Updated: The Plattsburgh Green Committee Announces Plattsburgh–North Country Earth Week Events

Note: New Event Information Added

PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/13/2009)(readMedia)-- Individuals and groups are networking to create the area's first week-long Earth Week Celebration and "Go Local" campaign. Sponsored by the City of Plattsburgh, the events will run from Saturday, April 18 through Sunday, April 26.

The Plattsburgh Green Committee's Earth Week and Education and Outreach Task Forces are coordinating locally focused, sustainable, green activities and initiatives in order to foster awareness, social networks and community action on environmental and local sustainability issues. All events are free and public attendance is encouraged.

The efforts of the Local Earth Week Task Force focus on creating a local culture and economy that is more sustainable, green and community oriented. At the heart of the effort is the creation of both logistical and social networks to more effectively team and coordinate those sustainability-focused individuals and organizations that live in the Plattsburgh and North Country area.

Local Earth Week Celebration, Plattsburgh-North-Country

April 18 - 26, 2009

Saturday, April 18

  • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Earth Day for Kids! - Bailey School and Penfield Park.
  • 8 - 11 p.m. Nature Poetry Slam - Upstairs, North Country Coop (upstairs).

Sunday, April 19

Noon - 1:30 p.m. Business Clean Up - Meet at the Durkee Street Parking Lot Pavilion.

Monday, April 20

  • 7 - 8:30 p.m. Speaker/Reading Group - Gail Brill - "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" / ADK Green Circle - Auditorium, Plattsburgh City Hall.
  • 7 - 9 p.m. Hemp: The Wonder Plant - Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

Tuesday, April 21

  • 7 - 9 p.m. Panel discussion on "The Green Fee: What is it? And how has it impacted SUNY Plattsburgh?" - Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh.

Wednesday, April 22, Earth Day

  • ADK Mountain Club Clean Up - Plattsburgh Monuments - across from City Hall, Plattsburgh.
  • Noon - 1:30 p.m. "Campus Sustainability: The Greening of the Campus"- Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh.
  • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Chartwells' Earth Day Celebration - Amitié Plaza, in front of Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Opportunities to learn about sustainability issues and plant seeds. Live music by the artistic duo "At the Stake" and other acoustic artists.
  • 4 -5 p.m. "Home/Life Sustainability: Bringing It Home" - Cardinal Lounge Angell College Center. Discussion about sustainable living with individuals who have experienced life off the grid, as well as others who have made more subtle green lifestyle changes.

Thursday, April 23

  • 12:15 p.m. Tour of SUNY Plattsburgh's biodiesel facilities. The group will meet at Hudson Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh and walk over to the maintenance facilities.
  • 6 - 9 p.m. Film screening of "Battle in Seattle" and discussion on international and corporate environmental policy - Room 201, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh.

Friday, April 24

  • 6 - 9 p.m. Film screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" and discussion of myths and facts about global climate change - Room 202, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Presented by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

Saturday, April 25

  • Noon - 5 p.m. Local Earth Week Celebration Day - Downtown Plattsburgh - Durkee Street Parking Lot, Plattsburgh Crafters and Farmer's Market location.
  • Noon -1:30 p.m. Hike Through Rugar Woods - (Weather permitting.) Presented by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.
  • 12:30 - 4 p.m. Earth Week Walking Celebration "Parade" - A parade to walk in, not to watch. Meet at 11A Elizabeth Street. Stops at Plattsburgh High School's old football field, Angell College Center, Trinity Park, and the Durkee Street parking lot.
  • 4 - 6 p.m. Art Walk - Downtown Plattsburgh - Various downtown businesses and organizations.
  • 5 - 8 p.m. North Country Coop Earth Celebration - Crow Party Band! - upstairs.
  • 8 - 10:30 p.m. Earth Week Coffee House - North Country Coop, upstairs.

Sunday, April 26

  • Noon - 2 p.m. Environmental/Global Youth Awareness Fair- Champlain Mall, Plattsburgh.

For more information and a complete, up-to-date schedule, visit www.LocalSustainability.com.

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Plattsburgh Green CommitteePlattsburghGreen.org

"The Plattsburgh Green Committee consists of community members who share the common interest in developing Plattsburgh and its surrounding areas into a more localized, sustainable, and environmentally just region."

Committee Officers:

  • Meghan Samolis, Chair - Meghan.Samolis@gmail.com
  • Marcia Wolosz, Vice Chair - darcyslaw@gmail.com
  • Doug Butdorf, Secretary - dbutdorf@gmail
  • Paul Allen, Treasurer - jd6861s@yahoo.com