Buttonwood Nature Center presents their 35th Earth Celebration Day on Sat., April 25 at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, Pa. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free.
The Recycle-Reuse Yard Sale Fundraiser will be held in conjunction with the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“We are happy to welcome back our eco-friendly exhibitors and a full slate of activities,” said Jessica Watson, Buttonwood assistant director and event organizer. “We have live music, environmental artists and artisans, a student art show and so much more.”
“This year, we are excited to announce the return of the Pennsylvania WoodMobile,” Watson said.
The WoodMobile is a traveling exhibit that educates visitors about our forests and forest industries, and explores how the forest is managed in a sustainable way.
“Unlike in a museum, the WoodMobile encourages visitors to interact with exhibits, including touching various hardwood species produced in Pennsylvania,” Watson said. “It also has interactive technology exploring threats to the forest like invasive insects and plants, diseases and white-tailed deer.”
The WoodMobile also shows how the forests of Pennsylvania have shaped the history of the state and nation, and how today’s forest differs from 100 years ago.
A guided StoryWalk® at 1:30 p.m. will lead kids along the story trail.
Live music this year features Across the Pond. Based in central Pennsylvania, the band performs traditional Celtic music with energetic and unique arrangements. Passionate about their traditional roots, their music is also delivered with a modern edge, with a repertoire ranging from high energy jigs and reels to ballads and contemporary songs.
Paper shredding by OSI will be available from 1 to 3 p.m.
The annual Environmental Artistry Award will be presented to a local artist whose work celebrates nature.
Franklin County Commissioners will issue an Earth Day proclamation.
The Recycle-Reuse Yard Sale Fundraiser includes a succulent plant sale in hand-painted pots by Waynesboro Area High School art students and other Buttonwood friends. The plants are available for purchase by suggested donation.
“Attendees should bring some cash—in addition to the potted succulents, we have great raffle items, a bake sale and a yard sale,” Watson said.
Have lunch in the park with food trucks, J&M BBQ & Grillbilly’s Smoke Wagon.
To date, environmental exhibitors include Antietam Watershed Association and Happel’s Meadow Project, AT Community Group, Buttonwood Water Striders, Conococheague Audubon Society, Franklin Co. Planning Dept., Friends of Mont Alto Park, The Gleaning Project, Little Antietam, Inc., Master Gardeners/Penn State University, Pennsylvania WoodMobile, Renewal by Andersen, Scouting America, Specialty Granules, Inc., Tri-State Astronomers, WASHS Garden Club, and Waynesboro ShadeTree Commission.
Artists and artisans include: Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library, Art by Christine Lehman, The Cosmic Rhythm, The Crafted Glade, Crowned Crane Ceramics, LR Glass Works, and Mountain Woodworks.
Table spaces to sell items in the yard sale are available for $25. Contact Buttonwood to arrange for your table space.
For more information, visit www.buttonwoodnaturecenter.org, or contact Buttonwood at 717-762-0373 or via email: jessica@
The Earth Day event sponsor is Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home. Recycle Yard Sale sponsors include Walmart Supercenter; Hadley Farms Bakery; Waste Management & Recycling Services; Drs. Gregory & Diana Lyon-Loftus; Renewal by Andersen; and Lucinda D. Potter, CPA. Facility support provided courtesy of Washington Township.
Additional support from Buttonwood Nature Center’s Today’s Horizon Fund
contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; Marge Kiersz; APX Enclosures; Don Gibe and Nancy Erlanson; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin.
