PROGRAM GUIDE
FREE FOOD
GUEST SPEAKERS
KIDS’ ACTIVITIES
10AM - 2PM
PINEYWOODS NATIVE
PLANT CENTER
(Raguet Street)
GROWING SEEDS
LIVE MUSIC
PLANT SALE
INFO BOOTHS
AND MORE!
OF SUSTAINABILITY
WELCOME
Welcome to Earth Day 2011! We are so glad you are here
celebrating with us once again on a day that has grown steadily
in importance each year. The intention of this event is to instill
knowledge and passion in all citizens with hopes to carry
forward environmental awareness. Just as the community has
grown in sustainable practices, we have transitioned from our
last year’s theme of “Planting Seeds of Sustainability” to this
year’s theme of “Growing Seeds of Sustainability.” As the story
unfolds and we progress into the next stage of growth, we ask
that you continue to consider sustainable practices that are
beneficial for not only the Earth, but ourselves and our communities. The Earth Day Committee thanks you for joining us at
this event and hopes that you walk away with a renewed sense
of environmental responsibility.
ACTIVITIES
10 AM - 11 AM
Interpretive Walk Through
the Pineywoods Native Plant
Center
11 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Yoga
SPEAKER AND
MUSICIAN SCHEDULE
11 AM - 11:30 AM
Terry Steed and Brittney Dawn
Macalister - “Recycling/STOP”
11:30 AM - Noon
Dr. Matthew McBroom - “Water
Resources in East Texas”
Noon- 12:30 PM
Musician - Alex Westphal - Blues
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Kerry and Jim Lemon - “Living off the grid”
Dr. Dianne Dentice - “Sustainable living in an
apartment”
Vicki Baggett - “Solar panels”
Brenda Morgan - author of sustainability book
1:30 PM - 2 PM
Musician - Craig Adderley - Acoustic Rock
1 PM - 2 PM
Lanana Creek and
Pineywoods Native Plant
Center Cleanup
All Day
Newspaper Rope Making
Kids Recycled Art Table
Bird Feeder Building
Face Painting
Leaf Rubbings
Paper Making
Recycling Game
Rock Paintings
Leaf Rubbings
Little Kids and Big Kids alike will make leaf
rubbings onto paper so everyone can take
one home.
Rock Art
Learn the newest and hippest way to
decorate rocks… these aren’t your parents’
Pet Rocks of the old days!
Rope Making
Learn to make rope using common day
recyclables such as newspaper.
Bird Feeder Building
Dinner will be served, and the birds will flock
to your yard after we build some easy bird
feeders.
Lanana Creek Cleanup
Put the gloves on and be a part of making Lanana Creek beautiful as we pick
up trash along the creek bed.
Face Painting
Show your true colors and your support by painting your face! It’s fun and
washes off easily!
Pineywoods Native Plant
Center Interpretive Walk
Take a walk with us along the windy
trails of the PNPC and learn about native
East Texas plants.
Paper Making
Join Nacogdoches Naturally in making
paper out of organic materials!
Recycling Game
Come play a fun recycling game with
Nacogdoches Naturally.
Kids Recycled Art Table
Come and be creative with us as we
transform everyday materials into
recycled art.
SPEAKERS
Terry Steed is a local business owner and freelance writer with a keen
interest in recycling issues. He continues to be an advocate for a local material
sorting facility and views it as the essential basic
element for a viable recycling program that will
produce revenue.
Brittany Dawn McAllister holds a
Bachelor's of Science in Political Communications
from The University of Texas at Austin and lives in
Hardin County. Brittany Dawn works as the Coordinator for Stop Tar sands Oil Pipelines and travels
East Texas to discuss the threats the proposed
Keystone XL tar sands pipeline poses to East Texas'
air, land, and water. Brittany Dawn hopes that this
Earth Day presentation will inspire the community
to protect Mother Earth and get involved in
stopping the Keystone XL tar sands project.
