Earth Day Celebration

"Discovering Earth's Treasures", an Earth Day celebration, is scheduled at the Princeton Public Library and pollinator garden. School, church and community groups are invited to take part.

Co-hosted by the Library, Voices from the Prairie and close to a dozen other organizations, this event will include educational, artistic and participatory activities for children, youth and adults.

Representatives of Hungry World Farm, near Tiskilwa, the Illinois Wetlands Initiative, USDA Soil & Water Conservation District, and University of Illinois Extension will offer presentations and exhibits. Activities will include a treasure hunt, hands-on learning, and drawings for trees, seeds, books and a children's bicycle. 

Topics will include pollution prevention, growing industrial hemp, home and community gardening, recycling and many other subjects.