Earth Day in Bellevue Set for April 13th

Green Bellevue announced “Earth Day in Bellevue” on April 13th from 12pm to 4pm in the Bellevue University Symposium Room (B level) in the John B. Muller Administration Building.

“Since Green Bellevue was initiated by our Mayor in 2009, we have been educating, advocating, and mobilizing volunteers to take individual and local actions that foster a healthy environment,” said Green Bellevue President Ruth Richter. “That’s what celebrating Earth Day is all about.”

There is an EPS Styrofoam collection by Plastilite, orange bag giveaway, face painting, a raffle, scavenger hunt and more!  Highlights include:

• Exhibits by ~30 local environment groups, including high school green clubs,
• Bellevue Bee City USA committee’s debut of the new Bellevue Pollinator Habitat sign and free native plant vouchers redeemable at the Bellevue Farmers Market, 
• The Big Garden presents at 12pm on “Small Space Gardening” – the first 25 attendees at the session will receive a free vegetable plants and seeds for your garden,
• Hillside Solutions presents on the Compost Club, an option for accessing commercial composting drop off sites in Bellevue.

Mayor Rusty Hike will be reading both an Earth Day and Arbor Day proclamation at the April 1st City Council meeting. Special thanks to sponsors: Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, Papillion Sanitation and Tobacco Education and Advocacy of the Midlands (T.E.A.M.). Those wanting to volunteer, exhibit or sponsor Earth Day, can email [email protected]

About Bellevue Native Plant SocietyCo-host, Bellevue Native Plant Society, is a local group whose main focus is transforming residential gardens and landscapes to be sustainable, pollinator habitats.

About Green Bellevue
Green Bellevue, with the support of city government, brings people together to promote a more resilient, sustainable community. As a grass-roots movement, Green Bellevue is YOU!