By Logan Wells, News Director | Logan@kymnradio.net
Earth Day is this week! And in the lead up to Northfield’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, KYMN is covering some of the Environmental Do Gooders in Northfield.
We are concluding this series by talking about the Northfield Earth Day celebration that is set to take place primarily tomorrow.
The celebration starts tonight with a Contra Dance, and as event organizer, Mary Jo Cristofaro said, the event is for everyone, including those who are not good dancers:
“it’s going to be a great time. There’s some teaching beforehand. So right at 7, folks will kind of learn some of the moves that you need, but it’s kind of like square dancing, but in lines.” – Mary Jo Cristofaro, Event Organizer of Northfield Earth Day
The Contra Dance takes place from 7pm to 10pm, tonight at Armory Square.
Hear all of the different conversations with Northfield’s Environmental Do Gooders:
Starting on Saturday at 9:30am will be several workshops at Armory Square, including:
- Compost planting with Curbside Compost
- Rain Barrels
- Nesting Platforms
- Indigo Dying
- Arb Tree Planting (sign up required in advance)
The eco-fair begins at Armory Square at 11am, including:
- Live Music
- Local Market
- Eco Exhibits,
- Kids Activities
The workshops and eco fair go until 2:30pm.
Starting at 3pm will be a panel discussion titled: Lets Adapt: Flooding and Resilience in Northfield.
Sarah Fortner is the Director of Sustainability at Carleton College and one of the panelists in the discussion:
“But over the longer run, considering the riverfront development to support new infrastructure. Both Gray and green [infrastructure] is really important, so the chance for us to ask questions about that to hear a little bit about the climate change part of it, to hear a little bit about other work and resiliency.” – Sarah Fortner, Earth Day Flooding Forum Panelist
Fortner said that the panel will include a presentation and a question-and-answer session. You can see the full list of events for the Earth Day celebration at https://northfieldearthday.com/
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