Earth Week 2021: Pittsburgh-Area Activities You Can Take Part In
CBS Pittsburgh 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) If you’re looking for activities you can take part in to participate in to celebrate Earth Day this year, you’ve come to the right place.
Below is a list of activities and events taking place across the Pittsburgh area.
April 21
745 Greenfield Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Meet at the Magee Rec Center playground for an opportunity to explore nature in your local park.
Kicking off Earthweek Celebration at the Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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There is a silver lining to the Sapphire floods â rain means good fossicking.
More than 200mm fell in the small township of Sapphire west of Emerald on Wednesday morning.
Sapphire Caravan and Cabin Park owner Victoria Bentham was woken by the sound of the heavy rain and when she checked her phone, she was shocked to see all of the emergency warnings.
Warning sirens were activated in Rubyvale but did not deploy in Sapphire, due to suspected technology complications.
âWe just heard the rain but we didnât realise it was as bad as it was until we saw it,â she said.
Retreat Creek in the central Queensland town of Sapphire rose rapidly after thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall. Photograph: Twitter/Channel Seven
Residents in the regional Queensland township of Sapphire were told to evacuate to higher ground on Wednesday morning after thunderstorms brought up to 215mm of rainfall to the area â but for some the heavy rain may have a silver lining.
Victoria Bentham, the co-owner of Sapphire Caravan and Cabin Park, told the Guardian
the main road out of town had been completely flooded, trapping residents, but some were using the opportunity to fossick for sapphires unearthed by the heavy rain.