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Table of COntents

Earth Day: The History of a Movement.................. 03 MSU Earth Month 2014 Activities.......................... 05 Pick 5 for Your Environment................................... 06 Plant a Garden......................................................... 08 Bozeman Clean Up Day & Sustainability Fair......... 09 Recycle..................................................................... 10 Earth Day Dine Out to Benefit Local Chapter of MT Conservation of Voters................................. 11 How to Reduce Waste in your Household................ 12 Tips for Planting Trees............................................ 14

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ach year, Earth Day -- April 22 -- marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Protest was the order of the day, but saving the planet was not the cause. War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide increasingly opposed it.

At the time, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. “Environment” was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. Although mainstream America remained oblivious to environmental concerns, the stage had been set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. The book

represented a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling more than 500,000 copies in 24 countries and, up until that moment, more than any other person, Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health.

Earth Day 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the antiwar protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center.

The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Senator Nelson announced the idea for a “national teach-in on the environment” to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, a conservation-minded Republican Congressman,

to serve as his co-chair; and recruited Denis Hayes as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.

As a result, on the 22nd of April, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies.

Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.

Earth Day 1970 achieved a rare political alignment, enlisting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, city slickers and farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

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COntinued Earth Day: The History of A Movement “It was a gamble,” Gaylord recalled, “but it worked.”

As 1990 approached, a group of environmental leaders asked Denis Hayes to organize another big campaign. This time, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide and helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It also prompted President Bill Clinton to award Senator Nelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995) -- the highest honor given to civilians in the United States -- for his role as Earth Day founder.

As the millennium approached, Hayes agreed to spearhead another campaign, this time focused on global warming and a push for clean energy.

With 5,000 environmental groups in a record 184 countries reaching out to hundreds of millions of people, Earth Day 2000 combined the big-picture

feistiness of the first Earth Day with the international grassroots activism of Earth Day 1990. It used the Internet to organize activists, but also featured a talking drum chain that traveled from village to village in Gabon, Africa, and hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Earth Day 2000 sent world leaders the loud and clear message that citizens around the world wanted quick and decisive action on clean energy.

Much like 1970, Earth Day 2010 came at a time of great challenge for the environmental community. Climate change deniers, well-funded oil lobbyists, reticent politicians, a disinterested public, and a divided environmental community all contributed to a strong narrative that overshadowed the cause of progress and change. In spite of the challenge, for its 40th anniversary, Earth Day Network reestablished Earth Day as a powerful focal point around which people could dem-

onstrate their commitment. Earth Day Network brought 225,000 people to the National Mall for a Climate Rally, amassed 40 million environmental service actions toward its 2012 goal of A Billion Acts of Green®, launched an international, 1-million tree planting initiative with Avatar director James Cameron and tripled its online base to over 900,000 community members.

The fight for a clean environment continues in a climate of increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more manifest every day.

We invite you to be a part of Earth Day and help write many more victories and successes into our history. Discover energy you didn’t even know you had. Feel it rumble through the grassroots under your feet and the technology at your fingertips. Channel it into building a clean, healthy, diverse world for generations to come.

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MSu earth month 2014 activities

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are excited & pleased to have the opportunity to continue an activity that allows us to show our pride in our campus.

2014 What’s in Your Trash Tuesday, April 22, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. MSU MALL Join us on the MSU mall as we pull on our gloves and dive into the dumpster as we audit our trash and raise awareness about recycling on campus.

2014 Choose Blue Glass Collection Wednesday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MSU MALL We will be collecting BLUE glass ONLY. The blue glass will be used to make fly-ash countertops in the new Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship building.

2014 Campus Clean up

annual pre-commencement, campus-wide litter/garbage pick-up operation. We encourage and welcome volunteers from across the campus community to join our departmental volunteers in this effort.

This activity is supported by the President’s Office and MSU Administration and has received a great deal of positive feedback in the past.

Your participation will help— • Present our campus its best light to the many parents, alumni, and dignitaries that will be visiting our campus during Commencement, Raise the awareness across campus of the impact that common litter/garbage has on the aesthetic value of our campus, • The activity begins at 10:15 a.m. at Wally Byam Park and concludes with pizza and refreshments at the Brick Breedon Fieldhouse. Please review the attached memo and map for details.

Thursday, April 24, 2014 (Rain-out alternate date Thursday, May 1, 2014)

To insure we have enough supplies and food please email CampusCleanup@montana.edu if you are going to participate.

