by Bailey Clark
Earth Day was celebrated on Saturday, April 19th at the newly renovated Lawrence Nature Center. The center, located at the South end of Drexel Avenue in Lawrenceville, featured guided nature tours through the Drexel Woods, free wildflower seeds, hands-on activities for children, and bluegrass music.
There were no Earth Day specials to be found at Willis Greenhouse, due to Earth Day’s coincidence with Secretaries Appreciation Week. “We used to plant pine trees and stuff on this day, but not when it falls on a holiday week,” said a Willis Greenhouse employee.
Rider University’s campus went green for Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22 with informational booths and giveaways sponsored by The Energy and Sustainability Steering Committee. Students had the opportunity to trade in their plastic bags for reusable ones, and their non-reusable recyclable water bottles for reusable ones. According to the EPA, over 380 billion non-biodegrable plastic bags are consumed in the US annually. Also, according to a 2001 report by the World Wildlife Fund, roughly 1.5 million tons of plastic are used in the bottling of water each year.
