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Village Of New Lenox Plans First Free Earth Day Event
The event, scheduled for Sunday, will include hands-on demonstrations to teach people how to reduce their carbon footprints.
NEW LENOX, IL — The Village of New Lenox is scheduled to host its first ever Earth Day Celebration from from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the New Lenox Commons, according to information from the Village.
The free event is meant to help people find practical ways that they can reduce their carbon footprints.
Information on electric vehicles, water conservation, wind turbines, coral reefs, food waste, plastics and composting will be available, according to the Village, and some areas will offer hands-on demonstrations.
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There will also be free activities for children, such as the chance to make bird feeders and nature collages.
Organizations scheduled to participate in the Earth Day Celebration include:
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- Audobon
- Conservation Foundation
- Forest Preserve District of Will County
- Homewood Disposal
- Lavender Farm
- Master Gardeners
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
- My Solar Shift
- New Lenox Public Library
- New Lenox Township
- Pilcher Park
- Sierra Club
- Will County Green
Earth Day was first celebrated in the U.S. in the spring of 1970 as a way to address environmental issues, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of the EPA.
For more information, visit the Village of New Lenox website.
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