Join the Linkedin Downtown Raleigh Alliance Discussion to learn about green things to do downtown.
Raleigh residents and employees curious about the recent efforts made to make Raleigh 'green' are encouraged to take the approximately 2-mile, one-hour, self-guided tour of downtown.
Visit Terracycle's website for sustainable craft and conservation ideas for Earth Week.
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Visit our local farmers markets to purchase organic and fresh produce!
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With Earth Week right around the corner, there are tons of environmental and sustainable events on the calendar for the Triangle area. For those of you who want to get involved, here's a 14 day forecast of fun and informative events that you alone, or with the family can enjoy!
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Celebrate Earth Day at the Irregardless Cafe!
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The Green Home Tour is a diverse group of newly-built green certified homes open to the public for touring, with a green building professional on site to answer questions and describe their home's green features.
Date: April 13-14, 20+21
Time: 12-5pm
Location: 16 Windy Knoll Circle, Chapel HIll
Midtown Farmers Market: Composting How Tos
Learn how to turn food scraps into awesome, nutrient filled soil or compost for your home garden with Raleigh's residential composting experts and founders of the compost shuttle.
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 8am-12pm
Location: On the Commons at North Hills, Raleigh
Ever wonder what's happening in the science labs throughout UNC? Here's your chance to tour the labs, talk to the scientists and participate in a few hands-on science activities with your family and friends!
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Cameron Ave. near the Old Well, UNC Chapel Hill
If you love food, you'll love NC State's Earth Day 2013 which focuses on "Barn to
Brick: Sustainable Food and Agriculture at NC State."
Date: Saturday, April 13 - Thursday, April 18
Date: Saturday, April 13 - Sunday, April 21
Duke University Earth Month Events
Date: Friday, April 12 - Wednesday, May 15
Explore the power of H2O as a green energy source. Investigate properties of water, create a water wheel and build hydro-electric snap circuits. Sponsored by Duke Energy, this workshop is part of the NC Science Festival.
Date: Sunday, April 14
Time: 2:15-3:30pm
Location: Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett St., Raleigh
April Family Sunday
Gather your family and join your friends at CAM Raleigh for an afternoon of family-friendly fun at your museum for contemporary art and design. Special guests from Durham's Scrap Exchange will lead a series of hands-on creative activities inspired by our Alistair McClymont exhibition.
Date: Sunday, April 14
Time: 12-3pm
Location: 409 W. Martin St., Raleigh
This conference is about educating others on how we can embrace an intelligent energy future. Learn how North Carolina will integrate economics, behavior, supply and delivery strategies to shape our energy landscape.
Date: Monday, April 15-Wednesday, April 17
Location: McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh
Instead of disposing of those gently used books you have lying around, donate and allow them to be reused, the best form of recycling.
Date: Monday, April 15- Wednesday, May 15
Location: RTP Headquarters
Capital Area Transit will be celebrating Earth Day with a scavenger hunt to discover the green side to downtown Raleigh. Look for CAT and the R-Line so you can ride, play, and win!
Date: Tuesday, April 16
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Downtown Raleigh
Join the USGBC Triangle Branch Emerging Professionals for their monthly committee meeting. The emerging professionals committee is designed for individuals new to the green building industry, whether you're right out of school or just changing careers.
Date: Wednesday, April 17
Time: 6pm-7:30
Location: USGBC Triangle Branch Office, 305 W. Martin St., Raleigh
Recycling Plant Tour
For a behind-the-scenes look at what happens once your recyclables are collected, the City of Durham Solid Waste Management Department is offering a free bus tour to the Sonoco Recycling Facility in Raleigh. There are only 18 seats available, so claim your seat fast!
Date: Friday, April 19
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: Solid Waste Management Dept., 1833 Camden Ave., Durham
Duke Farmers Market Opening
Date: Fridays, April 19 - June 28, every other week July 12-Oct. 4
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Between the Bryan Research and Nanaline H. Duke buildings off Research Dr., Durham
Live & Local Earth Day Music Fest
Live and Local on Hillsborough Street is a Earth Day music festival, with a buy local theme. From Irregardless to Brickhouse, the Hillsborough Street merchants have come together for the second year to offer a diverse range of musical offerings. The music starts at Carter-Finley Stadium as part of the Red and White Game and goes until the early morning hours.
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: All day
Location: Hillsborough St., Raleigh
Durham E-Waste Recycling & Paper Shredding
Durham residents and businesses looking for a chance to kick off Earth Day weekend by keeping old electronics and paper out of our landfills should mark their calendars now for the City of Durham's E-Waste Recycling and Paper Shredding Event. Residents and businesses may safely dispose of nearly all electronic devices with a cord and unwanted paper documents.
Time: 8am-2pm
Location: Durham County Memorial Stadium, 750 Stadium Dr., Durham
Durham's Annual Earth Day Festival
Residents will learn how to "go green" at Durham's Earth Day celebration. Participants can expect a variety of exciting, educational and fun-filled activities as they sit back, relax and receive eco tips from local environmental experts in the Eco Lounge.
Time: 12-5pm
Location: Durham Central Park, 502 Foster St., Downtown Durham
Planet Earth Day Celebration
The 2012 Planet Earth Celebration will be part of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences' 24 hour opening celebration of the Nature Research Center - the new wing of the Museum. The museum is pleased to partner with Burt's Bees again on this year's Planet Earth Celebration.
Date: Saturday, April 20 - Sunday, April 21
Time: 5pm-5pm (24 hours)
Location: In and around the Museum of Natural Science, 11 West Jones St., Downtown Raleigh
Show your support for a healthy planet and join in activities that promote preserving our natural resources, including Recycled Paper Pots, Earth Volleyball and a FEAST! Science Solvers experiment.
Location: 201 E. Hargett St., Raleigh
RTP will be hosting its very own Earth Day Celebration in conjunction with the Triangle Green Business Challenge Kickoff. This event will include food, beverages, raffles, and guest speakers.
Date:Tuesday, April 23
Time:4-6:30pm
Location:RTP Headquarters
Triangle Talk and Walk: James B. Hunt Jr. Library
The focus of the tour will be the strategies used in the project which lead to the LEED Silver rating. Participants will gain firsthand knowledge of the strategies planned for the facility and then be able to see how the strategies were implemented in the completed project.
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 4-5:30pm
Location: James B. Hunt Hr. Library, 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 7am-6pm
Location: Park Point, 4001 E. Chapel Hill Nelson Hwy (Hwy 54), RTP
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More events to come in our weekly 14 Day Forecast!
Sincerely,
Sandra Simpson Greetings From Green NC (919) 244-8714 greetingsfromgreennc@gmail.com |
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