Earth Day Comes To Los Gatos Sunday

LOS GATOS, CA -- This woodsy, outdoor-oriented city is using Earth Day as a springboard to Keep Los Gatos Beautiful Month as a means of environmental awareness.

The public is invited to take at the Town Plaza Park on April 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The family friendly event is filled with activities, a tree planting ceremony and live music. Booths from over 20 organizations will be on hand to share how they keep Los Gatos beautiful and what volunteers can do to help in those efforts.

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.

Participants are urged to go green and ride their bikes to the event. A bike valet and free helmet fittings will be managed by LGMS Safe Routes to School.

For more information, visit www.LosGatosCA.gov/SpringintoGreen.

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.