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Other Earth Day Events
The department held its Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Capitol in Jefferson City.
Many communities in Missouri had Earth Day celebrations. Following are links to other Earth Day events in Missouri and around the world. This is only a partial listing.
Earth Day events across Missouri
Earth Day Events in Missouri State Parks
Visit this page often to find out about Earth Day events being planned at various Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites.
Columbia
Each year, Columbia's Earth Day Festival draws many thousands of people
to enjoy the music, listen to the speakers, participate in the activities,
visit booths at the street fair, learn more about environmental concerns
and honor the Earth.
Fort Leonard Wood
Saturday, April 24 - Attendance includes military and non-military families, soldiers, spouses of deployed soldiers and children. Booths are wide ranging and include interactive models, educational workshops, kids activities, posters and information displays. For more information contact Amy Crews at 573-596-0131 x63432.
Kansas
City
Visit the Earth Day KC Web site for location details.
St. Louis Earth Day is Looking for a 2010 Festival Logo Design.... Will it be yours?
St. Louis Earth Day is looking for a 2010 Festival logo design to use on T-Shirts, posters, and other promotional materials. Here's your chance for half a million people to see your work, add to your professional portfolio, and help support the environment at the same time! Oh, and the winner gets a cool free T-shirt with their logo design and a St. Louis Earth Day Sustainable Living Prize Package.
The rules are simple...
- Submissions must be inspired by and contain the slogan "40 Years Later:Living Earth Day Every Day!"
- Submissions should contain no more than four colors and be your original work.
- Photoshop, Illustrator or another professional design program are preferred design formats. If you use another means to make your design, you must be prepared to provide print-ready files of the design should you win.
- Submission must be in PDF, jpg, or gif format.
- Submission may not exceed 5MB. We will ask the winner for a high resolution file.
- While the contest is open to students, you must be 18 years or older to submit;if you are younger, your design must be submitted on your behalf by a parent or guardian.
- All submissions must be emailed as a PDF, jpg, or gif to STLEarthDayDesign@gmail.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with entry information (see full rules and regs) to be considered eligible.
- Submissions will be accepted until Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.
A complete list of rules and additional information are available on the Web.
But wait! There's more! Even if you are not an artist, there's still a way you can participate. The top five designs chosen by a committee selected by the St Louis Earth Day organization will be uploaded online for for the public to decide the winner. Go to the St Louis Earth Day Web site at www.stlouisearthday.org and vote for the winning design from Feb. 11-17, 2010. Vote for the design that you would like to wear on your own 2010 Festival T-shirt. The winner will be announced and contacted on Feb. 19, 2010.
Other Earth Day Links
Earth Day at Kids Domain
Earth Day related online games, PC downloads, coloring pages, clipart and other activities for kids.
Earth Day.net
Earth Day, which occurs annually on April 22, involves tens of thousands of events, from rallies and teach-outs to concerts and Earth fairs. You'll find them everywhere, in the world's capitals and in its nooks and crannies -- together sending a message loud and clear that this turf is precious, perishable and belongs to all of us.
Earth Day on your Block
Anyone can find ideas on holding their own local Earth Day activities. Heartland All Species Project, 5644 Charlotte, Kansas City, MO 64110, 816-361-1230.
Missouri Earth Day Events at Earth Day.net
EnviroSquad
A fun way for 4th, 5th and 6th graders to learn about environmental
education.
Green
Building
Read about how a green building saves energy. See a live Web camera
showing the construction of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Green Building in Jefferson City.
EPA
Earth Day
History
of Earth Day
EarthDay.gov
Portal for U.S. Government events and information.
- FirstGov for Kids: a portal to lots of kids' resources about plants and animals.
- EPA Environemental Kids Club: games and activities about environmental issues.
- Earthquakes for Kids: games, puzzles, and cool earthquake facts
- Endangered species: games and how you can help.
- Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program's Education Center: learn about global warming from Professor Polar Bear.
- Roofus the Dog's Solar and Efficient Neighborhood: make your home energy smart.
- Nature Watch: see animals in action.
- S.K.Worm: he'll answer your questions about dirt.
- Sci4Kids: stories about plants and bugs.
- Bureau of Land Management: birds, dinosaurs, dirt and rivers
- Energy Information Administration's Energy Ant: learn all about where we get our energy and how we use it.
RoboCow:
Operation H2O
Find out how proper farming operations can improve water quality.
