At Earth Day Durango (April 12, 2025) we had a number of booths focusing on energy. If you missed a booth, you can always follow up with the organization!

4CORE	Weatherization tips and techniques. Kids and adults can learn how to caulk, attach weather stripping, how to check for drafts, etc.
Fort Lewis College, Village Aid Solar Initiative	How a solar water pump works, measuring solar properties: irradiance, effects of tilt angle on voltage and current, off-grid solar demo
LPEA	Goats + Solar = Powerful Partnership. Come pet the goats!
Renewal by Andersen	What to look for in Energy Efficient Windows
Shaw Solar	How you can save money and help protect the planet by switching from a utility company to solar energy!
SOCO Solar & Power | SOCO Commercial Power	How to reduce or eliminate your electric bill, becoming energy independent. You will also learn how are systems work while tied to the grid and when the power goes out!
The Powerhouse	How to harness the power of wind to create energy through playful, hands-on STEM activities

Go to EarthDayDurango.com/events for more info.

April 22: Electronics recycling (Montessori) at Fairgrounds. Suggested donation.

April 24: Grow Dome Grand Opening (SOIL Lab)

April 25: The Moral Crisis of our Time: How Faith-based Groups are Addressing Climate Change

April 27: Terrarium Workshop (Powerhouse)

Once again, Sage/Zia Taqueria was our top sponsor, Earth Guardian. We couldn’t have had such a wonderful event without their support!

We are also very grateful to the City of Durango for awarding us their Arts and Culture Grant. This enables us to provide live music (Afro Beatniks and Stillwater), entertainment (Ballet Folklorico) and art projects (costume making workshops and kids art table at our 2025 Earth Day Durango celebration.

A few of the booths at Earth Day Durango this year focused on native plants. If you missed any of these booths, feel free to follow up with the organization.

Blooming Landscape and Designs, LLC	How to help the earth by planting native, regenerative, pollinator gardens, that are pesticide free.
Durango Botanic Gardens	TBD
Mountain Studies Institute	Make native seed cookies that can be dispersed to help pollinators on our local landscapes. Note their event on April 17.
Sierra Club SW Colorado Chapter	Plant and establish native plants, decrease your footprint on the lands we live and recreate on, mobilize for the protection of our natural resources, steward our lands and community spaces

Please thank our Earth Day Champions for helping to make Earth Day Durango possible:

• City of Durango
• Mountain Studies Institute
• Shaw Solar
• Southern Colorado Solar
• Sustainable Goods
• Visit Durango

Thanks again to our Earth Stewards this year are LPEA and First Southwest Bank.

If you attended Earth Day Durango over the last few years, you’ll appreciate how much effort goes into pulling off this annual event. Did you know it’s put on by a team of volunteers? If you’d like to help next year, use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the website.

Thank you to the core members of the planning team:

• Gail Harriss and Heather Erb, co-leads

• Sam Bustillos
• Jewel Coleman
• Madeleine Fulford
• Darcy Hitchcock
• Michelle Herringer
• Jenny Hill
• Rebekah Huehnel
• Laura Nunemaker
• Robert Stephenson
• Dot Wehrly

• and the 30+ volunteers the day of!

A special thank you to Ellen Babers, Community Events Manager with the City of Durango for all her input and expertise. And Claire Attkisson for help with graphics/marketing.

Wow, Earth Day and the Procession of the Species was amazing this year! We did have a couple items turned in: a ring, glasses with black frames, and these water bottles. If any of these items are yours, use the Contact Us link at the bottom of our website to arrange to get it back.

Go to EarthDayDurango.com/events for all the info.

April 14-22: GrubHub bottle return (Fort Lewis College)

April 15: Wild Edible Plant Walk (Turtle Lake Refuge) Colorado Trailhead.

April 19: Water Wonders (Mountain Studies Institute. At Durango Library. Please register)

RESCHEDULED TO MAY 18: Repair Cafe (Durango Tool Library)

Get help fixing your broken things. Volunteers are available to help you troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix your things, including small home appliances, housewares, clothing, outdoor gear, electronics, and bicycle problems. For most repair cafés, we have drink and food vendors onsite; it is a repair “café” after all.

Go to the Earth Month Events page for specifics.

Join us this Saturday at Buckley Park, after the Procession of the Species. You can win gift certificates for ice cream, chocolate, art supplies, Local First coupon books and more!

Thank you to the following for donating prizes:

• Animas Chocolate
• Art Supply House
• Cream Bean Berry
• Local First
• Pine Needle
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate
• Rupert’s

And the Hydration Station for the water stations!

It is Earth Day, after all. So bring your water bottle or travel mug. It will also help if you can bring a take-out container if you plan to eat at the event. Be sure to check out the other FAQ’s before you come.

Earth Day Durango is a wonderful event for families with small children.

Seed Studio will have an art table and there will be a maker space. In addition, check out these booths:

Local First	Create fun, eco-friendly flowers, masks, or hanging creatures using egg cartons and recycled materials donated by local businesses.
Fort Lewis College Environmental Center	Make a reusable t-shirt bag
San Juan Gempipes	Using colors from.nature to make prints