Earth Day at the Prairie

This event will run from 10 am - 2 pm and will include family friendly activities such as face painting, family hike (10:00), paper making, collage making, and Otter Cove activities including seed bombs, a sensory table and story time. There will be an EV car show that runs from 10-12:30, and two food trucks (Lone Pine Soup Company and Peney Cakes Cupcakery)! At 10:00 and 11:00, Lori Moxness from Otter Tail Power will present, “Empower Your Home: Saving Money While Saving the Planet,” which will give attendees information on all of the many tax incentives and rebates now available on home energy saving measures. Also at 10:00 and 11:00, Kelly Amoth from the MPCA will be talking about “Loving Our Lakes to Death” and will focus on loons, lead tackle and water quality. At 12:15, Macy Gustavus from Beyond Plastics will be speaking on,”Plastics: Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?” The day will conclude with a nature walk with Molly Stoddard and Jacob McArthur on the book, Braiding Sweetgrass, which will run from 1:30-3:30.