Rockland Green Map

Today was the start of  a whole week of Earth Day events.
There are two chances to meet us at Rockland Green Map and give input to our mapping project: April 22 at RCC and April 26 in Nyack.
See below for more details (but be aware that some minor changes may occur).

Do you know of an event that we missed?
Please contact us and let us know!!

The Great American Cleanup: April 19 was the target date for the Great American Cleanup, and it is really great to see the evidence along the roads: clean road sides and full trash bags (they will be picked up within the week). To beautify our community any day works fine of course - the cleanup goes on during April and May. Visit Keep Rockland Beautiful (KRB) for more information on the cleanup, the crews that went out today, and crews that will go out during the next couple of weeks.

Earth Day: The Rockland Green Map project will host a table (together with KRB) on Earth Day at Rockland Community College’s Earth Day Information Fair! It is going to be a fun day with many displays of environmentally friendly products and local environmental groups, live raptor show, DJ, and games.
Earth Day Information Fair, April 22, 2008, 11am to 2pm, Location: SUNY Rockland Community College - 145 College Road - Suffern. More info here

Nyack Earth Days Celebration are sponsored by the Village of Nyack, Nyack Park Conservancy, Friends of the Nyacks, Nyack Center, Riverspace, and Keep Rockland Beautiful. Here is the list of events and a flyer (nyack_earthdaycelebration.pdf):

• Tuesday, April 22  10am to 1pm   Costume-Making Workshop for the costume parade on Sat, April 26 at the Nyack Center.
• Tuesday, April 22  7 pm   Panel presentation on solar energy and greening your home or business at the Nyack Center.
• Thursday, April 24  10 am to 12.30  pm   Earth Day Workshop at the Hopper House: Art recycled - Nature neighborhood. Ages 7-10. Pre-registration required: www.hopperhouse.org

      Saturday, April 26 (Rain date: May 3, evening program rain or shine)

• 9 to 9:30am  Community Cleanup kick-off   Pick up cleanup supplies & t-shirts; enjoy breakfast treats and meet fellow volunteers at Riverspace.
• 9:30am to 11:15pm  Nyack Community Cleanup
• 11:30am-noon  Parade begins at Riverspace. Come as your favorite creature to celebrate our ecological community and the diversity of all life.
• Noon to 2pm  Environmental art and education activities   River healing rituals, live music, fun, environmental information (including Rockland Green Map!)
• 7 pm  Music and film   The Nyack Center presents an evening with music with Vox Lumina and film with Rivertown film (rain or shine).

More information about the movie:

“King Corn” by Aaron Woolf is screened at the Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew.
7 pm on Saturday April 26: FREE. USA, 2007, 88 minutes. Documentary

An informative and amusing story of two friends who plant an acre of corn and follow their crop through the American food industry. Inspired by the “corn” section of Michael Pollon’s best seller, “The Omnivor’s Dilemma,” and featuring interviews with the author.

“A lively introduction to the corn-industrial complex…

   You’ll be amazed.” - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

“King Corn” tops off a series of Earth Day events sponsored by Keep Rockland Beautiful, The Village of Nyack, Nyack Park Conservancy, Friends of the Nyacks, Nyack Center, Riverspace.
(Source: This text is copied from an e-mail newsletter from Rivertown) 

Bear Mountain Park Earth Day Celebration April 26 10:30 am to 3:00 pm  ”Come to Trailside for some family-friendly and Earth-friendly fun! We’ll have nature-themed games and activities, tips to help you look after Mother Earth, and a party in the bear den at 11:00am.” (Source: NY State Parks)