Thursday morning, April 24, the Facilities Services and the Facilities Planning, Design & Construction departments are sponsoring the 7th

Thanks in advance for your participation.

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nvironmen tal act ion 2. Pass on gas! Take public transportation,

means taking the simple steps in the different places where we all live. By choosing five or more of these ideas and sharing your own, you are joining thousands of others who are doing the same! Make your actions count today!

carpool, plan your day to reduce trips and vehicle emissions.

Water

4. Buy locally, or grow your own! Reduce air pollution caused by food and goods transport.

2. Help keep water clean by using biodegradable and environmentally friendly cleaning products.

5. Reduce your potential for exposure to mercury.

1. Use only the water you need, and reuse when possible.

3. Dispose of solid and liquid wastes and medications safely.

4. Protect your local water source from pollutants, excess pesticides and garbage.

Air

1. Use human powered modes of transportation to get from place to place!

Walk, jog, skip, ride a bike instead.

3. Make sure your home’s air is healthy.

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6. Plant a tree. Or plant many trees! Soak up the shade when outdoors, avoid the strongest sun from 10am-4pm.

2. Learn about composting, try it out!

3. Learn about ‘Greenscaping’! Try it out at home and promote it in your community.

4. Learn about the native species and the negative effects of non native plants and animals in the environment. Plant native species in your gardens, encourage important pollinators such as bees and birds by planting gardens full of their favorite plants. Join a team in your community that removes non-native species.

Energy

1. Save energy at home. Choose energy-saving appliances if they’re available. Look for Energy Star!

7. Prevent additional air pollution by finding 2. Go renewable! Create your own power alternatives to burning your waste. from wind, the sun, water, or biofuels.

Land

1. Use pesticides safely! Reduce or eliminate where possible.

3. Find alternate ways to reduce use of diesel and other fuels for transportation, production and energy.

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4. Find out how much of your home’s energy is supplied by renewable sources, seek to increase it. Research or contact your local power provider.

Waste

1. Reduce. Cut back on the amount of ‘stuff’ that could later end up as waste.

2. Reuse. Upcycle! Take something that is disposable and transform it into something of greater use and value.

3. Recycle metals, plastics and paper.

4. E-cycle. Recycle and/or properly dispose of electronic waste such as computers and other gadgets.

5. Don’t litter! Properly dispose of trash and waste.

6. When purchasing goods, opt for sustainable, recycled or reused resources. Choose items in less packaging.

Advocacy

1. Participate in a local environmental festival or event.

2. Organize a local event! Start a recycling competition at work, organize a cleanup day in your community, share the before and after photos with Pick5!

3. Establish a Green Award program in your community.

4. Find a ‘Green Mate’ across the globe, double up to make a difference. Pair up through Pick5 on Twitter, Facebook, let us know how you found each other!

6. Share your commitment on social networking sites.

7. Join or start a green club in your community.

8. Bring environmental education to your local schools and community.

9. Raise Awareness! Talk to others about the state of the environment, locally or globally.

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Plant a garden!

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ne of the best ways to celebrate the Earth is the grow something!

Growing your own food is great way to feel a satisfying connection with the Earth while harvesting and eating the freshest food possible. You can find all sorts of gardening information online and here in the community including organic, hydroponics and square foot gardening. There are DIY sites for raised beds, straw bale gardening, vertical gardening, cinder block gardening and more options.

Our local garden pros are happy to answer questions about plant selection for our short growing season soil prep, etc. Montana State University Extension service has plenty of free information to answer most of your gardening questions, too. You can find out more at gardenguide.montana.edu.

Don’t have room for a garden... look into a Community Garden. These offer growing space as well as a sense of community as you spend time with and share tips with other gardeners. They are popular, so there may be a waiting list but you can find out more here. www.bozeman.net/Departments-(1)/Park--Rec-Cemetery/Parks/Community-Gardens

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Bozeman Clean Up Day & Sustainability Fair

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he City of Bozeman invites you to a free “spring cleaning” event for community members of all ages.

Help us clean up Bozeman by picking up trash, debris, and recyclables from around the Bozeman area.

Start by signing up at Bogert Park Pavilion on Saturday, April 26th beginning at 8:30 a.m. No need to pre-register! We’ll give you gloves, vests and trash bags--along with ideas of where to pick up winter’s leftovers. Don’t forget your coffee mug! There will be coffee and baked goods from Clark’s Fork Restaurant for the first 100 volunteers.

