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Join our special Earth Day program on April 13, 12pm -4pm at Bellevue University hosted by Green Bellevue and the Bellevue Native Plant Society.
The global 2025 EarthDay.org theme is Our Planet, Our Power.
We will feature a spotlight on Green Bellevue initiatives:
Bee City USA: We are debuting our new Pollinator Habitat sign for Bellevue Bee City gardens and promoting free Native plants redeemable at the Bellevue Farmers Market. The Big Garden is giving a presentation from 12-1pm on “Small Space Gardening” and the first 25 attendees will receive a kit to start veggie garden! Citi Sprouts, Bellevue Native Plant Society, Milkweed Matters, Pollinator Alliance of the Heartland, Bellevue Tree Board and others are exhibiting.
Green Schools: There will be metro-area Highschool student green clubs sharing about efforts with composting in the lunchroom, native gardening, AG programs, mailbox gardening and more. Students for Sustainability will be hosting a clothing swap!
Zero Waste: The City of Bellevue will be sharing information about waste diversion in Bellevue and a new rollout will be taking place to promote residential recycling, composting and clear/orange bag recycling. Solutions Plastics will be selling garden containers made locally from hard to recycle plastics. And back by popular demand, we will be giving out orange bags as long as they last! Last, Hillside Solutions is doing a presentation on the Compost Club at 2pm along w/a drawing for a free year of compost club for attendees.
The event which will feature displays by local environmental groups and over 25 exhibitors to highlight the many projects and efforts that are taking place in the local area. There will be face painting by Loli Pop dah Clown, a scavenger hunt and a raffle!