Library celebrates Earth Day
CHILDREN GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE CONNECTING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
The Lethbridge Public Library hosted a day full of activities to celebrate Earth Day Saturday.
Children gathered at the library, not necessarily to read this time, but to learn more about how they connect with the nature and build resilient communities.
Children were able to learn how worms can help create a nutritious compost, plant a vegetable or flower in a pot they created from recycled newspapers, use their creativity to make a tube city out of recycled materials and partake in an outdoor scavenger hunt to enjoy the great outdoors.
In the Theatre Gallery, various environmentally-friendly organizations such as the Lethbridge Sustainable Living Association, Oldman Watershed Council, Environment Lethbridge and more were on hand to answer any questions.
“There’s a number of groups that have booths here at the Library that are doing important community initiatives,” said Alberta Minster of Environment and Parks Shannon Phillips.
She noted that the Alberta government has committed to ensuring Alberta’s natural environment is well cared for.
“That’s why our government is creating new parks and natural areas, leading the way on energy efficiency and ensuring we have clean air and water for Albertans now and in the future. By taking care of Alberta’s natural environment, we make life better for Albertans,” she said in an earlier release.
“It goes from small local projects on up to the larger questions of who we are as a province and economy, how people are employed and how the whole industry moves forward,” said Phillips. “At the local level, organizations that are dedicated to protecting our water are able to do their work and work with municipalities, farmers and business and others in order to protect our water and we've made sure that funding is there for them.”
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