Cupertino Community Invited To Celebrate Earth Day

CUPERTINO, CA -- Leave it to this Silicon Valley city to host an Annual Earth & Arbor Day Festival that urges its attendees to embrace learning and performing activities that bring us closer to our inner planet.

The interactive event is staged at the Civic Center Plaza east of Torre Avenue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 13.

Earth Day, which officially makes the calendar on April 22, is an event observed each year to promote environmental awareness. It happens to fall a day after the birthday of John Muir, a naturalist, author and philosopher who fought to preserve wilderness areas in the Sierra Nevada. He died Dec. 24, 1914.

Cupertino invites naturalists of all types and all ages to learn about environmental issues and solutions in a family-friendly atmosphere. The city estimates the event attracts more than 7,000 attendees and 75 organizations sharing their wares and knowledge. The festival features hands-on activities, live entertainment, electric vehicle demos and refreshments provided by local food trucks.

On a state level, the California State Parks Foundation's invites those who want to give back the opportunity to volunteer for Mother Earth. Information can be found here here. Since its inception, these annual Earth Day volunteer projects have resulted in nearly 90,000 participants contributing more than 346,137 hours worth $6.6 million in park maintenance and improvements, according to the foundation.