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| | Earth Day 2012 has been scheduled for Saturday, April 14th, 2012 here in Visalia. The Natural Resource Conservation Division encourages your comments and any suggestions you have for planning the Earth Day 2012 event. If you are interested in assisting with planning the Visalia Earth Day 2012 event, please plan to attend the Visalia Environmental Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 5:45pm located at the Visalia Transit building (425 E. Oak Ave.) in the 2nd floor conference room. For more information or to preregister for the 2012 Earth Day volunteers list call 713-4531 or email the City of Visalia’s Natural Resource Conservation Division.
Earth Day 2011
On Saturday, April 16, 2011, the City of Visalia’s Natural Resource Conservation Division and Visalia Environmental Committee hosted a very successful Earth Day 2011 event. Beginning at 8am, volunteers of all ages met at the City parking lot on the corner of Mineral King Ave. and Conyer St., in downtown Visalia.
After registering, volunteers selected one three Mill Creek cleanup and planting projects. During the morning’s registration, volunteers were treated to free coffee and hot chocolate provided by Starbucks and breakfast snacks provided by the many Earth Day donors and sponsors. The three Mill Creek beautification projects were:
1. County Center to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors office
2. S. Dollner St. to S. Stevenson St.
3. E. Center Ave. between N. Ben Maddox and N. Burke St.
Volunteers helped to remove trash, collect recyclables, remove green waste, plant water efficient plants and replaced a decomposed granite trail along a stretch of Mill Creek.
The volunteers returned to the exhibitor’s area for a SUBWAY sandwich provided at cost by SUBWAY and a cold drink donated by Odwalla. Green exhibitors provided resource conservation information and demonstrations.
A special "Thank You" to the sponsors that helped to make the 2011 Visalia Earth Day event such a success:
| Wal-Mart |
The Home Depot |
4Creeks Civil Engineering |
| Visalia Transit |
Harvest Power Inc. |
California Dairies |
| Martin & Martin Properties |
Urban Tree Foundation |
Bank of the Sierra |
| Odwalla |
Starbucks |
FoodLink of Tulare Co. |
| California Water Service |
Caltrans |
Sequoia Beverage Co. |
| International Paper |
COSTCO |
Kaweah Delta Health Care District |
Earth Day offers Visalia's citizens a chance to actively participate in community improvements: increase awareness and affirm a sense of stewardship and community pride.
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