Jim and Kerry Lemon live off-the-grid
in a home built by Jim with help from his family
and friends. Their home is heated by wood and
they have propane lights and refrigeration. A
rainwater collection system using gravity flow
provides water to the home while much of
their food comes from the garden. They are
always excited to share the adventures of this
unique life style with anyone interested in
learning about alternative living possibilities.
Dr. Dianne Dentice is a Social and
Cultural Analysis Professor. Her research
interests include extremist social movements
and gender identity issues among the transgendered population. She has been interested in the environmental movement
since she attended the first Earth Day as an undergraduate in 1970. She will be
discussing how she has dealt with specific recycling challenges while living in an
apartment in Nacogdoches. She has also made the commitment not to own an
automobile, and will talk about some personal challenges that she has learned
to deal with on a daily basis.
SPEAKERS
Vicki Baggett is a Nacogdoches homeowner who is interested in sustain-
able living and clean energy. Her family uses solar panels and purchased wind
energy to power their home. Vicki will speak about some of the details of solar
panel ownership.
Brenda Morgan is a local astrologer, writer and peace activist for the
earth and all sentient beings. She has written a book on sustainable living.
Dr. Matthew McBroom is an assistant professor of forest hydrology
in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University.
He is a research scientist in the Waters of East Texas (WET) Center at SFA as well.
He teaches courses in environmental and forest hydrology, water resources
management, and wood science. His research interests include minimizing the
potential effects of land use activities on water resources.
MUSICIANS
Alex Westphal is an SFA sculpture student. His creativity branches out in
all directions, with his passion for music stemming from the Blues genre. His
particular skill rests in improvising lyrics as he plays.
Craig Adderley was born and raised in the Bahamas. His musical journey
began when he came to the United States and for the first time heard the genre
of acoustic rock. His inspiration for music continually comes from the active role
God has played in his life.
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
“Partner in Sustainability”
Award
The Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful organization, SFA
Gardens and SFA Campus Recreation are all pleased to
announce the “Partner in Sustainability” Award. This award
is to honor a business, organization or individual that has
demonstrated exceptional commitment toward
sustainability and whose efforts have made a difference in
the community and/or on campus. This award recognizes
outstanding service in the area of sustainability, community
service and service learning. Award recipients have been
selected by Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful and will be
honored at today’s Earth Day. The business, organization,
or individual that is to be recognized will be awarded with
two plaques, one that will be given to the recipient and the
other that will be kept at the Chamber of Commerce.
By granting the “Partner in Sustainability” Award, we and
KNB hope to honor those who boldly work for the
greater good.
2011 Recipient
C & R KuttBottle, Steve Chism
Recycled Art
Contest
Of the many organized activities and ways we have chosen
to celebrate Earth Day, the Recycled Art Contest is a way
to gather students of all ages in producing a piece of
recycled art. We have asked Nacogdoches teachers and
professors to encourage their students to make a piece of
art that is at least 90% post-consumer material. While
students constructed their art piece, teachers discussed
topics such as where a certain material comes from, how it
is extracted, where it goes, how it is made, how consumers
use it, and then what happens to it after it has been used.
Our goal is that the Recycled Art activity will create an
awareness in our youth of how much waste our society produces and how much of it can simply be reused. By getting
students on board, we can help in preserving the precious
materials that Mother Earth so graciously provides.
Results will be announced at 12:45 PM.
The number of opportunities to reduce your carbon footprint
is increasing in Nacogdoches. Within the last year, community
leaders have successfully been able to put a satellite drop site for
paper and cardboard behind the Nacogdoches Public Library. While
it is true that the seed of establishing a more earth-conscious
community has been planted and is currently growing, we have so
much more room to grow until sustainable living can fully come into
fruition. And so, to get to that point, Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
has supplied you with information on materials that can be recycled
along with their location. We hope that you take advantage of the
many resources and opportunities available.
Tips and Locations
Material
Accepted by the city landfill free of charge.
Place items un-bagged into bins.
Paper and Cardboard Old magazines can be donated to hospitals, the jail, or the
City Library.
