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Earth Walk Adventure in Marysville
What : Earth Day Walk and Fair
Where : Ebey Waterfront Park, 1404 – 1 st Street, Marysville, WA
When : Saturday, April 19 th from 10:00am – 2:00 pm
Organizations : Allen/Quilceda Watershed Action Team, Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force, Pilchuck Audubon, People for Puget Sound, The Jay Group, City of Marysville, Snohomish County Surface Water Management, Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee, WSU Extension / Snohomish County, Washington State Department of Ecology, Tulalip Tribes, Snohomish Conservation District , Sierra Club, Adopt-A-Stream-Foundation
Website : http://www.stillysnofish.org/earthday2008
Contact : Adam Bailey: abailey@ci.marysville.wa.us or 360-363-8283.
Marysville, WA – Join us for the Earth Walk Adventure, a family-friendly event featuring water-themed exhibits and hands-on activities. The festivities will be held at Waterfront City Park in Marysville. This event is FREE to the public, and all are welcome. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about:
- Preventing water pollution
- Where your rainwater goes
- The Great Marsh Restoration project, at the Snohomish River estuary, and other local estuary and stream enhancement projects
- What is being done for salmon in the Snohomish River watershed (and see live salmon!)
- Native plants used in restoration and control strategies for invasive plants
- Birdwatching
- Forests and Puget Sound and how you can keep them healthy.
- Marysville Wastewater Treatment Plant tours offered at 11 a.m., 12 noon, and 1:00 p.m.
- Efforts to restore Snohomish County marine shoreline, promote Dungeness crab stewardship, and protect marine water quality.
Click here to view a map and description of all of the booths.
Earth-friendly prizes will be available for families that visit all the booths. Light refreshments will also be provided.
**Interested in joining our Earth Walk Adventure?**
For more information, please contact Adam Bailey, at the City of Marysville, at abailey@ci.marysville.wa.us or 360-363-8283.
Or go to http://www.stillysnofish.org/earthday2008.html
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