Earth Day Arrives April 22nd
REDDING LIFESTYLES, REDDING RECREATION, SHASTA COUNTY
April 15th, 2009
The first official Earth Day was celebrated on the March equinox by the United Nations in 1969. Another Earth Day was started the following year by US Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. April 22 is the date Earth Day is celebrated every year during spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Senator Nelson used the day to have a “teach in” to focus on the impact of population growth. The grassroots effort coincided with a strong push towards “Zero Population Growth”.
UN Secretary-General U Thant supported this global initiative and on Feb. 26, 1971 signed a proclamation worth noting that said:
May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.
Today, Earth Day is a celebration of political support for an environmental agenda. Senator Nelson was inspired by a visit to Santa Barbara after the horrific oil spill in 1969. He went back to Washington and passed a bill designating April 22nd as a national day to celebrate the earth. Today, millions of people celebrate Earth Day or Earth Week worldwide.
Many colleges and government agencies have developed programs to engage citizens in environmental projects in their communities during Earth Day or Earth Week. The California State Parks Foundation has developed a Earth day Restoration and Cleanup Program.
Click here for more information: http://www.calparks.org/programs/earth-day
My wife and I have become involved with Redding’s Adopt-A-Park Program and help keep one park clean year round. The city has found many sponsors since starting the program 2 1/2 years ago but there are still parks and trails in need of adoption. 15 of the 33 parks in the program still need a sponsor. They include:
- Minder Park and Trail in the Edgewood neighborhood
- Alta Mesa/ Western Oaks Park in Enterprise
- Clover Creek Park/ Hawn Park near Starview Estates
- Creekside Park in South Redding
- Ridgeview Park in West Redding
- Vista Ridge Park in North Redding
Of the 12 trails up for adoption, only two remain available:
- Old 99 Trail
- Palatine Trail
A new trail will be available for adoption once the Sacramento River Trail is extended to the Hwy 44/Hilltop Drive area.
Visit the Redding Community Services department at the following link for details:
http://www.ci.redding.ca.us/CommunityServices/adopt.html
Make Earth Day Earth Year by adopting and caring for a small slice of this beautiful place we call home!
530-224-6767 or 530-941-7492
BRAD GARBUTT
REALTOR/BROKER ASSOCIATE
REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS GMAC
QUARTER CENTURY LOCAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE
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