When you’re done, come back to Bogert Pavilion for the Sustainability Fair. Learn what over 20 organizations are doing to help make our region a more sustainable place to live. Volunteers will be treated to a free lunch from Island Noodles and live music by the Dirt Farmers. For each bag of trash you collect, you will be entered into a raffle prize drawing for a variety of goods donated by local businesses.

With roots dating back 67 years, Bozeman Clean Up Day is a fun community tradition you don’t want to miss.

Visit www.BozemanSolidWaste.com for more information.

Schedule of Events 8:30 a.m. - Sign up for clean up day begins at Bogert Pavilion 8:30 a.m. -Noon - Trash clean up around the community 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. - Sustainability Fair at Bogert Pavilion

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Recycle

By Amanda Ricker- Chronicle Staff Writer

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here are a number of curbside recycling services in Bozeman, as well as community recycling bins placed around town where you can drop off your recycling for free.

City of Bozeman services

The city of Bozeman offers single-stream curbside recycling – where all items can be mixed in the same bin so you don’t have to sort them. The city picks up recycling every other week on the same day as garbage collection. You must be a city garbage customer to receive city recycling.

The city accepts plastics, cans and aluminum, cardboard and paper. Glass is not accepted.

Other curbside recycling providers: • Full Circle Recycling, 570-5561 • RRR Recycling, 388-9494 (glass only) • J&K Recyclers, 582-0243 • Allied Waste Services, 586-0606 (no glass) • Gone Green, 855-9870.

Collection sites: To drop off your recycling • Gallatin Gateway, Community Center for free, visit one of these sites. Sites are operated • Manhattan, Valley Improvement Center by the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District. (Main and 9th) Glass is not accepted in Gallatin County.

• River Rock, Village Center • Three Forks, Railway and Date St. Bozeman sites • West Yellowstone, transfer station • Wal-Mart, 1500 N. 7th Ave. Livingston sites • Kmart 1126 North 7th Ave.

In Livingston, residents can drop off recycla• MSU Parking lot #1, West Harrison St. bles in the bins at the City Transfer Station at • MSU Parking lot #2, South 13th & College.

408 Bennett. Livingston accepts glass, which the • City Shop Complex, 814 N. Bozeman Ave. city pulverizes and uses for utility projects. Curb• Softball Complex, parking lot off Highland Blvd. side recycling service is offered by Reclaim MT, • Home Depot, 1771 N. 19th Ave. 223-5939.

• MT Import Group, 31910 E. Frontage Rd. Glass recycling bins • 19th & Main, at Safeway.

Glass recycling may be dropped off for free at • Gallatin County sites a site on the north side of Target on North 19th • Amsterdam, across from Market Avenue in Bozeman.

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How to reduce

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By Whitney Bermes - Chronicle Staff Writer

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mproving the environment of our community doesn’t have to come from large-scale projects that include hundreds of volunteers and take countless hours. Improvement can come from small changes we can all make in our very own homes.

By reducing waste in your own home, you reduce the amount of materials that need to be manufactured. And reducing and diverting food and yard waste reduces methane emissions in landfills.

Here are some easy ways to cut back on

waste all around your home.

Kitchens are full of disposable items like paper towels, garbage liners, wax paper and aluminum foil. Swap those items out for things that will last, like reusable rags. Instead of using sandwich baggies for lunches, try stainless containers.

Buy food items in bulk and bring your own reusable jars and bags to store them in.

When cooking, pick out recipes that will have the least amount of waste. Get creative with leftovers before they go bad so they don’t end up in the trash.

Instead of buying new bottles of shampoo and conditioner every time you run out, refill your old bottles with bulk shampoo and conditioner.

In your office, use items that can be refilled such as pens, mechanical pencils, refillable white board markers and printer cartridges Reuse single-side printed paper for making notes. Also reuse packing material. If you have to purchase your own packing material, make sure it’s made of recycled material.

When buying things like furniture, clothing, housewares, toys and tools, pick brands that

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are durable and will stand the test of time.

Opt to receive and pay your bills online. This cuts back on the amount of paperwork mailed to you and often times businesses will offer discounts for choosing this paperless options.

In addition to recycling, composting is a great way to cut down on materials going to the landfill. Composte yard trimmings and appropriate kitchen waste to make fertilizer for your yard. Of if you don’t have a yard, offer your compostable materials to community composting programs or garden projects, or to a friend or neighbor.

The city also offers compost collection services from May through August of each year for its current garbage collection customers, collecting containers that weigh less than 35 pounds.

Items the Solid Waste Division will pick up include grass clippings, leaves, small branches less than a pencil’s width in diameter and garden waste.

