EARTH DAY IN ALAMEDA, CA

 

EARTH DAY IN ALAMEDA, CA  Alameda's Earth Day celebration was held at Washington Park.  The weather was beautiful, kids were having fun and the music was loud and good(I guess).  All in all, it was a wonderful day to celebrate the Earth and maybe think about a few things each of us might do to save it.  Happy Earth Day.

 

There were plenty of vendors present from groups concerned with conservation of our natural resources. 

Ploughshares, an environmentally sustainable retail nursery specializing in organically grown California natives, drought tolerant and edible plants.  They are located on the former Alameda Navy Base.  Not only does Ploughshares sell plants, but they sponsor classes in composting and present gardening workshops. They handed out baby California Live Oak plants.

 

Map of East Bay Regional Park District, green map, blue water

 

East Bay Regional Park Rangers were on hand to tell folks about Crab Cove's environmental center and Robert Crown Memorial Beach, which stretches from Crab Cove to the end of Shoreline Drive.  Crab Cove Marine Protected Area was designated the first California estuarine marine reserve.  Its mud flat and rocky shore area are an important wildlife habitat.  Crown Beach and Crab Cove are wonderful resources for play, bird watching, marine life study and just plain fun in Alameda.

 

 Alameda Municipal Power's neon green car electric, green grass, booths, blue shy

 

Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) featured a model of a geothermal power plant.  AMP is our local electric utility which uses many energy sources, such as Wind (7%), Geothermal(40%), Landfill Gas(17%), Solar(1%) and Natural Gas(2%) and more.  Their very tiny neon green electric car, which I call the "nose", was on display at the Park.

  

Alameda County Industries our local recycling company offered recycling tips and answered questions about recycling.

 

Alameda Association of Realtors, as part of their LIVE, LOVE, WORK ALAMEDA campaign, were present to provide information about recycled material and energy efficient products for those who may be planning to renovate their homes.

 

CityCarShare is a Bay Area nonprofit organization. "Their mission is to provide convenient, affordable access to cars in order to reduce individual car dependence and improve the environment and quality of life in our cities". Upon registering with CityCarShare an individual can check out a car for 20 minutes, 1 hour or longer.  Cars are located in several City parking lots in Alameda.

 

 Rick Zombeck, Division Chief, Alameda Fire Department, white tent, green trees, blue car, purple dress

Also on hand were Rick Zombeck, Division Chief, Alameda Fire Department who provided information about the Fire Department program, Community Emergency Response Team(CERT) training classes being held throughout the year in Alameda. 

 

American Red Cross Bay Area youth volunteers showed kids what things should go in an emergency kit using cut outs to represent first aid kits, gallons of water, batteries, flashlights, radios, and other emergency equipment.  Making it a game is a good way to teach kids about emergency preparedness.

 

Silver Chevy Volt, Blue sky, Green Grass, Tree limb

 

The Chevy Volt electric car was also on display.   It is a nice looking sedan for an electric car.

 

 


 

 

 

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Posted by Evelyn Kennedy, Alameda Real Estate, Alameda, CA on 04/22/2011 12:57 PM   Comments (13)   Alameda Celebrates Earth Day in the Regional Channel   alameda, alameda ca, alameda real estate, city of alameda  
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Awesome, that looks like a great event, thanks for sharing and spreading the word.
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David: Thanks so much. I appreciate your taking the time to read my blog. It was a fun event.
6:33pm • #2
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Hi Evelyn, This is excellent and a great effort. Not only showing all the vendors on your video but actually explaining what they are about. Loved all the cool looking little cars. Bravo, a great effort and most certainly you did an excellent job on this!
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William:

You are too kind.  I really appreciate your taking the time to comment on my blog.  Those electric cars are weird looking, except for the Chevy.  It was nice looking. Thanks and hope your Easter is nice.
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Evelyn - Your post just keep getting better and better and this one on Earth day is excellent and a good reminder that we can all contribute to make our planet cleaner and healthier for the next generation!
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Kristine:

You are so supportive and helpful to a newbie.  I really appreciate your kind words.  Thanks so much.
12:00pm • #6
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Evelyn, I agree - excellent post. Wonderful tips on making our earth a better place to live. Sounds like a fun day too.
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Evelyn,

This is a well-researched post and was lots of work to put together.  Thank you.  I hope the post is discovered by lots of people.

I didn't know about Ploughshares but it sounds very interesting and I'll visit the next time we're in the East Bay. I've got a yard full of wonderful, drought-tolerant CA natives.

A couple of Master Gardeners in my South Bay neighborhood raise composting worms.  It's a very organic method of recycling household garbage and plant clippings, but I'm not sure it's for me.  The worm waste is nutritious fertilizer and compost, but the worm habitat is gross.

 
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Elizabeth: Thanks I appreciate your imput. It was fun and I learned so much. Take care and have a happy Easter. Lloyd: I know about the worm composting. I don't know if I could do it, but it is a good thing someone is corraling those little worms. Seriously, worms are amazIng, all the areating they do is so beneficial to gardens. Ploughshares people are serious about recycling, planting natives and drought tolerant plants. Very admirable. Thanks for your kind remarks. I appreciate it.
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What a fun Earth Day you had!!!! I had the laziest day on Earth Day & really did nothing.  It was weird. 

Thanks for joining our 31 Days of May Challenge.  I look forward to getting to know you. (you are kind of close to me, just right over that Altamont Hill)
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Christine:

I think the contest will kill me, but I am willing to give it a try.  Yep, we are neighbors.  I'm looking forward to May.  Thanks for visiting my post and for the challenging contest.  Take care.
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WOW that car share program is SWEET!  I have heard of bike share programs but not car share programs!  Nice!
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Renee:

We first saw the bike share program when we were in Paris a few years ago.  It is a great program.  I think it is better than car share because more people would ride bikes especially around our town.  Alameda is flat and, easy to get around.  Alameda is an island in the San Francisco Bay.  But as Californian, we are tied to our cars, so the car share program is a better way to go.  Thank you so much for commenting on my blog.  I appreciate your taking the time to visit. 
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