtni Kopietz, board president for the Green Omaha Coalition, said during Saturday’s Earth Day events at Elmwood Park.
There was also a chance to learn about Nebraska’s native plants and animals during the Nebraska Science Festival’s final Science Sunday. The group crafted seed balls which are great for the state’s native birds like warblers and grackles.
