The City of Visalia's Natural Resource Conservation Division and the Visalia Environmental Committee would like to thank the many volunteers that participated in the two Earth Day projects on April 15th, 2012.  All volunteers met on Sunday, April 15th at the Visalia Earth Day regsitration booth beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the Mill CreeK & Lovers Lane site (West of Mill Creek Park off of Lovers Lane).

The 1st project consisted of a cleanup along Mill Creek between Lovers Lane and Burke Street.  Earth Day volunteers helped to spread mulch, remove trash and invasive plant species that have collected along the banks of Mill Creek.  The 2nd Earth Day event was a planting project along the St. John's River Riparian Cooridor.  Earth Day volunteers helped to plant 300 trees and 600 shrubs and grasses along St. John's River. 

All volunteers were invited back to the registration booth area at noon to enjoy a delicious SUBWAY Sandwich and cold Odwalla fruit drinks. 

Earth Day was a great way for Visalia's residents and businesses to actively participate in community improvement projects that help to increase awareness and affirms a sense of environmental stewardship and community pride. 

A special "Thank You" to the many sponsors that helped to support the Visalia 2012 Earth Day event:

Pacific STIHL	4 Creeks Civil Engineering	Wal-Mart
The Home Depot	Harvest Power Inc.	FoodLink of Tulare County
San Joaquin Valley College	Urban Tree Foundation	Bank of the Sierra
Odwalla	Starbucks	CalTrans
International Paper	Provost & Pritchard Consulting	Sequoia Beverage Co.
Tulare County Audubon Society	Tulare Green Party	Visalia Democratic Club
	Visalia Rotary Club

Earth Day 2012 Photos