Earth Week Plus presents expo on April 20

CHEBOYGAN — The Earth Week Plus group will bring the Earth Plus Expo to the Cheboygan Area Public Library on Saturday, April 20.

The expo, set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is designed for people to learn more about the need to conserve and protect the environment.

According to a press release, attendees will be able to “see the ‘vampires of the Great Lakes,’ sea lamprey, and learn how they can destroy fish populations by sucking their blood. See live amphibians, turtles, snakes and chickens plus dozens of animal skulls.”

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There will also be make-and-take projects for children, including bird feeders, plant-a-seed kits, rock painting and other nature-themed projects.

More than 50 exhibitors are set to take part in the expo, which is free and open to the public.

Residents can also bring E-waste materials for recycling, such as computers, cables, small home appliances, printer cartridges, household batteries and more, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 20.

The Earth Week Plus group will also be hosting a variety of adventures this spring for residents.

Coming up next on April 13 is a tour of the Hammond Bay Biological Station. In May, adventures include a tour of the Emmet County Recycling Center, a guided sturgeon viewing tour at the Black River, a citizen scientist presentation with the Little Traverse Conservancy, a tour of sea lamprey traps at the Cheboygan Dam, a tour of the Cheboygan Wastewater Treatment facility and a tour of Harvest Thyme Farm.

For more information about the expo or upcoming adventure outings, visit earthweekplus.org.

— Contact Jillian Fellows at [email protected].  

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Earth Week Plus presents expo on April 20