Most photos by Paul Michaud, unless otherwise noted on the photo caption.
Earth Day 042019
Earth Day 042019
Gough Park was full of people offering useful information
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Darleene and Henry de la Vega learn how population affects all our lives from Jim Goodkind at the Population Connection table.
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MJ Medel and Corina Castillo inform people about Youth Substance Abuse Prevention.
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Marisa Holguin and Carlos Arias of the Aldo Leopold Charter School Garden Crew
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Barrett Shelton is fascinated by the water flowing down this display.
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Lynda Aiman-Smith of the Southwest New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce
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Zoey and Avery Roybal learn about pollinators at the Freeport McMoran Pollinator Partnership booth
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Ben Nelson and Sherry Burt-Kested talk about pollinators
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Ella Jameson makes a bee habitat to take home at the Freeport booth.
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Mattie Eagle and Anna Cordova at the Guadalupe Montessori School display
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Kathi Anderson, Jackie Blurton, Lisa Fields and Rachelle Bergmann with the local Audubon Society
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Mayor Ken Ladner talks with Kathi Anderson and Jackie Blurton
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Aria Jones pets a tortoise at the Silver City Watershed Keepers area.
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Ariana Cruz touches a snake held by Melissa Amarello of the Advocates for Snake Preservation
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Eduardo Arguello looks at the wares displayed by Shirley Wiegel of the Santa Clara Pet Central Thrift Store.
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Carol Morrison and Joanie Conners of the Great Old Broads For Wilderness
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Sam Schramski get ready to eat a crispy fried cricket at the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance booth. Donna Stevens looks on.
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Arie Storjohann paints a bookmark at the Gila Native Plant Society’s booth.
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Dianna Wynn and Sharon Bookwalter at the Kids Vote booth.(Photo Courtesy of Karen Murphy)
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Kids Vote Here booth (Photo Courtesy of Karen Murphy)
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The voting choice was a wolf pup, a fox kit and a baby raven. (Photo Courtesy of Karen Murphy)
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Fulton Schoenberg votes for his favorite (Photo Courtesy of Karen Murphy)
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Over a score of environmental, health and other local groups gathered in Gough Park Saturday to celebrate Earth Day. They offered information, contacts, how-to tips and just plain fun for the people who attended. Strolling through the park, you could learn about native plants, solar energy, beekeeping and health tips. You could make a smoothie using a bicycle to power the blender and you could even eat a crispy cricket!
Sharon Bookwalter reported that Kids Vote! had 71 participants at Earth Day, voting on their favorite Gila Baby Animal. The race was between a common raven baby, a Mexican gray wolf pup, and a gray fox kit.
The Mexican gray wolf pup won with 32 votes and beat the gray fox kit with 27 and the common raven baby with 12.