[AustinEcoNetwork] Aquarena Earth Day Celebration on Sunday April 20th

[Brandi Clark]

From: Steve Harvey <steve.harvey at cleantegrity.com>

Everybody is invited to attend (free event) this Sunday’s

Aquarena Earth Day Celebration in San Marcos. Here are the scheduled

recreational opportunities:
   
 Kayaking, 1:00 - 6:00
 Volunteer SCUBA Diving, 1:00 - 6:00
 Greenspace Hike, 2:00 - 2:45
 Field Day, 4:00 - 5:00
 Climbing Wall, 3:00 - 6:00
 Glass Bottom Boat Rides, 4:00 - 6:00
   
 The educational booths include: American Youth Works ◦ City of

San Marcos Water/Wastewater and Electric Utility ◦ City of San Marcos Hazardous

Waste and Nature Center ◦ Crawdad Club Designs ◦ Democracy for America ◦ Diving

For Science ◦ Ecology Action ◦ Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center ◦ Gaian

Institute ◦ GreenTex Recycling  ◦  Guadalupe County GCD ◦ Half Price

Books ◦ Hays County Master Naturalists ◦ Hays County Master Gardeners ◦ Healthy

Homes - Healthy Families ◦ Lloyd Doggett Neighborhood Hours ◦ McKenna

Children’s Museum ◦ Public Citizen ◦ Recycled Art Exhibit ◦ San Marcos

Greenbelt Alliance ◦ San Marcos River Foundation/Texas River Protection Agency

◦ St. Stevens Episcopal School ◦ Sustainable San Marcos ◦ Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department - Costal Fisheries Division ◦ Texas State Bike Cave ◦ Texas

State Outdoor Recreation ◦ Texas Stream Team Timberland ◦ United Native

American Indians of Texas Tribe ◦ Wildlife Society ◦ … And More!
   
 This will also be the inaugural public appearance of a new

group called Sustainable San Marcos. Below is a copy of the event posting from

the Aquarena Center. Hope to see you there!
   
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 Aquarena hosts Earth Day Celebration on April 20th
 Posted by Jayme Blaschke
 University News Service
 April 10, 2008
   
 Congressman Lloyd Doggett will be the keynote speaker at the

2nd Annual Aquarena Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 20 from 1-6 p.m. at

Texas State University-San Marcos’ Aquarena Center. Earth Day is observed

internationally on April 22, however the Aquarena events are being held Sunday

to allow more people the opportunity to participate. 
   
 Other scheduled speakers include Hays County Judge Liz

Sumter, Texas State President Denise Trauth, City of San Marcos Mayor Susan

Narvaiz and River Systems Institute Executive Director Andrew Sansom. Events

include a multi-denominational and Native American blessing of the San Marcos

Springs, kayak tours on the environmentally sensitive Spring Lake and free

glass bottom boat tours in exchange for recyclables.  
   
 Twenty-five regional informational booths will be featured

on the shores of Spring Lake with educational opportunities designed to help

citizens become better stewards of the Earth. Other fun recreational activities

will include hiking in the newly-acquired, city-owned green space and guided

kayaking on Spring Lake. Local musical entertainment will perform as well as a

youth mariachi group and youth folklorico dancers. Snacks and drinks will be

available from San Marcos businesses.
   
 This free event is sponsored by the Hays County

Commissioners Court, Environmental Service Committee at Texas State, Common

Experience at Texas State, the River Systems Institute, Half Price Books and

Timberland. Assisting in the festivities will be a large group of volunteers

from National Association of Environmental Professionals and Timberland.  
   
 In order to take advantage of the free glass bottom boat

rides, Earth Day attendees must bring a recyclable item (Aluminum cans or foil,

plastic bottles and containers, newspaper, computer paper, cardboard, etc.). 
   
 For further information, go to www.aquarena.txstate.edu or contactMary Waters at (512) 245-7551 or waters at txstate.edu.
   
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