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Earth Day 2012 Activities

Check out all the local events that will help you celebrate the earth.

Time: 9 a.m.

Location: meet in the parking lot of 101 Lucas Valley road office complex

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Join volunteers in their quarterly cleanup of Lucas Valley Road between Las Gallinas and Los Gamos.



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Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Civic Center Lagoon Park

Come by our table and receive some high quality holistic health care for $20 or $1 a minute.


Time: 10 a.m.

Location: meet at 1117 San Anselmo Avenue in San Anselmo

San Anselmo Nonprofit The Bicycle Works will be leading a "Superhero Community Service Bike Ride" to the Earth Day Marin Festival a free event at the Civic Center Lagoon Park. Participants should meet at The Bicycle Works, at 1117 San Anselmo Avenue in San Anselmo to 10 a.m., leaving promptly at 10:30 a.m. Bring cool bikes, silly super hero costumes and your super powers for a fun ride from San Anselmo to Terra Linda via central San Rafael.


Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Marin History Museum

Learn the history of San Rafael Hill from Kit Carson fighting for the Bear Flag Revolt to the park’s creation at the dedication on April 24, 1905. Starting at the Boyd Gate House we will walk up to the turtle pond and back on the old drive way of Maple Lawn.

Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park

Enjoy music, speakers, workshops, shopping, learning, TeenSpot & stage, Congressional Candidates' Forum, Kid Zone, Marin public land agencies anniversary celebration, iconic world music act Zulu Spear, Earth Day All Stars (members of Jefferson Starship & Quicksilver), Dinosaur Train's Dr. Scott D. Sampson, Champion Chef Local Foods Challenge, Eco-Fashion, "Green Business Icon" Hunter Lovins, Rachel Kaplan of Urban Homesteading, Chan Kahal Mayan Dance, Shark Champion David McGuire, Andrew Mellen of Unstuff Your Life. Join bike rides to Earth Day Marin. Secure Bicycle Parking.


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