Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Earth Day brought out lots of visitors to Gough Park to find out about a myriad of agencies and organizations working to save Planet Earth.
Part of the festivities was the planting of a Local Neighborhood Orchard behind the Office of Sustainability.
Earth Day 2016
Earth Day 2016
Rosemary Chacon of Southwest Solid Waste Authority in the truck bed supervises the youths from the Community-?Youth Building Program carrying a microwave for recycling on Earth Day.
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Earth Day 2016
Gianna Settin checks through the free seeds for items she wants to plant.
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Earth Day 2016
Doug Medin of Bikeworks tells Jennifer Eaton and her children, Judy, Jayleen, Joah and Jaydah Tevares about the services of the organization.
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Earth Day 2016
Lily Myers and Josephine Khera hug some black lab puppies for adoption from the High Desert Humane Society shelter.
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Earth Day 2016
Kristen Lungren, at right, watches as The Volunteer Center director, Andrea Warner, puts glue on a seed to put on a graphical work.
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Earth Day 2016
TVC art work embellished with corn, bean and squash seeds.
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Earth Day 2016
Birdwatchers Patricia Taber and Jackie Blurton promote the Southwest New Mexico Chapter of the Audubon Society.
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Earth Day 2016
Joanie Conors promotes the Great Old Broads of the Wilderness.
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Earth Day 2016
Gila National Forest GIS specialist and Fire Specialist Ellen Brown promote the GNF.
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Earth Day 2016
Local Molly dancers keep the English tradition alive.
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Earth Day 2016
Ted Tufares chats with Chelsea Bush, Habitat for Humanity Restore manager-?`^
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Earth Day 2016
Dawn Starostka, regional director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region, continues to expand the program in Grant County.
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Earth Day 2016
As part of Earth Day, Local Neighborhood Orchards planted the latest orchard behind the Office of Sustainability. Mayor Ken Ladner shapes the dirt around a tree.
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Earth Day 2016
The Earth Day crew for Local Neighborhood Orchards after planting lots of trees.
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