Earth Day 2024
FREE admission, sponsored by Battelle, Bechtel, Ben Franklin Transit, Sustainable Tri-Cities, and Citizens Climate Education.
Join us at the REACH for the second annual Tri-Cities Earth Day. This family-friendly event includes:
- Electric vehicle show
- Information and educational activities by over 25 community organizations and REACH Museum
- Tri-Talks presentations by scientists, students, and community groups (see attached page for schedule)
- Poetry Slam with Urban Poets Society (see flyer for more details)
- Music on the outdoor stage by JAK, Old Time Fiddlers, and Chainsaw & the Fine Particulates
- Food vendors are available all afternoon.
Tri-Talk Speakers
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Ecology Club (Marcus Whitman Elementary): Gardening and The Importance of Native Planting and Bugs
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Steven Ghan (Benton-Franklin County Climate Action Plan Working Group): Community Debut of a Climate Action Plan
1:45 PM – 2 PM: David Heldebrant (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory): What is Carbon Capture?
2 PM – 2:15 PM: Kids for Urban Trees (Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council): Trash Talkers: A Youth-Led Recycling Initiative
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Urban Poets Society, Earth Day Poetry Slam! Submit your original spoken-word poem to participate at https://bit.ly/3PQjY05