Celebrate Earth Day, Saturday, April 21, from 10 am-2 pm in the Flint RiverQuarium outdoor plaza. The Flint RiverQuarium, in partnership with the Southwest Georgia Master Gardeners Extension Volunteers, will bring together a variety of organizations, exhibits, and activities that focus on the beauty of our natural world and what we can do to help protect it. All Earth Day activities in the plaza are free. Regular admission rates apply for Flint RiverQuarium entrance.
 
Scheduled activities and exhibitors include:

Farmer Fredo will be discussing backyard gardening.

Southwest Georgia Master Gardeners will provide demonstrations that include:

The art of bonsai

Plant a squash seed kids’ activity

Proper propagation of camellias by a recognized expert

Scavenger hunt for kids

Daylilies and vegetable transplants available for sale

Paint-a-flower-pot with Miss Albany and other title holders.

Free movies in the Imagination Theater. Wildkratts: Wild Reptiles and Bees: Tales from the Hive will be shown throughout the day.

Monarchs across Georgia information table

Audubon Society information table

SOWEGA Beekeepers information table

Chehaw and Flint RiverQuarium live animals will be featured.
 
Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.