Come join us for a day of fun and eco-friendly activities at the Anne Kolb Nature Center! Our annual Earth Day Celebration is back and better than ever. Enjoy live music nature walks educational booths and much, much more. Connect with like-minded individuals and learn how you can make a positive impact on our planet. Don't miss out on this wonderful event!
This year's theme is "Our Planet Our Responsibility." We invite our guests to focus on clean energy sources and methods with an understanding of which green actions they can take to contribute to conservation and community resilience. Together we take responsibility and together we make a difference.
Our Earth Day features:
- Nature hikes and kayaking around the natural mangrove areas of the park
- Food trucks
- Live music from The Swamp Blues Band
- 15 exhibitors with hands-on activities and information about conservation and environmental action
- Art displays from our annual Youth Plastic Waste Art Contest with judging and prizes announced on site
- Amazing guest speakers and four 1-hour Native Plant workshops hosted by Urban Paradise Guild
- All ages are welcome, free parking
Inside the Mangrove Hall our esteemed presenters include:
- The Xavier Cortada Foundation: Adam Roberti will speak about using eco-art to engage communities and to generate environmental awareness and actions concerning climate change sea level rise and biodiversity loss.
- The Fruitful Field Urban Farm: Farm Manager Noah Siegel will share an overview of Regenerative Agriculture techniques and their importance in creating a path to sustainability.
- Our keynote speaker Dr. David Davis Ph.D research professor and associate director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Davis will discuss his work on the negative potential effects of plastic on the human brain. He is a featured researcher in the documentary film We're All Plastic People Now on PBS.
- The Rethinking Waste panel discussion with community leaders dedicated to exploring sustainable waste solutions and addressing the future of waste reduction in Broward County. This panel includes moderator Susan Steinhauser of the Broward/WPB Climate Reality Project Lauderhill Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn Broward County Mayor Beam Furr Miami Sierra Club's Steven Leidner Miami Sierra Club's Noel Cleland Hollywood Commissioner Caryl Shuham and Richard Ramcharitar Lead Organizer from Broward Clean Air.
Earth Day Events Schedule
- 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Exhibitor Booths: 1st EnviroSafety Inc Broward County Libraries Broward County Resilient Environment Department: Natural Resources and Water Conservation Broward Sierra Group Broward Sierra Group-Junior Team City of Hollywood Sustainability Department Florida Right to Clean Water Friends of Anne Kolb Friends of Our Florida Reef / DEP’s Coral Reef Conservation Program League of Women Voters Renüable Composting and Landscaping Save the Tropics Science Eye Sea Turtle Oversight Protection Urban Paradise Guild Xavier Cortada Foundation YMCA of Hollywood.
- 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Outdoor Activities: Nature Trail Hiking and Kayaking (Exact Times TBD)
- 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM - Presenter: Adam Roberti Xavier Cortada Foundation. Using art to bring awareness to climate change.
- 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Art Contest Judging: High School Student Plastic Waste Art Contest. All student plastic waste art contest entries displayed in Hall.
- 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Workshops: Urban Paradise Guild - Native Plants: A comprehensive overview of the relationship between people and plants in South Florida. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. LINK TO BE PROVIDED SOON.
- 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Live Music: The Swamp Blues Band. The Swamp Blues Band ventures into the Florida Everglades for forgotten stories and songs myth and legend as told by first-hand accounts of the pioneer families who call it home. They also celebrate and support every effort to protect and preserve the Florida everglades and its magnificent wildlife habitat for generations to come. https://swampbluesband.com/
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Presenter: Noah Seigel The Fruitful Field Urban Farm. Regenerative Agriculture techniques and their importance in creating a path to sustainability.
- 11:50 AM - 12:35 PM - Presenter: Dr. David Davis Ph.D Brain Endowment Bank - University of Miami. The negative potential effects of plastic on the human brain.
- 12:40 PM - 2:00 PM - Art Contest Winners: High School Student Plastic Waste Art Contest. Introductions 1st/2nd/3rd Place Winners announced contest winner essay readings contest participant group photos.
- 2:05 PM - 2:55 PM - Panel Discussion: Rethinking Waste. Discussion with community leaders and elected officials dedicated to exploring sustainable waste solutions and addressing the future of waste reduction in Broward County.
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Live Music: High School Band Performers
Event Venue
Anne Kolb Nature Center, 751 Sheridan St, Hollywood, FL 33019, United States
Tickets
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