BGGreen Partnership for a Sustainable Community
News & Events 4/18/07

Upcoming meetings:
BGGreen Meeting (new date/time/location) Sun. May 6 @ 6:30 pm at the ALIVE Center, 1818 31W Bypass
GreenToppers Meeting Mon. April 30nd at 12:00 in DUC 340 (WKU)

Earth Days Activities
Fri., April 20
11 WKU students and faculty will participate in the 2nd annual Campus-Community Partnerships for Sustainability Conference at EKU and many in the Student Summit to create a Sustainability Declaration for universities in KY.

Watch "Planet Earth 2007: Seven Ways to Help Save the World," will be on all ABC News channels. “From water shortages, to species extinction, to alternate energy sources, this global news event will feature ABC News anchors and correspondents reporting live from all seven continents.”

Sat., April 21
Earth Day Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Giveaway, at Bread and Bagels, 871 Broadway Ave, from 11 am-1 pm Sponsored by BGGreen and the UU Church. Contact Christa Gaskill @ gaskicf@wku.edu.

Join the Arbor Day Celebration at Keriakes Park. Trees giveaway, activities for children and families. Contact Helen Siewers, BG Greenways Coordinator, 842-1953 ext. 128 for more info. or to volunteer.

Wildflower Weekend at Mammoth Cave Sat. and Sun. Apr. 21-22. Bird walks, nature walks, kids activities, Wild Edibles and Folk Medicine evening program, mushroom hunting, more. For a complete schedule go to http://www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/wildflowerday.htm

Sun., April 22 - Earth Day
Earth Day Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Giveaway, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2033 Nashville Rd., from noon-1 pm Sponsored by the UU Church Youth Group & Energy Star. Contact Christa Gaskill (above.)

See what’s going on around the country at http://www.earthday.net.
See what’s going on around the world at http://www.earthsite.org.
Kentucky gov’t website at http://www.eppc.ky.gov/educationoutreach/earthday/
US gov’t website at http://www.earthday.gov/.

Fri., April 27
WKU Earth Days Festival! 11:30 am-7:30 pm, DUC South Lawn, WKU Campus. Speakers, bands, booths, movies, photography contest, and events for the enjoyment and education of everyone who comes. You are encouraged to stop by and enjoy this great event sponsored by the Greentoppers.

Go BG Transit (http://www.casoky.org/transportation.shtml) will offer free City transit services for this day.

News & Events
Tom Fitzgerald, Exec. Director of the KY Resources Council and a tireless advocate and attorney for the environment in KY will be coming to BG to speak. More details to follow. Co-sponsored by Sierra Club and BGGreen.

Many thanks to Jeff Jenson’s 330 Design class at WKU, for accepting the designing a BGGreen logo as a class project. Once selected, we’ll be setting up a logo “button-making party”, so plan to join the fun! More details to follow.

Concerts in the Park Recycling Project Volunteers to sit at an information/recycling table during the June concerts, held Weds. at noon-1p, are needed! Contact Cynthia Sprouse @ cynthia.sprouse@wku.edu.

The BGGreen Zine and Green Living Directory are both close to printing and both are looking great! If you haven't sent in your annual membership (recommended $10-50, based on income) please do so now - give generously to support these and other projects. Make checks out to BGGreen, c/o Cynthia Sprouse; send to BGGreen, PO Box 131, BG 42102-0131.
Links
Leading the Way in Solar power – the Saguaro Solar Power plant in Arizona @ http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=3013385&content=&page=1

Solar Roofs @ http://solarroofs.com/

Native Plants Database @ http://wildflower.utexas.edu/plants/ Search for native plants by state, habit, duration, light requirements, soil moisture, time of year, and color.

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BGGreen is a campus-community network of citizens working to build a sustainable community in Bowling Green and the region. We support the goals of environmental stewardship, economic prosperity, social and economic justice, and community empowerment.

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