| April 2009 | | April 5 12:30 - 2 PM | ECO-Action River or Lake Clean-up Directions:
From the west: Take I4 to Princeton exit (North of Orlando) East and after the railroad tracks turn right onto Alden road. After passing the North Lake Formosa drive triangle, turn left into the parking lot on the right side of the Loch Haven Park Neighborhood Center. There you should see the canoe trailer and the ECO-Action Canoe Captain (for assistance call 407-291-2716). Approximate launch location indicated with a yellow arrow in the map below. Park anywhere in the parking spaces. From the north: Take 17-92 (Mills avenue North of Orlando) to Princeton street East and turn left onto Alden road past the Science Center at the light where you will find the Ronald McDonald's house is on the right side of the street. After passing the North Lake Formosa drive triangle, turn left into the parking lot on the right side of the Loch Haven Residential Center. There you should see the canoe trailer and the ECO-Action Canoe Captain (for assistance call 407-291-2716). Approximate launch location indicated with a yellow arrow in the map below. Park anywhere in the parking spaces. | | April 11 3:00 PM | ECO-Action River or Lake Clean-up Directions: To get there from Orlando, travel east (towards Daytona) to the second SR 46 exit (#104). Turn right onto 17-92 and drive a few yards until it passes under I-4. See the park to the right. No facilities. | | April 18 9 - 11 AM | Adopt-A-Road The Libertarian Party Wekiva Springs Road Cleanup Meet at the corner of SR 434 & Wekiva Springs Road by Publiz. Bring sun screen and gloves. Call Sean Concannon for more information at 407-625-6839 | | April 19 3:00 PM #531 | ECO-Action River or Lake Clean-up Lake Underhill Directions: From Orlando, take 408 east until the Lake Underhill exit, then turn right and travel along the lake until the parking lot entrance appears on the left, just before Conway Rd intersection. From East Orlando, take 408 west until the S Crystal Lake drive exit and continue to intersection and turn left under the 408. At the East Anderson street intersection, turn left and travel along the lake until the parking lot entrance appears on the left, just before Conway Rd intersection. No facilities. | | April 19 9:15 AM | Eagle Watch & Invasive Plant removal 
Meet at the Flagler Trail Head at the St Johns River. We will be removing invasive plants & picking up litter along the trail. Great family outing, easy trail. Bring water, sun screen, gloves & a camera. 2195 Osceola Fish Camp Road Geneva, FL. Call Mike Barr, 407-234-7283 for more details. | April 22 6:30 - 8:00 PM | Global Warming by Mary Panks-Holmes Save The Date!!! April 22nd 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Wayne Densch Safari Rooms at the Central Florida Zoo. We are happy to announce the Zoo will be hosting a presentation on Global Warming by Mary Panks-Holmes, a representative from The Climate Project. She will discuss the scientific strategies behind climate change, increase awareness and provide practical solutions we can all practice to do our part to fight global warming. From the website, The Climate Project- www.theclimateproject.com ---The Climate Project, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, TN, began operations in June 2006 with the mission of increasing public awareness of the climate crisis at a grassroots level in the United States and abroad. By April 2007, a diverse group of 1,000 volunteers from throughout the U.S. had been trained by Al Gore himself to present a version of the slide show featured in the Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth. As of October 2008, they had delivered nearly 20,000 presentations and reached a combined audience of 2 million people.— The presentation is free and open to the public so please spread the word!!!! Tanya Scheidegg Conservation Coordinator Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens 407.323.4450 x 127 tanyas@centralfloridazoo.org "Be the change you wish to see in the world."- Ghandi | | April 22 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Tree Planting Keep Seminole Beautiful &Fairwinds Credit Union at Sanford's 18th Street Park
Keep Seminole Beautiful (KSB) announces Fairwinds Credit Union’s (FCU) launch of their 2009 tree planting project with an Earth Day, April 22nd tree planting in Sanford’s 18th Street Park at 5:30 PM. Volunteers from FCU and KSB will be planting the trees.
Fairwinds Credit Union: When members open a checking account with e-Statements and direct deposit they can receive the new Go Green debit card. As members use the card, a contribution will be made to the FAIRWINDS “Central Florida Tree Fund” for every signed transaction. This special fund will be used to plant trees throughout Central Florida in the upcoming months. For more information contact: Raquel Chapon, Community Relations Director, FAIRWINDS Credit Union, rchapon@fairwinds.org, 407-277-6030 ext. 51223
The City of Sanford’s Urban Forester has chosen the trees and planting locations that “will fit in with the long range tree planting plan.” Elizabeth Harkey, vanlande@sanfordfl.gov, 407-688-5000.
Mike Barr, Executive Director said “this is a great way to help celebrate Earth Day - launching the Fairwinds tree plant effort.” “This event is a great precursor of the Earth Day Everyday Festival that will be held at this park on Saturday. That event is an interesting partnership with Seminole County’s 17 & 92 CRA, the City of Sanford, the Home Builders Association, the Central Florida Zoo, the Friends’ of the 18th Street Park and Keep Seminole Beautiful.” | | April 25 8:30 AM - 1PM | 12th Annual Earth Day Symposium - Free at the Winnie Palmer Hospital Auditorium 85 West Miller Street, Orlando, FL 32806 FREE to the public - FREE lunch "The impact of our footprint" | April 25 10 AM - 4 PM | Earth Day Everyday at the 18th street Park in Sanford - on Highway 17 & 92 and 18th and 5th Streets. For complete details, click: http://keepseminolebeautiful.org/2009EarthDayEveryday.aspx | April 26 3:00 PM | ECO-Action River or Lake Clean-up Lake Underhill Directions: From Orlando, take 408 east until the Lake Underhill exit, then turn right and travel along the lake until the parking lot entrance appears on the left, just before Conway Rd intersection. From East Orlando, take 408 west until the S Crystal Lake drive exit and continue to intersection and turn left under the 408. At the East Anderson street intersection, turn left and travel along the lake until the parking lot entrance appears on the left, just before Conway Rd intersection. No facilities. |
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