It's Earth Day and Ledger Live host Brian Donohue celebrates with a show jam packed with hundreds of squirming worms, bickering eaglets and a split-headed, armless mannequin.
It's eco-geek Brian's three favorite green things to do:
First, we take a look at Freecycle.org, the web site that is bringing together millions of people with stuff they need to get rid of with millions of people looking for used stuff. Second, he takes you on a tour of his worm-infested backyard compost bin he got through a program run by Monmouth County. And then, the ultimate bird geek freak out: it's Eagle Cam, the completely addictive 24-7 streaming webcam live from a New Jersey bald eagle family's nest.
| Ledger Live: Brian gets eco-geek on Earth Day |
Earth Day events throughout the state:
-- Middlesex County's office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension is celebrating Earth Day at the EARTH Center in Davidson's Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick, from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be tours of the EARTH Center's compost display area and rain garden. Attendees can ask the county's Master Gardeners gardening questions at the Garden Helpline Q & A table. Representatives from 4-H Clubs will be on hand with activities for children. A limited amount of free tree seedling will be available, and local environmental groups will be in attendance. Call 732-398-5262 before 4 p.m. if there is a chance of rain.
-- Highland Park is hosting an Earth Day Extravaganza from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Highland Park High School Cafeteria at North 5th Ave. There will be exhibits on sustainability, films on the environment and even an organic food tasting. For more information, call Anne Barron at (732) 545-4908 or Tina Weishaus at (732) 572-0335.
-- William Paterson University is hosting an Earth Day Fair at the Student Center, 300 Pompton Rd., Wayne from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. About a dozen exhibitors and presenters will be on hand to discuss various activities, including Green Faith, NJ Greens, The Climate Project, NewlyGreens.com and PorchLightNJ. There will also be a solar kit car race at 2 p.m.
-- All four of the Atlantic City casinos owned by Harrah's Entertainment are partnering with Wetlands Institute for Earth Day. At Caesar's Casino, Harrah's Waterfront Casino, Bally's Casino and Showboat Casino, visitors can meet a sampling of salt marsh animals, pick-up information on the Wetlands Institute and its programs and learn about salt marsh ecology. The tables will be up from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
-- The Kittatinny Valley State Park in Andover is hosting an Earth Day Nature Hike from 4 to 5 p.m.