Earth Day Festival
Saturday April 16th, 2011
10 AM - 8:30 PM
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
near Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
Free and Open to the Public.
Please let us know if you plan to attend: events@circlesanctuary.org
| 10 am | Open for Arrivals |
| 10:30 am | Welcome with Selena and Florence |
| 10:45 am | Introduction to the Plants of Circle's Gardens with Vanessa |
| 11 am | Stream Ecology with Mandie |
| Noon - 1 pm | Lunch |
| 12:15 - 12:30 pm | Round-Table on Sustainable Eating with Paul Herrick |
| 1 pm | Tamarack Planting Ceremony with Karl & Selena |
| 2 pm | Green Burial Talk with Kelly |
| 2 - 3 pm | Kids' Bird Walk with Florence |
| 2:30 pm | Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve Ecology and Phenology with Reed |
| 3 pm | Break and Feast Setup |
| 3:30 pm | Earth Day Procession & Ceremony with Selena |
| After Ceremony | Prairie Burn with Reed |
| 5:30 pm | Community Feast |
| 6:30 pm | Feast Clean-up |
| 7 - 8:30 pm | Full Moon Circle with Selena & Others |
| 9 pm | Final Departures |
- Comfortable & sturdy shoes for Nature walks.
- Sturdy outdoor clothing and an optional change of clothes (some activities will allow you to interface directly with nature, which can be very rewarding but occasionally messy).
- A contribution for potluck feast. Please see the Potluck Guidelines.
- Snacks to contribute to the snack table for mid-day refreshment.
- If you are staying for the evening Full Moon Circle, please bring your drum or rattle, a votive candle in a holder, fresh or dried herbs or flowers to give to the land as an offering.
- Stone or rock to leave at the Stone Circle (optional).
- Drum, rattle, or other rhythm instrument for the ceremony (optional).
- Gardening gloves for tree planting and prairie burn (optional).
- Picnic blanket or camping chair as weather permitting some workshops may be held outside (optional).