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Show C-2 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 21-24, 2018 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter boardwalk is a popular place for families to stand and watch for wildlife. The boardwalk will be open during the EcoCenter’s Earth Day party. Continued from C-1 J t o fi EcoCenter plans Earth Day party - 11:30 a.m. “Afterwards they will present a recycling and sorting demonstration with all of the trash they pick up so people will learn what can be recycled and what can’t be recycled,” Klingensmith said. Staff from the Natural History Museum of Utah from Salt Lake City will take groups out onto a private area of the preserve at noon and 2 p.m. to train them on the use of iNaturalist, a smartphone app available on iOS and Android devices. “The app collects observations of different animal species in the area, and they will teach people how to use it,” Klingensmith explained. “The museum’s staff will provide iPads The whole point of the celebtration is to get people excited about nature...” Hunter Klingensmith, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter visitor experience coordinator and other electronic devices for people to use.” Swaner EcoCenter’s Earth Day celebration will also include some treats, including smoothies. “EATS Park City will bring their blender bikes, so people can make their own smoothies,” Klingensmith said. Riders can use the pedals on the stationary bicycles to power a blender that creates smoothies. The bikes will be in operation from 1 - 3 p.m., she said. Also, Green Energy Advocates, who runs the Winter Green Market, will have a solar-powered generator set up in front of the EcoCenter. “The public can check that out and try their solar power-charged batteries and different solar-powered appliances,” Klingensmith said. The EcoCenter will also offer interactive touch tables, kids’ activities and nature-based crafts during the event. “During the day we will be able to send people to our Wetland Discovery Trail, which is a gated trail,” Klingensmith said. “We will give them the gate code so they can get in. And we’ll have our nature scavenger hunts ready to go so kids can go look for things on the trail.” The EcoCenter’s observation deck and boardwalk will also be open. “The whole point of the celebration is to get people excited about nature and have an access point where they can start to learn about nature,” Klingensmith said. A week after Earth Day, Klingensmith said the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter will participate in the Natural History Museum’s City Nature Challenge. “That event will utilize the iNaturalist app,” she said. “So people can get familiar with it COURTESY OF EATS PARK CITY Taylor Briggs, cooking class coordinator for EATS Park City, rides a blender bike that uses human power to mix smoothies. EATS will bring blender bikes to Sunday’s Earth Day celebration at the Swaner EcoCenter. Recycle Utah events celebrate Earth Day Submitted by Recycle Utah Recycle Utah, a Park City-based nonprofit that is on a mission to empower people to lead sustainable lives, will hold their annual Earth Day celebration from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the Wasatch Brew Pub, 250 Main St. Tickets are available for $35 each online at www.recycleutah.org, or $40 at the door. Each ticket includes dinner, two drink tickets and live music. Children’s tickets are available for $15 each. All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Recycle Utah’s environmental education programs. The evening will also include live music from Clark Urie, a silent auction, and a recycled art activity for kids. The silent auction will feature a variety of items from local businesses. Recycle Utah educates over 5,000 students in Summit and Wasatch County each year. Students learn about a variety of topics related to environmental sustainability including basic recycling, natural resources, water conservation, hazardous and electronic waste, alternative energy, climate change, and energy conservation. • Recycle Utah will also host a CHaRM (Collection of Hard-to-Recycle Materials) event on Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1951 Woodbine Way. The following items will on Sunday and use it the next week.” Registration is required for Birding Basics and registration can be done by visiting www. swanerecocenter.org. Klingensmith said she would love to see people treat every day as Earth Day. “This day is important to us because we’re an environmental organization and we want to protect this Earth that means be accepted: • Acrylic CD cases • CDs • DVDs • Batteries • Bikes • Bike parts • Bike tires • Bike helmets • Books • Bras • Brita filters • Cardboard • Cars eats • Cell phones • Contact lenses and packaging (blister packs) • Eye glasses • Flags • Glass • Guitar strings • Ink cartridges • Mens/Womens Sport shoes and cleats sizes 7-11 •Mercury-containing items -- thermometers, thermostats, radon gas detectors, and smoke detectors • Paper (self-serve shredding available) • Plastic film/grocery bags • Propane tanks (empty) • Scrap metal • Skis • Plastics #1-7 • Styrofoam (no to-go containers, cups) • Toner cartridges • Toothbrushes, toothpaste containers, floss containers For more information, visit www.recycleutah.org. so much to us,” Klingensmith. “We’re happy and excited to celebrate it, and it’s going to be a lot of fun.” An Earth Day celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive at Kimball Junction. The event is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted. For information, visit www.swanerecocenter.org. |