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Pueblo County proclaims April 2025 as Earth Month; schedules cleanup, kids event and employee photo contest awards
Summary
The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed April 2025 as Earth Month on April 22 and county staff announced a cleanup at Confluence Park, a children’s event at McHarg Community Center and the winners of an employee Earth Day photo contest.
The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on April 22 proclaimed April 2025 as Earth Month and county staff announced a series of community and employee events to mark Earth Day.
The proclamation, read during the board’s meeting, said Earth Day — first observed on April 22, 1970 — continues to inspire commitments to conservation and sustainable practices. The board’s proclamation named April 2025 as Earth Month in Pueblo County.
Pueblo County Parks and Recreation invited county employees to a county cleanup Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Confluence Park; the department said it will provide boxed lunches (sandwich and chips) and refill reusable water bottles brought by employees. County staff also announced a children’s Earth Day program at 2 p.m. at the McHarg Community Center.
“It’s just a reminder and a testament to Pueblo County’s commitment to utilizing our resources effectively and efficiently,” said Jared, a county staff member who spoke during the meeting, adding that sustainability work “is, by no means, a single entity or department.”
Kathy Cresswell of the Department of Talent and People Services told the commissioners about employee-focused Earth Day activities on the courthouse grounds, including a walking club that will meet at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, a food truck (Nene’s Munchies) and an employee photo contest that drew 34 entries. Cresswell announced the three winning photos: Lisa Arellano (third place, aspens in Beulah), Lacey Wolf (second place, Pueblo Reservoir south of the dam) and Bridal Amiller (first place, Waterworks Park). Winners will receive a certificate, a snappy gift and a canvas print of their photo.
The commissioners thanked staff for organizing the events and posed for a brief photo after the proclamation was read.
The board did not record a separate roll-call vote on the proclamation during the transcript; the proclamation was presented as part of the meeting’s agenda items. Additional community cleanup events this weekend were noted by staff and commissioners; the Fountain Creek Watershed District was cited as a partner for broader community cleanups.
Details provided at the meeting were limited to event times, locations and the photo contest winners; no new county ordinances or budget allocations were announced during the proclamation segment.
