Earth Day

A bee looks for pollen in the spring daffodils.

Earth Day began in the United States in 1970 as a way to bring public attention to environmental and conservation issues.  Since that time, Earth Day celebrations have spread worldwide with an estimated 1billion people participating in some way.

Towns, cities, and states often have celebrations in large public areas such as parks with the focus on ways that individuals can positively impact the environment through recycling, conservation, composting, energy reduction and other topics.  As "going green" has become a more mainstream concept in the United States, many families routinely make small changes in their daily lives in order to better preserve limited natural resources.

How are you planning on observing Earth Day?  Will you head over to a park in your neighborhood to celebrate the Earth?