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Moosa Creek Blog
MAR
31

Earth Day- A Call to Action!

Creekside Chat

 Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22nd. Here is a little background on this well known event, which attempts to educate and inspire everyone to understand and protect our environment. A goal which seems particularly important this year.

Even before Earth Day came into existence public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and links between pollution and public health was evolving, and was then spurred on by the publication of Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring
The idea for a national day to focus on the environment came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Senator Nelson announced the idea for a "national teach-in on the environment" to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, a conservation-minded Republican Congressman, to serve as his co-chair; and recruited Denis Hayes from Harvard as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land. April 22, falling between Spring Break and Final Exams, was selected as the date.
As enthusiasts, conservators and protectors of our native flora and the role it plays in the overall health of our environment and our personal health we cannot ignore the current political threat to our environment. We therefore encourage you to not only celebrate Earth Day , at one of the many events in our county, but also to actively protect our environment by urging your representatives to support protection and funding of our environment and our state parks. There are many responsible and worthy organizations working on these issues, join them, be active!
Here's a link to some activities that will help get you started.
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