Cazenovia Earth Day Weekend
Friday, April 19th, Saturday, April 20th & Sunday, April 21, 2024
Cazenovia celebrates Earth Day weekend with a variety of events hosted by local organizations from clean-up activities to informational workshops. The weekend will feature a tree planting with the Village of Cazenovia Tree Commission, a ‘Native Plants and Pollinators’ workshop with Madison County Cooperative Extension, an electric vehicle show and a ‘Trash to Treasure’ competition at the Earth Day Fair. A big Thank You to our Sponsors.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 19, 2024
- 10:00 am Cazenovia Garden Club Clean-up
Route 20 Rest Stop, (at the south end of Cazenovia Lake)
Saturday, April 20, 2024
- 9:00 am Tree Planting, Village of Cazenovia Tree Commission
The Tree Commission will plant two trees on Mill St. at the corner of Riverside Dr. to commemorate the work of Bob and Bobbi Constable. The event will include the reading of the National Arbor Day proclamation and sharing names of people who have donated trees. - 10:00 am Chittenango Creek Clean-up
Cazenovia Area Scout Troops will go to Buyea’s Hardware parking lot to organize into groups for creek clean-up. - 10:00 am Project Cafe Clean-up
Meet at Buyea’s Hardware - 10:00 am Native Plants & Pollinators Workshop
Horticulturist Patty Stimmel from Cornell Cooperative Extension will speak at the New Woodstock Free Library. - 10:00 am Cazenovia Artisan’s Earth Day Spring Cleaning
Stop by the shop (next to Kinney’s in Caz) to grab some gently or never-used art supplies! * FOR FREE * Take what you want to inspire your creativity. (while supplies last!) WE AIM TO REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE. - 12:30 pm Tour of the Water Treatment Plant and Solar Farm
Bill Carr, Cazenovia Public Works Administrator will explain the workings of the water treatment facility as well as visit the solar farm. Meet at the Water Treatment Plant, 30 Chenango St, Cazenovia - 2:00 pm “The New Old House” with Pat Carmeli
Hosted by Cazenovia Heritage at the Cazenovia Library. Pat will discuss how she built her house and interiors using salvaged materials from historic homes, encouraging sustainability and re-use.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
- 10:00 am Electric Vehicle Show at Lakeland Park
31 EV’s will be parked at Lakeland Park from 10-10:45 for people to see and then the Cazenovia Village Police will escort the cars to the American Legion for viewing, talking to owners and guest rides from 11 am – 3 pm. -hosted by Drive Electric Earth Month - 10:00 am Electroshock Boat
Lakeland Park for public viewing and rides if weather permits – hosted by Cazenovia Lake Association - 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Earth Day Fair
The American Legion Hall, 26 Chenango St, Cazenovia. Electric Vehicles, 24 exhibitors and vendors, an Up-cycle/Repurpose Trash to Treasure Competition, informational presentations and a food truck featuring Vietnamese Food. Sponsored by United Climate Action Network. (UCAN)
UCAN
United Climate Action Network
www.unitedclimateaction.org cazrenew@gmail.com
Earth Day Fair Schedule of Events by UCAN
- Presentations:
- 11:30- Opening Ceremony– Brian Patterson, Oneida Nation & Phil Rose, UCAN Steering Committee
- Noon –‘Bubble Mania Goes Green’ with Doug Rougeux – A bubble show for the young and young at heart presented by a former Ringling Circus Clown and decades-long bubbleologist.
- 1:00 pm – ‘Ecological Gardening’ with Julie Poplaski – Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. Learn ways to turn your garden or lawn into a healthy and rich habitat with the principles of Ecological Gardening. Julie will discuss how timing, diversity and healthy soil will yield the best results for your yard and the planet.
- 2:00 pm – ‘Carbon Offsets: What Role do they Play in Achieving Climate Action Goals?‘- Dr. Aaron Strong, Professor of Environmental Studies, Hamilton College-In order to avoid dangerous climate change, we need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cutting them in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. As a result many states, corporations and institutions have adopted ‘net zero by 2050’ climate targets. But most plans for achieving these targets rely not just on replacing fossil fuels with renewable alternatives but also on the use of carbon offsets. Here, I will discuss key principles for the use of carbon offsets and some of the concerns that their use raises.
Earth Day Fair at the American Legion
Inside Exhibitors:
Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) – Sureen Moodliar
Cazenovia Area Scout Troops – Thad Yorks & Kathleen Benedict
Cazenovia High School Environmental Club – Mesi Stevens and other members of the club
Clean Communities of Central New York – Barry Carr
Climate Change Awareness & Action (CCAA) – Ken Johnson, Peter Wirt
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County (CCE)- Maryellen Sheehan
Cazenovia Lake Association – Margot Giblin
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF) – Cynthia Curtin, Jen Wong
Dizzie Lizzie’s Farm – Elizabeth Blackburn
Farmstead 1868, Lavender – Monica Cody
Fenner Renewable Energy Education Center (FREE) – Phil Rose
Izaak Walton League of America – Mat Webber
League of Women Voters – Helen Beale
Madison County Tourism– Staff TBD
Madison County Solid Waste & Recycling – Kristin Welch
National Grid-Michael Meyer
Nelson Preservation Association – Laine Gilmore
New Woodstock Free Library – Mary Bartlett
Nickels Energy Solutions – Solar energy systems Kevin and Steve Nickels
NP Environmental, Heat Pumps & Geothermal – Nick Pryputniewicz
Sierra Club Central-Northern NY Group – Rhea Jezer
Simply Installs – Heat Pumps – Jeff Anthony
Trash to Treasure – Nancy Paolozzi & Chary Griffin
Trout Unlimited – Mat Webber
United Climate Action Network – Geoff Navias
Outside Exhibitors:
Electric Cars- Nye Oneida Auto – Many different models of Electric Vehicles will be on display and available for test drives.
Electric Bikes – Resource Cycling
SPONSORS:
SUN LEVEL: $500
Caz Life
WATER LEVEL:$250
Maureen Zupan
WIND LEVEL:$100
American Legion
Kristi Anderson
Board of Directors- Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Barry Carr
Luke Lesorsa
Oneida Indian Nation Foundation
Kyle Reger
EARTH LEVEL:$50
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Beth Broadway
David & Carolyn Holmes
Izaak Walton League of America
Nancy & Frank Paolozzi
Dave Porter
Anne Saltman
Sierra Club Central Northern NY Group
UCAN United Climate Action Network 