Drop site for paper and cardboard is now behind the
Nacogdoches Public Library.
Motor Oil
Must be pure motor oil with no other types of oil combined.
Drain the oil into a clean container and take to the used-oil
location listed below:
Fire station #3 -408 SW Stallings Dr.
Ink Cartridges
Staples store for a refund
Christ Episcopal School (fundraiser)
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful (fundraiser)
Cartridge World for a refund
Aluminum
Empty and rinse cans. Crushing cans is not necessary.
The Nacogdoches Animal Shelter (fundraiser)
Senior Center (fundraiser)
Nacogdoches Metal Recycling (cash)
Habitat Restore for Humanity (fundraiser)
Glass
Nacogdoches Metal Recycling
City Animal Shelter
Nacogdoches Landfill
Nacogdoches Senior Center
Habitat Restore for Humanity
Empty and rinse glass containers.
Habitat Restore for Humanity (fundraiser)
Locations
936-552-7555
936-560-5011
936-560-5422
936-569-6350
936-564-3861
2508 Woden Road
3211 SW Stallings Drive
4602 NW Stallings Drive
621 Harries Street
600 Powers Street
Information provided by: Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
www.keepnacogdochesbeautiful.org
CO MMUNI TY EV E N T S
Saturday, April 2
Farmer’s Market Spring Fling • 8AM - 1PM
Farmer’s Market (on the corner of Pearl St. & Main St.)
The Farmer’s Market will ring in spring with their annual Spring Fling celebration! There will be
children’s activities, music, food, and some of your favorite vendors on hand.
Saturday, April 2
Texas Trash Off • 9AM-Noon• Brookshire Brothers, University Drive
Come join this community wide clean up event sponsored by Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful and
Keep Texas Beautiful! There will be prizes for most trash accumulated, as well as food for
participants.
Tuesday, April 12
Film Screening & Discussion: “Gasland” • 6PM • SFA Rec Center Meeting Room
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United
States. But are the drilling techniques safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to
lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of
secrets, lies and contamination.
Wednesday, April 13
Documentary: “FUEL” • 7PM • SFA Baker Patillo Student Center Theater
Fuel is a movie that educates student about the dependence our world has on oil. It also
explains alternative ways to live life in an Eco-friendly way which provides a better life for the
planet and a more cost efficient way to live your individual life.
Thursday, April 14
Film Screening & Discussion: “H2Oil” • 6PM • SFA Rec Center Meeting Room
H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of
those attempting to defend water in Alberta, Canada, against the extraction of oil
from natural oil sand deposits. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as
they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.
Saturday, April 16
Habitat ReStore Earth Day • 10AM - 2PM • Habitat ReStore (600 Powers St.)
The folks at the Habitat Restore are at the forefront of the recycling efforts in
Nacogdoches County. They already collect glass that is reused to build a variety of
products and will be kicking off aluminum recycling during this event!
So come join the fun, food, music and activities of the Habitat Restore Earth Day.
Saturday, April 16
Earth Day at SFA • 10AM - 2PM
Pineywoods Native Plant Center (Raguet St. next to Raguet Elementary School)
“Growing Seeds of Sustainability” is our theme this year as we celebrate the 4th Annual Earth
Day celebration. This event will be held in conjunction with the SFA Gardens Plant Sale again
this year. The event will include: guest speakers, live music, children’s activities, recycled art
contest and exhibitor booths. Check us out online at: http://www.sfasu.edu/campusrec/218.asp.
Monday, April 18
Recyclympics • 4PM-6PM• SFA Intramural Fields
The Recyclympics will be a giant field day event geared toward improving recycling
awareness and encouraging folks to live sustainably. Food will be provided at this
event.
For more information on this or other Outdoor Pursuits
events, please contact:
SFA Campus Recreation Outdoor Pursuits
(936) 468-6055
outdoorpursuits@sfasu.edu
www.sfasu.edu/campusrec/outdoor
www.sfasu.edu/campusrec/outdoor