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Dalton expands Earth Day into a week of community events
Summary
A single speaker announces Dalton will mark Earth Day with a week of activities including a scavenger hunt (Apr. 19), a Pines Trail guided tour, street clean-ups, a Family Feud event, a bird walk, and a Saturday library fair with awards; reservations required for some events.
An announcer for Dalton said the town will expand Earth Day into a full week of events beginning with a scavenger hunt on Sunday, April 19, and culminating in a Saturday fair and awards ceremony at the Dalton Library.
The speaker said Earth Day was established on April 22, 1970, and is now observed globally; Daltons events include a guided tour of the Pines Trail at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, a self-guided street clean-up on Tuesday, a Family Feud-style environmental challenge at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the senior center, and a bird walk at the Boulders Trail at 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Reservations are required for the scavenger hunt and the bird walk; sign-ups are available via "Dalton Earth Week at gmail.com," according to the announcement.
The Saturday morning program at 10:30 a.m. at the Dalton Library will award winners of elementary and middle school coloring and writing contests, followed by an afternoon fair focused on energy conservation, waste management and other environmental topics. The announcement invited residents to participate in activities and help support local environmental efforts.
No sponsoring department, official name of the organizer beyond "Dalton Earth Week," or event year was specified in the announcement.
