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How you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 across the suburbs
Some Earth Day events incorporate restoration and planting activities. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Show a little love for Mother Nature.
She s always been there to sustain us, and she s been a source of comfort and peace especially during the pandemic, when outdoor pursuits such as gardening, hiking and biking helped keep us sane.
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, and there are plenty of local events celebrations, concerts, educational programs, cleanups, workdays, recycling to mark the occasion.
Friday, April 16
COD Music Fridays @ Noon: Noon Friday, April 16, online at www.atthemac.org. Alumni Spotlight featuring singer, songwriter, educator Louise Kelly performing her own music as she celebrates Earth Day and shares her story. Free.
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If you go for a hike at the Pismo Preserve over the next few months, you may come across a herd of cattle grazing the rangeland area of the preserve to eat invasive weeds such as black mustard, help restore the diversity of native plant life and reduce the risk of wildfire.
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County helps manage the Pismo Preserve and is partnering with Cal Poly’s range manager to use more than 50 of his personal cattle to graze the land.
Cal Poly Range Manager Aaron Lazanoff said recent wildfires have increased awareness of the need for mitigation and introducing the cows is a good fire prevention strategy.
Somers Library Photo Contest for Teens & Adults Written by Somers Library
April 12 - July 5
In combination with the Intro to Birding and the Native Plants and their Pollinators programs, we will be holding a photography contest! The theme of this photo contest is nature with the focus on birds, butterflies, and bees. We will have separate adult and teen divisions with 1st and 2nd place winners. Amateur photographers can submit a maximum of two photos, one bird photo and one of a pollinator. (Attendance at these programs is not necessary for a photo submission). Photos can be submitted starting April 12th and ending July 5, 2021. Submissions will be displayed on our Instagram sites and the winners will receive a prize which will be collected curbside only. Please look out for emails and social media with more details! Here is the form to submit your photos: https://bit.ly/2Q13eXI
Last winter, students in Manheim Central High Schoolâs FFA plotted out how to grow about 4,000 plants for their stand at Landis Valley Herb & Garden Faire.
Not long later, the pandemic closed school, cut off access to the greenhouse and canceled the plant sale.
Ag science teacher Seth Kensinger rescued hundreds of pepper seedlings and student Anna Haldeman cared for them in structures her family built at her home. Kensinger planted some of the tomato seeds as the lock-down started. Later in the spring, he gave away the plants for donations in hopes of recouping their costs.
This winter, students in the schoolâs new greenhouse management and landscaping class knew the 2021 herb and garden faire was canceled. They still decided to grow a variety of tomatoes, herbs, vegetables and cantaloupe as a class project.