Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center for the Earth Day Your Way challenge, sponsored by Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry. Participants are encouraged to spend time outdoors however they like the week of Earth Day and will get a special t-shirt to commemorate their participation in the challenge. Courtesy PEEC
PEEC NEWS
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for Earth Day Your Way, sponsored by Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry! This year, PEEC is challenging you to get outside and moving YOUR WAY to celebrate Earth. Run a 5K, take a hike, plant a garden, watch the birds in your backyard, observe the night sky, or spend time outdoors however you prefer starting on Earth Day, which is April 22, until the end of April. Then, tell PEEC all about your adventures and what you love about the Earth! Use the hashtag #EarthDayYourWay on social media or send photos to publicity@peecnature.org.
Register for the challenge now at peecnature.org/events! Participants will get a special t-shirt featuring the Vertical Mile of diversity on the Pajarito Plateau to show that they participated in the Earth Day Your Way challenge. You can even register your dog, who will get a special bandana to wear on your adventure! Registration closes on Sunday, April 4 at 10 p.m. You can pick up your challenge t-shirts and bandanas on Friday, April 23 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or Sunday, April 25 from 1 – 5 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, located at 2600 Canyon Rd. Admission is $20 per adult, $15 per child, and $5 per dog.
How ever you decide to spend time outdoors, be sure to follow current COVID safe practices in your area.
***For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visit www.peecnature.org, email publicity@peecnature.org or call (505) 662-0460.
PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events and hosts a number of interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly watching. The Los Alamos Nature Center is currently closed due to COVID-19, but there are many ways to learn about nature and interact with PEEC online. PEEC activities are open to everyone; however, members receive exclusive benefits such as discounts on programs and merchandise. Annual memberships start at $35. To learn more, visit www.peecnature.org.