Earth Day 2018 In Essex County: Free, Family-Friendly Event

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will hold its 13th annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 28. The free, family-friendly event will include hands-on educational games and activities, canoe trips, bird walks, environmental information booths, “nature-themed” live music and an eco-market, officials said.

The county’s Earth Day Celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Essex County Environmental Center, 621B Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland.

Here’s how county officials described this year’s event:

“The Environmental Center staff has worked with partner agencies to present an Earth Day event that will appeal to all ages. NJ Audubon will lead nature and bird watching hikes. The New Jersey Woodturners will demonstrate how art is created from found pieces of wood and fallen tree branches. Learn about ways to protect the environment or go on a canoe ride. The 4-H Club will present its Annual Fair and there will be a local eco-vendor’s sale. There will be presentations by Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, Rizzo’s Wildlife World and Oceans Rock Exhibit, live music, food vendors and canoeing on the Passaic River (weather dependent).”

The event is sponsored by PSEG, Whole Foods, Rezza Trattoria e Pizza Romana in Roseland, Covanta, Aramark and NJ Clean Communities. For more information, visit www.essexcountynj.org or call 973-228-8776.

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