Events

City of Windsor Heights Earth Day Event

When
Apr 22nd, 2023
9:00am - 3:00pm
Where
6900 School StreetWindsor Heights

The City of Windsor Heights Hosts New Earth Day Celebration

The City of Windsor Heights will be hosting its new Earth Day Event featuring a Master Gardener, the Blank Park Zoo, and SOAR.

Windsor Heights, IA – The City of Windsor Heights will be celebrating Earth Day by hosting an event in the Colby Park Community Center that centers on sustainability practices and earth-friendly activities for the community. Participants will receive a Live Monarch native wildflower seed packet or live plant on a first-come-first-serve basis.

What: Windsor Heights Earth Day Event

When: April 22, 2023 | 9:00am-3:00pm

Where: Colby Park Community Center [6900 School Street]

Events Activities: · Colby Park Stream Clean-up: 9:00am-12:00pm  · Flower Pot Painting with 5 Monkeys: 12:00pm-2:00pm · Birdhouse Painting with Tracy Locher: 12:00pm-2:00pm

· Master Gardener Presentation and Q&A: 2:00pm-3:00pm

· Booths: 12:00pm-3:00pm [additional organizations have been invited]

o Beekeeping with Karen Salmi

o Central City Fruit with Mike Schmidt

o SOAR – bringing a live raptor

o Blank Park Zoo – making birdseed balls with families

o MidAmerican

o Optimum Chiropractic, P.C.

· Raffle Prizes:

o Earl May Gift Cards

o Central City Fruit Baskets

For more information about the city of Windsor Height’s Earth Day Event contact Susan Skeries at 515.250.2206 or Susan.Skeries@windsorheights.org.

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