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In honor of Earth Day, the city of Pleasanton is hosting celebrations each Saturday throughout the month of April, beginning this weekend.
The focus of the event is to encourage the Pleasanton community to explore the themes among the population to “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rejoice” — the “4 Rs” dear to environmentalists.
April 22 is observed as Earth Day and marks the birth of the modern environmental movement that began in 1970.
In lieu of just one day, Pleasanton will hold a month-long celebration starting with an “Author Spotlight” with Jessica Hernandez, author of “Fresh Banana Leaves”. The event is scheduled for this Saturday (April 2) at Alviso Adobe Community Park at 3465 Old Foothill Road.
Next up, a creek cleanup will be held on April 9 between 10 a.m to noon at Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail, 3200 West Lagoon Road. Registration for the event is required at pleasantonfun.com; course code 5468.
The third event is a “Fix-It Workshop” on April 16, between 10 a.m. and noon, which will be held at the Pleasanton Senior Center at 5353 Sunol Blvd. Registration is required and for more details, go to pleasantonfun.com. Course code 5465
Onsite shredding at the Pleasanton Civic Center will be held on April 23, between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. at 200 Old Bernal Ave.
That’s not all that day; the other event is “Author Visit” where local children’s author Keely Parrack will share her children’s picture book, “Morning, Sunshine!” This will be held at the Alviso Adobe Community Park.
In a first-ever public event, a special screening of the documentary film “Hometown Water: The Lifeline of Pleasanton” will be held on the day before Earth Day. The film is produced and presented by the students of Pleasanton.
The screening is hosted by the Go Green Initiative and presented by the city’s Community Education Series. In a post screening Q&A session with Zone 7 Water Agency personnel, the public is invited to ask questions and queries regarding “water, the precious natural resource”.
The documentary will be screened on April 21 at 7 p.m at Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave. Learn more at www.gogreeninitiative.org. The free event requires registration; course code 5525.
Finally, an Arbor Day celebration will be held April 30 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alviso Adobe Community Park.
“All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with even more people.” Population Matters