Earth Day Celebrations in April and kick off World Environment Day

I am sure there will be more events in the Three Rivers area than what I will cover here. That said, here is what I know so far:

5th Environmental Film Festival of the Allegheny Chapter of the Sierra Club will be held at the Imagine Environmental Charter School in Regent Square. The Film Festival is during two nights in April: April 14 and 24. The films begin at 6 and 5 respectively and end around 10pm; children's films will be included in the program. Check the web site for specifics. I think I will try to see Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire which will be shown over the two days.

Did you know Pittsburgh is the host city for the United Nations World Environment Day?! This is exciting! Pittsburgh is getting lots of great national and international press these days. April 22 is the kick off for the six weeks of events before the June 5 World Environment Day (although there are events on the calendar before Earth Day). The theme this year is: “Biodiversity — Ecosystems Management and the Green Economy”. Check the Pittsburgh World Environment Day web site for the calendar of events and to read more about World Environment Day.