March 22 Green Living & Energy Expo Schedule of Events

Expo to be held at Riversprings Middle School in Wakulla County, Florida.  Visit www.greenlivingenergyexpo.com for more information.

Outdoor Activities

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Green Wheels Transportation Choices Show

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Build an Affordable Greenhouse 

Expo Central

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Eco Kids Activity Center
Ongoing activities at multiple stations - for younger children
(4-H, YMCA, IGC)
Plus much more!

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Personal Stories of Sustainability

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Eco Kids Activity Center
Ongoing activities at multiple stations - for younger children
(4-H, YMCA, IGC)
Plus much more!

Indoor Workshops 

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Solar Energy:  It's Simpler Than You Think
Al Simpler
Room 1

Where Does Your Food Come From?
Pam Portwood
Room 2

Community Groups Addressing Climate Change
Panel
Room 3

Climate Change and You
Pam McVety
Room 4

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Green Building 101
Stan Derzypolski
Marc Dix
Room 1

Rain Barrel Workshop
Pat Bonis
Room 2

Beyond Birdfeeders:  Creating a Wildlife Habitat
David Copps
Room 3

Transportation Options
Commuter Services of North Florida
Room 4

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Kilowatt Ours Film
Room 4

Eco Tales for All Ages
Saundra Kelly
Under the Courtyard Tent 

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Energy Advice from Your Utilities
Panel
Room 1

A Walk on the Wild Side:  Landscaping for Wildlife
Valerie Weeks
Room 2

Sportsman's Guide to Sustainability
Jenny Brock & Ken Clineman
Room 3

Energy Choices for Florida
Barry Parsons
Room 4

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Green Cleaning
Maureen Rogers
Room 1

Think About Personal Pollution:  When Every Drop Counts
Nancy Miller
Room 2

A Thousand Poking Straws:  Turn Off That Tap, Don't Unscrew That Cap
Madeleine Carr
Room 3

Earth Day Green Tour
Kathryn Gibson
Room 4

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Energy Saving Through Green Living
Elinor Elfner
Room 1

Landscaping with Climate Change in Mind
Stan Rosenthal
Room 2

Green Routes:  Sustainable Tourism in Wakulla
Rob Baker
Room 3

Consumption Gumption
Heidi Copeland
Room 4

Children and Youth Activities and Workshops

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Plant Trees at Riversprings
Bill Petty and George Weaver
All Grades
Outdoors in the Courtyard

Family Yoga Sessions
Della Parker-Hanson
10:00 to 10:30 Limit 20
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Limit 20
Indoors - Room 5

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Passive Solar Lab
Lynn Artz and Annet Forkink
Middle School & Older
Outdoors in the Courtyard

Make Puppets from Discarded Materials
Paul J. Fortier
All Grades; Limit 15
Indoors - Room 5

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Green Living Scavenger Hunt
Lynn Artz
Late Elementary & Older
Outdoors in the Courtyard

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Build a Solar Oven
Ed Oaksford
Elementary Grades; Limited to 20
Outdoors in the Courtyard

Water Wise - Protecting Our Local Resources
Lorin Pratt
Late Elementary & Older
Indoors - Room 5

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Let Worms Eat Your Garbage
Jeannie Brodhead
Elementary Grades; Limited to 20
Outdoors in the Courtyard

Simple Living for Kids
Michelle Adamski & Heidi Copeland
Middle School & Older
Indoors - Room 5

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Trash & Recycling Lab
Lynn Artz
Late Elementary & Older
Outdoors in the Courtyard

How to Start a School "Green Team"
Sally Anderson, Beth Button, Allison Stewart
Middle School & Older; Teachers Welcome!
Indoors - Room 5

This information originally published on March 17, 2008.

Written by :

Lynn Artz

 

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