Learning locally - City of Coral Springs

City hosts EarthFest event
To celebrate Earth Day, the City is again hosting its
annual EarthFest celebration on Saturday, April 17 at Sandy
Ridge Sanctuary from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EarthFest features
wildlife exhibits, guided tours of Sandy Ridge, plant giveaways
for Coral Springs residents, children’s activities and
refreshments. This year’s event also will include information
for residents on how to live more sustainable lives, reduce
their carbon footprints and save money in the process.
A highlight of EarthFest is the “Flight of the Raptor” show,
a bird of prey exhibit offering visitors a chance to see birds of
prey up close and in action during the flight demonstrations.
Sandy Ridge Sanctuary, 8501 N.W. 40th St.
CoralSprings.org/events 954-344-1117
CoralSprings.org/environment
Hundreds turn out for
annual Waterway Cleanup
Once again, volunteers turned out in droves to help
remove debris and trash from the City’s waterways.
Volunteers removed everything from small boats to
household furniture, from aluminum cans to paper
products.
A record of 523 volunteers participated in Coral Springs,
which accounts for almost 30 percent of the total 1,800
county-wide volunteers. An estimated 15 tons of trash
were removed from Broward’s waterways this year.
“The 15th year was another great success for Coral
Springs,” said site leader Commissioner Roy Gold. “The
value of the program is in the volunteerism, the building of
a stronger sense of community and the cleaning up of our
waterways.”
Gold, a long-time environmental activist, brought a
Broward Waterway Cleanup Site to the City 15 years ago,
and each year, the site is consistently one of the largest
in the county in terms of volunteer power. The Marine
Industries Association of South Florida sponsors the annual
event. Site sponsors for Coral Springs included Coral
Springs Improvement District, North Springs Improvement
District, Kilwin’s Chocolate and Ice Cream, Lowe’s Home
Improvement, Adopt-A-Mile, Coral Springs Forum, and
Whole Foods Market.
“I so appreciate the 10 volunteers who help organize
our site and help the volunteers move quickly through the
registration process,” Gold said. “We are extremely fortunate
to have the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers come to
our Coral Springs site.”
Watch CityTV 25 Spring 2010 • Coral Springs • 13