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The city will not pick up certain items that include sod, dirt, rocks, concrete, animal feces or large branches that are more than a quarter of an inch in diameter.

To participate, citizens are asked to place yard trimmings in plastic or metal cans that are clearly labeled as compost or in open plastic bags.

If your garbage collection takes place in an alleyway, have compost out and ready at your pickup by 7 a.m. on Monday of each week.

If you have curbside pickup, have compost out by 7 a.m. on your normal garbage collection day.

For exact dates of when compost collection starts, or for any additional questions, call 582-3200.

Compost and yard trimmings can be taken to the Bozeman Convenience Site on Story Mill Road for a small charge. The site is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Tips on planting trees

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elebrating Earth Day First, Roth said, when selecting trees for for your new tree. Keep in mind what bene-

doesn’t have to be confined to a single day. Planting a tree in your yard is a great way to have a positive impact on your environment year round.

Planting trees get its very own holiday each year with Arbor Day on April 25. But that doesn’t mean you can’t put down some roots to help celebrate Earth Day as well.

Jennifer Roth, an arborist with the city of Bozeman for the last 15 years, offers up some tips for residents looking to add some greenery to their yards.

your yard or boulevard, pick a species that is acclimated to our local conditions. When picking your tree, take the time to select trees that have been taken care of.

“The quality of nursery stock is important,” Roth said. “It’s important to purchase trees that have been packaged correctly.”

An option Roth suggests is choosing a bare root tree.

“You can actually see the root structure,” Roth explained. “It’s inexpensive and the trees are really easy to handle.”

Next is to find the right spot in your yard

fits you’d like from your tree, such as cooling shade in the summer or extra heat in the winter, Roth said.

Also, before digging, make sure to call to locate your underground utilities. The number is 1-800-424-5555.

If you’re planning on planting on a city boulevard in front of the house, you’re required to consult with the city to make sure the right trees get in the right place, Roth said. There are certain trees and sizes the city requires and they have to take into consideration other things in the boulevard, like signs and drive-

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An EArth DAy Quiz truE or FAlsE?

1. Recycled papeR is the enviRonmental standaRd foR the newspapeR industRy.

FAlsE. The process of removing ink has negative impacts from the amount of chemicals, water and energy it takes. Most North American paper mills have stopped producing it.

2. the chRonicle’s supplieRs use whole tRees to make papeR.

FAlsE. More than 80 percent of the manufacturing inputs are sawmill waste, or wood chips. Virgin fiber is produced from these “sawmill by-product residuals.”

3. on aveRage, moRe than 90 peRcent of a tRee that is haRvested in the u.s. oR canada is utilized to cReate a pRoduct.

truE. One of our newsprint vendors even uses tree bark and turns it into biomass electricity that fuels more than 60 percent of their energy needs and is 100 percent renewable.

4. about 200 tRees pRovide enough lumbeR foR a typical family home plus 10 metRic tons of Residual wood chips.

FAlsE. Only 45 trees are needed. And those 10 tons of chips translate to 10 tons of paper.

5. both of the chRonicle’s newspRint supplieRs aRe ceRtified by the sustainable foRestRy initiative (sfi), the pRevailing enviRonmental standaRd.

truE. SFI’s chain-of-custody standard is a systematic process that tracks wood fiber through the different stages of production, from the forest floor to our door.

6. only foRests in the us and canada cuRRently meet the sfi standaRd.

ways, when picking the perfect spot.

“A lot of those things we need to go over with people before they put anything in, or preferably before they buy the tree,” Roth said. “We are more than happy to go out and help people figure out where to put things.”

In addition to numerous local nurseries and businesses to purchase your tree, since 1993 the city of Bozeman has offered a cost-sharing program that offers trees to residents at reduced prices.

Trees must be planted on city property, typically in a boulevard.

This year, the city made 175 trees available, 50 more than the previous year.

Species available through the first-come, first-serve program include Norway maple, honeylocust, American elm, littleleaf linden and Dakota pinnacle Japanese white birch.

truE. 90 percent of the world’s forests are not certified due to controversial or illegal logging practices. In the U.S., sources of wood and fiber must comply with the Lacey Act, which prohibits trade in illegally procured plant materials.

7. one chRonicle newspRint vendoR manages a foRest & haRvests tRees in addition to making papeR. truE. They are certified by Forestcare, subject to another audit process ensuring environmental sustainability including reforestation levels, wildlife habitats and quality of air, water and soil.

8. papeR is a Readily RecoveRable, sustainable & Renewable ResouRce. truE. If one million trees are cut, 2.5 million are planted.

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