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Earth Day Scavenger Hunt in the Parks
Download our scavenger hunt checklist and hit the parks with your crew! The checklist can be completed anytime during the week of 4/17 to 4/24. Share your photos from the hunt using #PPDEarthDay. For a PDF version of our scavenger hunt, please click here! For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Luthy Botanical Garden Virtual Tours – Pollinators & Butterflies in your Garden
Join us on Facebook as we explore what pollinators, butterflies and insects do for us, as well as what’s going on with insect populations, and what we can do to help! Video will drop on Luthy Botanical Facebook page at 12:00pm on the 4/20/2021. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Peoria Zoo Virtual Presentation
Join us on Facebook to learn about the Species Survival Plan and how Peoria Zoo is helping species recover from the brink of extinction. Video will drop on Peoria Zoo's Facebook page at 12:00pm on the 4/20/2021. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Luthy Botanical Garden: Earth Week 360* Virtual Tour of the Conservatory
Join us virtually to see the Luthy Botanical Gardens like never before! Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the Conservatory and see the lush, green plants that our staff keep warm and healthy all winter long! This video will drop on the Luthy Botanical Garden facebook page at 2:00pm on April 20. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Earth Day Storytime with the Peoria PlayHouse
Enjoy a reading of the Lorax! Video will drop on Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum's Facebook on April 21! For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Earth Day RiverFront Walk
Join PPD naturalists for a walk along the beautiful Peoria RiverFront. Learn about the Illinois River and why we should be so thankful for the clean water it provides and how the River health affects all aspects of our ecosystem. Meet at Constitution Gardens parking lot at RiverFront Park. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Garlic Mustard Removal Contest: Forest Park Nature Center versus Camp Wokanda
Join your team of choice to remove invasive garlic mustard from our parks! The CW team will meet in the lower parking lot, and the FPNC team will meet inside the nature center. Gloves and bags will be provided. Volunteers will be asked to fill out a waiver, and youth under 14 must have a guardian present. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
